Physicochemical properties of used NPs including particle size, zeta potential without and with bound protein and average pore size.
Particle type | Primary size TEM [nm] | Mean size NTA [nm] | Zeta potential [mV] | Zeta potential + Bet v 1 [mV] | Mean pore size BET [nm] | Mean pore size TEM [nm] | Surface area [m2 g−1] |
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MSNPs | 74.9 ± 9.5 | 201 ± 12 | −12.7 ± 4.2 | −25.7 ± 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 1259.8 |
NSNPs | 133.8 ± 14.8 | 184 ± 40 | −22.1 ± 4.0 | −25.5 ± 6.3 | — | — | 24.8 |