About the Authors

Hamidreza Kheiri Manjili

Affiliation Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Leila Ma’mani

Affiliation Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

Sharareh Tavaddod

Affiliation Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Maedeh Mashhadikhan

Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abbas Shafiee

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

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.