About the Authors

Alessandra Zonari

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Silviene Novikoff

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Naira R. P. Electo

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Natália M. Breyner

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dawidson A. Gomes

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Albino Martins

Affiliations 3B's Research Group - Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Nuno M. Neves

Affiliations 3B's Research Group - Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Rui L. Reis

Affiliations 3B's Research Group - Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Alfredo M. Goes

alessandrazonari@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AZ SN AMG. Performed the experiments: AZ NRPE NMB AM DAG. Analyzed the data: AZ SN AM AMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMG NMN RLR. Wrote the paper: AZ.