Table 1.

Physico-chemical characterization of PTX-loaded poly(anhydride) nanoparticles. Experimental conditions: poly(anhydride): 100 mg; paclitaxel: 10 mg; PTX–cyclodextrin stoichiometry: 1:1. Incubation time: 30 min. Data expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 6). EE: Encapsulation efficiency. Adapted with permission from [19]. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier.

	Size (nm)	Zeta potential (mV)	Yield (%)	PTX content (μg/mg NP)	EE (%)
NP	179 ± 2	−48.1 ± 0.8	91.3 ± 3.1	–	–
PTX-NP	204 ± 4	−38.3 ± 2.1	51.2 ± 6.6	0.29 ± 0.1	0.14
PTX-CD NP	298 ± 6	−39.3 ± 5.2	68.6 ± 4.4	38 ± 3.1	28.1
PTX-HPCD NP	307 ± 7	−42.1 ± 1.4	63.3 ± 2.9	167 ± 8.3	97.4
PTX-NHCD NP	310 ± 6	−34.5 ± 3.9	59.5 ± 4.6	91 ± 7.6	61.6