Table 1.
Physicochemical properties of the PAA-UGONs and GlcN-PAA-UGONs.
| Ligand | davg (nm) |
aavg (nm) |
ξ (mV) |
Surface-Coating Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P a
(wt.%) |
UGON (wt.%) |
σ b
(l/nm2) |
NNP c | ||||
| PAA | 1.76 ± 0.01 | 9.2 ± 0.1 | –36.0 ± 0.5 | 41.7 (48.2) | 47.1 | 0.64 | ~6 PAA |
| GlcN-PAA | 1.76 ± 0.01 | 10.6 ± 0.1 | –30.7 ± 0.2 | 50.3 (54.4) | 39.3 | 0.64 | ~6 (PAA + ~5 GlcN) |
a Values in parentheses are estimated from elemental analysis (EA). b Grafting density, i.e., average number of molecules coating a nanoparticle unit surface area. c Average number of molecules coating a nanoparticle surface.