Research Article

Impact of Silver and Iron Nanoparticle Exposure on Cholesterol Uptake by Macrophages

Table 1

Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential of NPs suspended in water or cholesterol.

NanoparticleSuspended in waterSuspended in cholesterol (20 µg/mL)
Hydrodynamic size (nm)Zeta potential (mV)Hydrodynamic size (nm)Zeta potential (mV)

20 nm AgNP29.3 ± 0.2−54.7 ± 0.731.1 ± 0.2−50.0 ± 0.4
110 nm AgNP106.7 ± 0.3−61.2 ± 1.1110.6 ± 0.6−58.4 ± 0.3
20 nm Fe3O437.72 ± 0.1−43.8 ± 1.240.23 ± 0.3−38.0 ± 0.8