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Table 1 The physicochemical properties of carbon black nanoparticles (CBNPs).

From: Multimodal pulmonary clearance kinetics of carbon black nanoparticles deposited in the lungs of rats: the role of alveolar macrophages

Measurement

CBNP

Primary size

18.9 ± 0.72

Surface area (m2/g)

254

Hydrodynamic size in

 

- DW

103.3 ± 0.14

- PBS

638.8 ± 26.3

- PBS with 3% serum

228.8 ± 2.39

Zeta potential (mV) in

 

- DW

29.3 ± 0.50

- PBS

-21.6 ± 1.37

- PBS with 3% serum

-10.4 ± 0.26

Endotoxin level

< 0.1 U/mL

  1. Data are mean ± standard error the mean (SEM).