TABLE 2.
Size of nanoparticles determined by DLS and TEM, expressed as the Gaussian mean and the distribution of 95% of the nanoparticles (D95).
| DLS |
TEM |
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| Mean size (nm) | Range (D95) | R2 Gaussian model fitting | PDI | Mean size (nm) | Range (D95) | R2 Gaussian model fitting | |
| @AcLi | 199.6 | 79.02–320.18 | 0.9160 | 0.189 | 198.7 | 130.7–266.7 | 0.8410 |
| THPP@AcLi | 210.8 | 73.4–348.2 | 0.9154 | 0.176 | 200.6 | 114.16–287.4 | 0.8637 |
@AcLi, acetylated lignin nanoparticles; DLS, dynamic light scattering; PDI, polydispersity index; TEM, transmission electron microscopy; THPP, 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin; THPP@AcLi, THPP-loaded @AcLi.