One-Step Method for Preparation of Magnetic Nanoparticles Coated with Chitosan

Table 1

Average diameters and polydispersity index of particles prepared by coprecipitation method determined: (a) from XRD data; (b) and (c) from STEM micrographs.

Chitosan content in reaction mixture (w/v %)	𝐷𝑝(^a) (nm)	𝐷𝑛(^b) (nm)	𝐷𝑤/𝐷𝑛(^c)
0	11.1 ± 0.6	11.5	1.2
0.125	11.6 ± 1.3	9.9	1.1
0.250	12.6 ± 0.5	10.0	1.2
0.500	10.6 ± 0.3	11.0	1.3