Table 2.
Physicochemical properties of CD-g-NMCS nanoparticles.
| pH | CD-g-NMCS (mg/ml) |
CD-g-NMCS/TPP (w/w) |
Morphology | Size (nm) |
Zeta potential (mV) |
PI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 1.0 | 10/1 | Unformed | N.D. | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1.0 | 10/1 | Spherical | 179.2 ± 16.1 | 42.4 ± 3.1 | 0.33 |
| 5.0 | 0.5 | 5/1 | Precipitation | N.D. | — | — |
| 5.0 | 1.0 | 10/1 | Spherical | 197.7 ± 14.2 | 38.1 ± 2.5 | 0.18 |
| 5.0 | 1.0 | 20/1 | Precipitation | N.D. | — | — |
| 5.0 | 1.0 | 5/1 | Precipitation | N.D. | — | — |
| 5.0 | 1.5 | 15/1 | Spherical | 274.0 ± 9.8 | 40.9 ± 1.6 | 0.40 |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | 20/1 | Unformed | N.D. | — | — |
| 5.5 | 1.0 | 10/1 | Spherical | 225.0 ± 18.9 | 36.2 ± 1.9 | 0.16 |
| 6.0 | 1.0 | 10/1 | Precipitation | N.D. | — | — |
Note: DSCOOH of CD-g-NMCS is 21.2%; N.D.: no data; PI: polydispersity index. Data were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3).