About the Authors

Susana Guzman-Puyol

Affiliation Smart Materials, Nanophysics, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy

José Jesús Benítez

Affiliation Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (ICMS), Centro mixto CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Americo Vespuccio 49, Isla de la Cartuja, E-41092, Sevilla, Spain

Eva Domínguez

Affiliation Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea (IHSM) La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga-CSIC, Algarrobo-Costa, E-29750, Málaga, Spain

Ilker Sefik Bayer

Affiliation Smart Materials, Nanophysics, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy

Roberto Cingolani

Affiliation Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy

Athanassia Athanassiou

Affiliation Smart Materials, Nanophysics, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy

Antonio Heredia

Affiliation Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, IHSM La Mayora, UMA-CSIC, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071, Málaga, Spain

José Alejandro Heredia-Guerrero

jose.guerrero@iit.it

Affiliation Smart Materials, Nanophysics, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RC AA AH JAH-G. Performed the experiments: SG-P JJB ED ISB. Analyzed the data: SG-P JJB AH JAH-G. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ISB ED RC. Wrote the paper: AH JAH-G.