Table 1 | DLS analysis to determine the..

Particles	Hydrodynamic Diameter (nm)	HPMA Thickness (nm)	Coating Thickness (nm)	Polydispersity Index (PDI)
SiO₂	53 ± 3	---	---	0.357
HPMA-bound SiO₂	83±13	30	---	0.356
TiO2	155±6	---	---	0.319
HPMA – TiO₂mixture	154±5	0	---	0.323
Chitosan-coated SiO₂	513 ± 30	---	460	0.343
HPMA-bound chitosan-coated SiO₂ (HPMA at 0.05% to 0.1% v/v)	417 ± 17 to 440 ± 12	-96 to -73	---	0.322-0.338
Chitosan-coated TiO₂ (SDS)	477 ± 11	---	322	0.300
HPMA-bound chitosan-coated TiO₂ (HPMA at 0.05% to 0.1% v/v)	416 ± 11 to 514 ± 8	-61 to +37	---	0.122-0.288

Table 1: DLS analysis to determine the hydrodynamic diameters of different particles, followed by calculation of the HPMA thickness.