About the Authors
- Hamidreza Kheiri Manjili
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Affiliation Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
- Leila Ma’mani
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Affiliation Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
- Sharareh Tavaddod
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Affiliation Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
- Maedeh Mashhadikhan
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Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
- Abbas Shafiee
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* E-mail: ashafiee@ams.ac.ir (AS); naderman@modares.ac.ir (HNM)
Affiliation Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14176, Iran
- Hossein Naderi-Manesh
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* E-mail: ashafiee@ams.ac.ir (AS); naderman@modares.ac.ir (HNM)
Affiliation Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HNM AS. Performed the experiments: HKM LM ST MM. Analyzed the data: HNM HKM LM ST MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HNM AS. Wrote the paper: HNM HKM LM ST MM AS. Performed flow cytometry and PCR: HKM. Designed, synthesized, and characterized all NPs: LM. Performed fluorescence microscopy and image analysis: ST. Performed MTT assay: MM.