Table 1 Characterization data of FITC-SiO2-NH2 and FITC-SiO2-COOH NPs: average particle size determined by TEM (dTEM), standard deviation (σTEM), average hydrodynamic diameter inferred from DLS (dDLS), PdI, and zeta potential.
Sample | dTEM (nm) | σTEM (nm) | dDLS (nm) | PdI | Zeta potential (mV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FITC-SiO2-NH2 | 93 | 12 | 109 | 0.024 | − 11.2 |
FITC-SiO2-COOH | 107 | 17 | 115 | 0.017 | − 42.4 |