SiO2 NP Hydrodynamic diameter (nm)b Polydispersity index (PdI) Zeta (mV)
 water RPMIc RPMIc
24h
RPMI
(10% FCS)
water RPMIc RPMI
(10% FCS)
water
15 nm 42.7±0.9 41.3±1.3 226.9±3.4 70.8±0.3 0.40±0.03 0.39±0.03 0.61±0.01 -28.1±0.7
60 nm 67.9±0.7 68.8±1.0 325.2±6.6 158.2±3.0 0.05±0.01 0.05±0.01 0.48±0.01 -30.6±1.2
200 nm 176.5±3 124.0±2 276.5±3.0 148.1±2.5 0.19±0.02 0.02±0.01 0.34±0.03 -31.8±1.6
aAll measurement were performed at 25 ºC at 100 μg/mL.
bHydrodynamic diameter was determined as Z-average (% intensity), which was derived from the cumulant mean of the intensity autocorrelation function.
cThe hydrodynamic diameters were measured in serum-free RPMI medium.
Table 1: Physicochemical characterization of SiO2 NPa