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. 2020 Jun 19;6(25):eaaz4462. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz4462

Fig. 2. Characterization of MSNs with large (MSNs-L), medium (MSNs-M), and small (MSNs-S) pores.

Fig. 2

(A) Hydrodynamic diameter distribution. (B) Transmission electron micrographs. Scale bars, 50 nm. (C) Nitrogen absorption-desorption isotherms. (D) Pore size distribution. (E) Small-angle x-ray scattering. (F) Zeta potential of MSNs loaded with or without OVA. (G) Encapsulation efficiency (EE) and loading capacity (LC) of OVA. (H) Release of OVA from OVA@MSNs in PBS. Asterisks indicate P values associated with comparisons between OVA@MSNs-L and OVA@MSNs-M or OVA@MSNs-S; pound signs indicate the same P ranges for comparisons between OVA@MSNs-M with OVA@MSNs-S. The significance of the results was analyzed by using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001; #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01; ns, not significant. Data are shown as means ± SD (n = 3). All experiments were repeated two to three times.