Nanoencapsulated Quercetin Improves Cardioprotection during Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Injury through Preservation of Mitochondrial Function

Figure 2

Physicochemical characterization of PLGA-quercetin NPs. (a) Cartoon of expected PLGA-quercetin structure. Representative plots of (b) PSD measured by DLS, (c) surface charge measured by ELS, and (d) encapsulation of quercetin in NPs by absorbance spectroscopy. (e) Release profile of quercetin from PLGA-quercetin NPs as a function of time and pH. Fittings (green lines) were based on equation (2).

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