Table 1 Charaterization of the NPs used in this study
| Â | X-ray (nm) | TEM (nm) | Dispersion in water | Dispersion in CCM | Dissolution in water (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DLS (nm) | DLS (nm) | NTA (nm) | ||||
TiO2 (7 nm), Anatase | 7a | 8 ± 2 | 48 ± 0.5 | 60 ± 0.5 | 43/78/143/283 | NA |
TiO2 (20 nm), Anatase | 20a | 35 ± 6 | 130 ± 4 | 128 ± 1.5 | 88/228 | NA |
Ag Cit (50 nm) |  | 47 ± 5b | 55 ± 0.6 | 57 ± 0.3 | 83 (Additional small peaks at 133 and 193) | 1 ± 0.1 (10 μg/mL) 3.8 ± 0.9 (2 μg/mL) |
Ag Cit (75 nm) |  | 74 ± 8b | 79 ± 0.5 | 71 ± 0.2 | 113 (Additional small peak at 188) | 1 ± 0.03 (10 μg/mL) 3.1 ± 0.7 (2 μg/mL) |