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Prepared nanoparticles
TEM size, (pCbz/PS-LTbC)-PEG Average 34 nm; mode 28 nm; standard deviation ± 11 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (pCbz/PS-LTbC)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 112 ± 46 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 28 ± 16; (V) 60 ± 34; (I) 124 ± 62 nm; z: –55 ± 3 mV
TEM size, (PS-LTbC)-PEG Average 29 nm; mode 28 nm; standard deviation ± 9 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (PS-LTbC)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 122 ± 52 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 20 ± 11; (V) 66 ± 39; (I) 99 ± 58 nm; z: –57 ± 2 mV
TEM size, (pCbz)-PEG Average 40 nm; mode 28 nm; standard deviation ± 11 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (pCbz)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 91 ± 35 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 22 ± 14; (V) 55 ± 29; (I) 105 ± 59 nm; z: –54 ± 2 mV
TEM size, (pCbz/PS-LEuC)-PEG Average 20 nm; mode 16 nm; standard deviation ± 6 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (pCbz/PS-LEuC)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 113 ± 45 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 30 ± 17; (V) 70 ± 26; (I) 116 ± 57 nm; z: –51 ± 2 mV
TEM size, (PS-LEuC)-PEG Average 18 nm; mode 16 nm; standard deviation ± 7 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (PS-LEuC)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 147 ± 58 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 18 ± 8; (V) 62 ± 35; (I) 97 ± 55 nm; z: –49 ± 2 mV
TEM size, (pCbz/PS-Tb)-PEG Average 26 nm; mode 25 nm; standard deviation ± 4 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (pCbz/PS-Tb)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 84 ± 47 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 33 ± 17; (V) 42 ± 25; (I) 57 ± 34 nm; z: –31 ± 2 mV
TEM size, (PS-Tb)-PEG Average 17 nm; mode 15 nm; standard deviation ± 3 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (PS-Tb)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 85 ± 34 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 37 ± 20; (V) 40 ± 17; (I) 76 ± 32 nm; z: –27 ± 3 mV
TEM size, (pCbz/PS-Eu)-PEG Average 23 nm; mode 23 nm; standard deviation ± 4 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (pCbz/PS-Eu)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 88 ± 52 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 31 ± 16; (V) 42 ± 22; (I) 53 ± 27 nm; z: –27 ± 2 mV
TEM size, (PS-Eu)-PEG Average 18 nm; mode 15 nm; standard deviation ± 3 nm
Hydrodynamic size and zeta potential, (PS-Eu)-PEG NTA average size ± standard deviation: 89 ± 40 nm; DLS average size ± standard deviation: (N) 27 ± 13; (V) 37 ± 17; (I) 75 ± 36 nm; z: –27 ± 4 mV
SI, pp. S31, S33
pCbz in THF
Photoluminescence lifetime 7.6 ns
SI, p. S36
Nanoparticle molar absorption coefficients at 295 nm
(pCbz)-PEG 2.7 × 10¹⁰ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹
(pCbz/PS-LTbC)-PEG 2.9 × 10¹⁰ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹
(pCbz/PS-LEuC)-PEG 2.8 × 10¹⁰ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹
(pCbz/PS-Tb)-PEG 6.1 × 10¹⁰ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹
(pCbz/PS-Eu)-PEG 5.1 × 10¹⁰ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹