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The Editor and Publisher of the International Journal of Nanomedicine wish to retract the published article. Concerns were raised regarding the alleged duplication of features within the TEM image shown in Figure 2. The authors responded to our queries but were unable to provide an adequate explanation for the alleged duplication or the original data for Figure 2.
The Editor requested a retraction, and the authors were notified of this decision.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted.”