Table 2.

Physical parameters summary

Experiment	UV-Vis λmax (nm)	ξ-Potential	ξ-Potential/DNA	Average TEM diameter (nm)
COa	534	43.3	36.9	3.492 ± 1.343
Acyl-COb	507	40.2	34.4	4.659 ± 1.975
COS@1c	533	52.2	44.9	7.385 ± 2.427
COS@2d	530	55.3	46.9	15.642 ± 3.541
COS@3e	535	51.6	44.9	10.061 ± 4.727
COS@4f	536	46.3	31.6	13.992 ± 3.984

^aChitosan

^bAcyl chitosan

^c–fChitosan oligosaccharide