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Table 3 Stoichiometric ratio of trivalent transition metallic ions and hyaluronan

From: Hyaluronan self-agglomerating nanoparticles for non-small cell lung cancer targeting

Volume of 0.05 M

Fe3+ ion (µL)

v/v (%)

Stoichiometric ratio

(HA disaccharide: Fe3+)

Size (nm)

% SD

PDI

pH value

0.3% Hyaluronan and FeCl3

 400

0.0260

1:0.17

542

0.416

2.58

 420

0.0272

1:0.18

424

0.277

2.58

 440

0.0285

1:0.19

492

0.352

2.57

 460

0.0298

1:0.19

479

0.306

2.58

 480

0.0310

1:0.20

428

0.236

2.58

 500

0.0323

1:0.21

407

0.214

2.57

 520

0.0335

1:0.22

392

0.217

2.57

0.1% Hyaluronan and FeCl3

 140

0.0092

1:0.18

142

4.74

0.365

2.93

 150

0.0099

1:0.19

130

7.58

0.208

2.92

 160

0.0106

1:0.20

97.8

4.28

0.212

2.90

 180

0.0119

1:0.23

88.5

3.20

0.176

2.88

 200

0.0132

1:0.25

93.9

3.01

0.143

2.86

 220

0.0145

1:0.28

101

1.98

0.128

2.84

 240

0.0157

1:0.30

110

2.58

0.090

2.82

 260

0.0170

1:0.33

120

1.87

0.157

2.80

 280

0.0183

1:0.35

122

4.37

0.144

2.78

 300

0.0196

1:0.38

137

1.86

0.127

2.77

 310

0.0202

1:0.39

177

0.50

0.252

2.77

 320

0.0209

1:0.40

233

1.52

0.262

2.76

  1. SD standard deviation, PDI polydispersity index
  2. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD, n = 5)