Table 2.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles textural properties of cilastatin-C10@MSNs and cilastatin-C18@MSNs.
| Entry | Nanomaterial | BET (m2 g−1) | Vp [cm3 g−1] | PSD [nm] 1 | DN (nm) 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cilastatin-C18@MSN-1 | 606 | 0.42 | 4.5 (3.5–5.0) | n.d. |
| 2 | Cilastatin-C18@MSN-2 | 375 | 0.26 | 4.7 (2.5–5.5) | n.d. |
| 3 | Cilastatin-C18@MSN-3 | 685 | 0.80 | 4.9 (4.5–5.5) | 373 ± 75 |
| 4 | Cilastatin-C18@MSN-4 | 1073 | 0.83 | 4.1 (3.0–4.5) | 744 ± 165 |
| 5 | Cilastatin-C10@MSN-5 | 496 | 0.35 | 2.0 (1.5–2.5) | 553 ± 149 |
| 6 | Cilastatin-C10@MSN-6 | 632 | 0.32 | 2.8 (2.2–3.5) | 406 ± 177 |
| 7 | Cilastatin-C18@MSN-7 | 383 | 0.35 | 5.0 (4.5–5.5) | 50 ± 20 |
| 8 | Cilastatin-C10@MSN-8 | 673 | 0.47 | 3.1 (2.5–3.5) | 69 ± 29 |
1 Pore size distribution (PSD) based on NLDFT model. Maximum of the distribution and PSD in brackets. 2 Determined from TEM micrographs. n.d. = not determined.