Table 1 Polyanions investigated in this work.

From: Polymyxin B containing polyion complex (PIC) nanoparticles: Improving the antimicrobial activity by tailoring the degree of polymerisation of the inert component

Codea

Mpb

Mwb

DPc

Đ b

PSSH

29,500

29,100

141

<1.2

PSSM

15,800

14,900

72

<1.2

PSSL

10,200

10,600

51

<1.2

  1. aPSS subindexes stand for high (H), medium (M) and low (L) DP. bData provided by the manufacturer. cDegree of polymerization based on the Mw.