Table 1 Physicochemical characterization of the nanoparticles used in this study.

From: Exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles leads to changes in the zeta potential of bacterial cells

Medium

Hydrodynamic size [nm]

PDI

Zeta potential [mV]

0.3 mM NaCl

119.50 ± 32.02

0.050

− 48.70 ± 1.40

30 mM NaCl

133.90 ± 40.20

0.116

− 43.10 ± 4.32

100 mM NaCl

160.80 ± 43.43

0.266

− 32.40 ± 1.13

155 mM NaCl

250.50 ± 70.03

0.257

− 31.00 ± 0.99

Distilled water

120.00 ± 32.61

0.129

− 50.80 ± 2.19