Folic Acid-Chitosan Conjugated Nanoparticles for Improving Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery

Table 1

Key parameters of NPs.

Parameters	FA-CS NPs	DOX-loaded; FA-CS NPs	CS NPs	DOX-loaded; CS NPs
Average diameter (nm)	38 ± 2	43 ± 5	29 ± 3	31 ± 3
Zeta potential (mV)	13.6 ± 4.8	19.2 ± 6.9	25.5 ± 5.9	30.4 ± 8.7
Polydispersity index	0.110	0.084	0.064	0.052