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Table 1 Z-average and PDI values of SiO2 ZnO NPs and uZnO NPs in H2O and in culture medium (EMEM)

From: Silica encapsulation of ZnO nanoparticles reduces their toxicity for cumulus cell-oocyte-complex expansion

 

SiO2 ZnO NPs

uZnO NPs

Medium

Time (h)

Conc. (μg/ml)

Z - ave ± sda (nm)

PDI ± sd

Z ave ± sdb (nm)

PDI ± sd

ddH2O

0

1000

162.10 ± 7.35

0.123 ± 0.03

235.53 ± 16.48

0.161 ± 0.02

EMEM

0

5

65.12 ± 1.39

0.695 ± 0.01

15.58 ± 0.66

0.413 ± 0.01

EMEM

0

10

91.21 ± 8.18

0.567 ± 0.09

27.51 ± 7.17

0.738 ± 0.14

EMEM

3.5

5

25.97 ± 2.29

0.815 ± 0.07

21.03 ± 5.70

0.602 ± 0.18

EMEM

3.5

10

52.19 ± 8.81

0.761 ± 0.11

23.20 ± 8.86

0.675 ± 0.28

EMEM

16

5

19.27 ± 0.33

0.470 ± 0.004

19.80 ± 4.59

0.580 ± 0.16

EMEM

16

10

23.70 ± 2.79

0.747 ± 0.09

20.67 ± 0.68

0.574 ± 0.06

  1. aThe reported values are the mean of two independent experiments
  2. bThe reported values are the mean of three independent experiments