Table 1. Characterization of nanoparticles for their mean size, size distribution, Zeta potential, and the encapsulation efficiency for loaded proteins and MPLA.
Sample | Particle mean size (nm) | Polydispersity index | Zeta potential (mV) | Antigen Encapsulation efficiency (%) | MPLA Encapsulation efficiency (%) |
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Blank-NPs | 201.5 ± 17.1 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | -3.14 ± 1.40 | - | - |
EgTrp-NPs | 197.7 ± 32.7 | 0.19 ± 0.11 | -5.35 ± 3.31 | 82.9 ± 4.4 | - |
EgTrp-NPs-MPLA | 185.0 ± 5.8 | 0.22 ± 0.16 | -2.92 ± 1.36 | 85.6 ± 1.4 | 85.1 ± 2 |