Table 1 Main physicochemical characterization for uncoated and CS-coated NPs.

From: Chitosan-coated mesoporous MIL-100(Fe) nanoparticles as improved bio-compatible oral nanocarriers

 

Medium

MIL-100(Fe)

CS_MIL-100(Fe)

BET surface area (m2g−1)

 

1570

1590*

Size (nm)

Water

135 ± 20

204 ± 32

PBS

155 ± 61

182 ± 50

lis -SIF

147 ± 54

175 ± 30

lis -SIF-panc

168 ± 45

908 ± 36

lis -SIF-muc

254 ± 40

478 ± 85

DMEM

146 ± 37

273 ± 21

HBSS

163 ± 30

165 ± 5

ζ-potential (mV)

Water

−18 ± 5

+38 ± 5

PBS

−31 ± 0

−28 ± 0

lis -SIF

−51 ± 1

−5 ± 3

lis -SIF-panc

−7 ± 2

−6 ± 3

lis -SIF-muc

−6 ± 1

−13 ± 9

DMEM

−8 ± 2

−24 ± 0

HBSS

−18 ± 1

+18 ± 2

  1. For all media, both size and ζ-potential are measured in 5 min-aged suspensions to ensure comparable situations.
  2. *BET surface area weight corrected by considering the presence of CS in the sample.