Research Article

Particle Size Affects Concentration-Dependent Cytotoxicity of Chitosan Nanoparticles towards Mouse Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Table 2

Effects of autoclaving process and chitosan concentrations on particle size and zeta potential of CSNPs prepared from HMW of chitosan, .

Chitosan
concentrations (% w/v)
Before autoclavingAfter autoclaving
Particle size (nm ± SD)Zeta potential (mV ± SD)Particle size (nm ± SD)Zeta potential (mV ± SD)

0.2987.3 ± 54.1+63.4 ± 2.92164.3 ± 107.8+69.0 ± 1.9
0.31651.2 ± 118.0+63.9 ± 4.13660.0 ± 96.3+71.5 ± 10.1