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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mater Chem Phys. 2018 Oct 22;223:68–74. doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.10.045

Table 1.

Size analysis from XRD diffractograms using the Scherrer equation and hydrodynamic size analysis via dynamic light scattering of the synthesized core-shell MNPs (mean ± std dev. for three independent batches and three samples from each batch).

MNP system XRD crystal size (nm) Hydrodynamic size (nm)* PDI
IO MNPs 13.4 ± 0.9 126.5 ± 0.9 0.12 ± 0.02
BMPA MNPs 10.8 ± 0.7 141.0 ± 0.3 0.14 ± 0.05
PEG MNPs 12.9 ± 1.6 222.7 ± 10.6 0.18 ± 0.10
CMA MNPs 9.5 ± 1.2 254.6 ± 19.4 0.15 ± 0.05
QMA MNPs 9.0 ± 1.4 232.8 ± 9.6 0.20 ± 0.03