Skip to main content

Table 1 Composition and characterization of liposomes

From: Bone-targeting drug delivery system of biomineral-binding liposomes loaded with icariin enhances the treatment for osteoporosis

Liposomes

Molar ratios (A/B/C)

Particle size (nm)

PDI

Zeta potential (mV)

Drug loading (%)

Encapsulation efficiency (%)

NBL

70/30/0

152.3 ± 0.7

0.24 ± 0.01

− 1.3 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.83

78.6 ± 4.9

BBL

70/20/10

193.1 ± 0.8

0.19 ± 0.01

− 5.53 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.67

87.4 ± 3.7

  1. Values were expressed as the mean ± S.D. from three independent experiments
  2. A: Soybean lecithin; B: cholesterol; C: PPi-TEG-Chol; NBL: non-binding liposomes; BBL: biomineral-binding liposomes; PDI: polydispersity index