TABLE 1 Molecular Parameters
| Conjugate | Coupling density (mol/dextran) | Weight (g/mol) | Diameter* (nm) |
|---|
| Allyl | Amine | DTPA | Mannose |
|---|
| Dextran | | | | | 9,500 | 4.0 ± 0.5 |
| Allyl-dextran | 86 | | | | 13,000 | 7.3 ± 1.2 |
| Amino-dextran | | 86 | | | 19,600 | 8.8 ± 0.9 |
| DTPA-dextran | | 78 | 8 | | 22,800 | 7.2 ± 1.8 |
| DTPA-mannosyl-dextran | | 23 | 8 | 55 | 35,800 | 7.1 ± 0.9 |