Figure 1.
Characterization of polyethylenimine polyethylene glycol iron oxide nanoparticles (PEI-PEG-IONPs) and release of salinomycin from salinomycin-loaded (Sali)-PEI-PEG-IONPs: (a) transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of PEI-PEG-IONPs, with core size measurement of the nanoparticles; (b) size distribution histogram; (c) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum; (d) release of salinomycin from the nanoparticles in pH 7.4 (physiological pH) and pH 4.5 (pH of acidic intracellular compartments such as endosomes).