About the Authors

Maria Antonietta Ferrara

antonella.ferrara@na.imm.cnr.it

Affiliation Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems, Department of Naples, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

Principia Dardano

Affiliation Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems, Department of Naples, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

Luca De Stefano

Affiliation Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems, Department of Naples, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

Ilaria Rea

Affiliation Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems, Department of Naples, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

Giuseppe Coppola

Affiliation Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems, Department of Naples, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

Ivo Rendina

Affiliation Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems, Department of Naples, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

Roberta Congestri

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Algae, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy

Alessandra Antonucci

Affiliation Department of Environmental, biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy

Mario De Stefano

Affiliation Department of Environmental, biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy

Edoardo De Tommasi

Affiliation Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems, Department of Naples, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EDT LDS MDS. Performed the experiments: EDT GC MAF PD I. Rea. Analyzed the data: EDT GC MAF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MDS RC AA EDT. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MAF PD LDS I. Rea GC I. Rendina RC AA MDS EDT.