Skip to main content

Table 1 Hydrodynamic diameters of gold nanoparticles : evolution in several biological media

From: Could nanoparticle corona characterization help for biological consequence prediction?

NP coating

Zeta potential (mV)

Diameter (nm)

DLS temperature measurement (°C)

Hydrodynamic diameter in biological media (nm)

NP incubation time in medium

Ref.

Core (MET)

Hydrodynamic (DLS)

RPMI + FCS

DMEM + FCS

Plasma

  

citrate

 

15

  

40

200

  

[34]

  

40

  

70

200

  

[34]

  

80

  

150

200

  

[34]

 

−21*

20

   

83

  

[35]

 

−38

30

33

25

  

76

30 min

[40]

 

−34

50

55

25

  

100

30 min

[40]

 

−33

4

5.3

  

6.1

 

48 h

[36]

 

−44

10

10.1

  

16.4

 

48 h

[36]

 

−42

13

13.1

  

22.3

 

48 h

[36]

 

−43

24

24.2

  

44.7

 

48 h

[36]

 

−45

40

40.6

  

59.6

 

48 h

[36]

NH 3 +

64

10

12

  

40.7

 

48 h

[36]

COO −

 

10

24

  

108

  

[33]

  

25

41

  

95

  

[33]

  

50

65

  

88

  

[33]

  

100

97

  

110

  

[33]

 

−56

10

12

  

11.8

 

48 h

[36]

TPPBS

−35

5

11

25

 

63.2

  

[32]

 

−32

15

19

25

 

75.6

  

[32]

 

−43

80

88.3

25

 

122.3

  

[32]

peptide

−18*

20

   

45

  

[35]

  1. When available, characteristics of nanoparticles are indicated (zeta potential, core diameter, hydrodynamic diameter in water) as well as the media composition and the incubation time. As underlined in the text, most studies do not give details about their DLS measurement conditions.
  2. * = 10%FBS.