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Table 1 Characteristics of drug-loaded CaP nanocomposites

From: Anticancer activity of drug-loaded calcium phosphate nanocomposites against human osteosarcoma

Sample

Drug feed ratio (wt%)a

Loading content (wt%)b

Mean diameter (nm)c

SA-NP

–

–

55.7 ± 6.9

CA-NP

3

1.0 ± 0.11

60.9 ± 7.7

CG-NP

3

1.3 ± 0.12

51.3 ± 5.1

CP-NP

3

1.7 ± 0.09

56.8 ± 6.5

  1. aWeight feed ratio of drug to polymers and CaP precursors
  2. bWeight content of drug in CaP nanocomposites, determined by UV–visible spectrophotometer
  3. cDetermined by analyzing the SEM and TEM images with image analyzing software
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Biomaterials Research

ISSN: 2055-7124

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