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Table 1 Size and zeta potential of different type of nanoparticles.

From: Optimized dispersion of nanoparticles for biological in vitro and in vivo studies

Particle

Average diameter (nm)

PdI

Zeta Potential (mV)

TiO 2 rutile – Sigma

   

DI H2O no US

502 ± 34

0.434 ± 0.086

-44.2 ± 0.3

DI H2O

160 ± 2

0.166 ± 0.015

-40.9 ± 3

PBS

641 ± 69

0.263 ± 0.022

-19.5 ± 6.3

PBS, HSA

186 ± 10

0.212 ± 0.03

-8.8 ± 0.9

PBS, Tween

578 ± 132

0.248 ± 0.017

-13.3 ± 4.4

PBS, mserum

175 ± 5

0.270 ± 0.046

-10.7 ± 1.5

Diesel – SRM 2975

   

DI H2O no US

347 ± 21

0.397 ± 0.047

-45.2 ± 2.7

DI H2O

144 ± 1

0.132 ± 0.009

-48.4 ± 1.7

PBS

684 ± 284

0.249 ± 0.064

-32.0 ± 2.8

PBS, HSA

163 ± 3

0.152 ± 0.008

9.6 ± 0.6

PBS, Tween

151 ± 1

0.143 ± 0.012

-7.0 ± 0.2

PBS, mserum

168 ± 13

0.209 ± 0.033

-9.2 ± 1.4

Silver

   

DI H2O no US

403 ± 125

0.455 ± 0.039

-20.1 ± 3.9

DI H2O

161 ± 12

0.338 ± 0.055

-29.8 ± 0.3

PBS

223 ± 8

0.343 ± 0.026

-24.5 ± 3.1

PBS, HSA

172 ± 22

0.343 ± 0.018

-11.3 ± 0.3

PBS, Tween

194 ± 23

0.368 ± 0.014

-9.8 ± 1.9

PBS, mserum

158 ± 5

0.305 ± 0.063

-11.0 ± 0.6

TiO 2 anatase

   

DI H2O no US

1169 ± 48

0.462 ± 0.02

13.8 ± 2.1

DI H2O

517 ± 60

0.431 ± 0.055

-18.7 ± 0.4

PBS

890 ± 230

0.369 ± 0.077

-23.0 ± 1.7

PBS, HSA

521 ± 25

0.475 ± 0.023

-9.6 ± 1.1

PBS, Tween

818 ± 11

0.358 ± 0.029

-14.0 ± 2.5

PBS, mserum

574 ± 92

0.474 ± 0.111

-10.7 ± 1.1

ZnO

   

DI H2O no US

1298 ± 252

0.721 ± 0.072

10.6 ± 2.0

DI H2O

278 ± 72

0.414 ± 0.086

-29.4 ± 6.0

PBS

517 ± 174

0.445 ± 0.053

-29.3 ± 2.8

PBS, HSA

267 ± 6

0.288 ± 0.059

-11.6 ± 0.6

PBS, Tween

457 ± 135

0.360 ± 0.041

-14.6 ± 7.3

PBS, mserum

190 ± 8

0.544 ± 0.103

-7.7 ± 1.1

SiOx

   

DI H2O no US

1121 ± 304

0.593 ± 0.014

-33.4 ± 1.8

DI H2O

370 ± 49

0.488 ± 0.047

-21.1 ± 19.8

PBS

852 ± 267

0.617 ± 0.025

-14.5 ± 0.2

PBS, HSA

251 ± 27

0.880 ± 0.107

-10.4 ± 0.7

PBS, Tween

398 ± 51

0.532 ± 0.040

-3.7 ± 0.4

PBS, mserum

132 ± 49

0.497 ± 0.192

-11.1 ± 0.6

SWNT

   

DI H2O no US

689 ± 111

0.569 ± 0.100

-7.0 ± 7.6

DI H2O

372 ± 59

0.560 ± 0.076

-23.1 ± 10.4

PBS

977 ± 46

0.526 ± 0.131

-2.6 ± 2.3

PBS, HSA

285 ± 79

0.605 ± 0.143

-10.1 ± 0.7

PBS, Tween

291 ± 89

0.531 ± 0.103

-8.5 ± 3.3

PBS, mserum

115 ± 51

0.666 ± 0.132

-7.7 ± 1.6

MWNT

   

DI H2O no US

309 ± 48

0.304 ± 0.027

-2.7 ± 2.2

DI H2O

262 ± 101

0.397 ± 0.048

-22.5 ± 19.2

PBS

486 ± 173

0.424 ± 0.079

-19.6 ± 5.8

PBS, HSA

269 ± 56

0.406 ± 0.027

-9.7 ± 1.1

PBS, Tween

206 ± 13

0.292 ± 0.037

-4.8 ± 0.5

PBS, mserum

166 ± 10

0.415 ± 0.006

-7.8 ± 0.4

Plain polystyrene beads

   

DI H2O no US

67 ± 0.4

0.030 ± 0.004

-57.0 ± 5.3

PBS no US

73 ± 7

0.135 ± 0.068

-24.8 ± 5.7

Carboxyl modified polystyrene beads

   

DI H2O no US

60 ± 0.3

0.046 ± 0.021

-56.7 ± 0.3

PBS no US

58 ± 0.9

0.057 ± 0.018

-32.5 ± 2.5

Amine modified polystyrene beads

   

DI H2O no US

68 ± 0.5

0.062 ± 0.035

59.7 ± 4.9

PBS no US

86 ± 8

0.204 ± 0.029

19.0 ± 3.4

  1. Nanoparticles were prepared in distilled water at a concentration of 0.02 mg/ml with (DI H2O) or without (DI H2O no US) sonication. For other measurements, nanoparticles were prepared in distilled water at a concentration of 0.02 mg/ml by sonication and addition of human serum albumin (PBS, HSA), Tween 80 (PBS, Tween), mouse serum (PBS, mserum) or distilled water (PBS) previous to addition of PBS. The measurements were made in triplicate. The average value and the standard deviation of the measurements are shown.