Table 1 The structural characteristics of model NPPBs.

From: Hydrophilic nanoparticles that kill bacteria while sparing mammalian cells reveal the antibiotic role of nanostructures

NPPBs

dsilica (nm)a

DPb

DPc

PDId

Graft density (chain/nm2)e

S7–P35

7.2 ± 1.0

35

33

1.03

0.29

S10–P33

9.9 ± 1.1

33

35

1.19

0.38

S25–P31

25.8 ± 2.4

31

35

1.21

0.57

S50–P29

45.6 ± 2.0

29

33

1.29

0.62

S110–P34

112 ± 10

34

33

1.12

0.75

S270–P32

270 ± 16

32

34

1.10

0.90

  1. aDetermined by TEM analysis (standard deviations are shown; n = 20 for all but S270–P32 (n = 17)).
  2. bDetermined by NMR.
  3. cDetermined by conversion analysis.
  4. dDetermined by GPC.
  5. eDetermined by TGA.
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