Table 1.

Characteristics of micro- and nanoparticles, hepatitis C trapping systems and virus-mimicking nanoparticles.

System	Polymer Particles	Protein for Immobilization	Characteristics of Neat Polymer Particles (in PBS)			Characteristics of Modified Polymer Particles (in PBS)
			DH, nm	PDI	ζ-Potential	DH, nm	PDI	ζ-Potential	Amount of Bound Protein, µg/mg of Particles
Microtraps	PLA	LEL CD81-SA-Cy3	800	0.39	−34	850	0.26	−68	3
			1640	0.37	−38	1860	0.28	−48	2
Negative control	PLA	SBTI-Cy3	800	0.39	−34	860	0.23	−75	2.5
Nanotraps	PEG-b-PLA	LEL CD81-SA-Cy3	90	0.05	−24	105	0.29	−43	15
HC VMPs	PEG-b-PLA	E2-GFP	90	0.05	−24	85	0.19	−35	15