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Table 1 Hydrodynamic diameter (d), zeta potential (ζ) and polydispersity index of different Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles

From: Functionalized rare earth-doped nanoparticles for breast cancer nanodiagnostic using fluorescence and CT imaging

Particle system

PBS (pH 7.4)

ζ (mV)

d (nm)

PDI

N1-Bare

+ 9.9 ± 3.22

126

0.315

N2-APTMS

+ 16.2 ± 1.05

134

0.298

N3-FA

+ 23.2 ± 1.84

143

0.279

  1. Error bars represent the standard deviation of three individual experiments. All the measurements were performed in PBS (pH 7.4)