Table 3.

Full characterization of DAS-loaded CHO/PA NPs and DAS-loaded Polylactide NPs (PLA NPs): Average size, Polydispersity (PdI), Encapsulation efficiency (EE), loading efficiency (LE) and release percentage (RE) of DAS. Data are expressed as mean ± s.e.m. from at least three independent experiments.

Formulation	Average Size (nm)	PdI	Z-value (mV)	RE (%) (72 h)	EE (%)	LE (%)
CHO/PA NPs	104.5 ± 0.8	0.20 ± 0.01	32.1 ± 1.8	99.9 ± 2.0	96.7 ± 0.8	10.1 ± 0.4
PLA NPs	179.3 ± 3.8	0.20 ± 0.03	26.9 ± 1.74	8.8 ± 1.9	83.3 ± 2.5	11.7 ± 3.6