Research Article

Preparation and Characterisation of Highly Loaded Fluorescent Chitosan Nanoparticles

Table 1

Mean particle size, PDI, and zeta potential of 0.1% w/v LMW CS nanoparticles at different concentrations of DS, š‘› = 3 .

Concentration of DS (%ā€‰w/v)Mean particle size (nm)
Ā±SD
Mean (PDI)
Ā±SD
Mean particle zeta potential (mV)
Ā±SD

0.2 8 6 4 . 1 Ā± 4 3 7 . 9 8 0 . 7 Ā± 0 . 1 3 + 3 6 . 8 Ā± 0 . 2 9
0.15 3 9 6 . 1 Ā± 1 7 . 0 0 0 . 4 Ā± 0 . 0 4 + 4 9 . 3 Ā± 1 . 3 9
0.1 3 6 4 . 0 Ā± 1 5 . 2 1 0 . 4 Ā± 0 . 0 2 + 5 6 . 6 Ā± 4 . 0 9
0.05 3 1 6 . 4 Ā± 5 4 . 8 6 0 . 4 Ā± 0 . 0 7 + 6 2 . 4 Ā± 0 . 4 2