N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide
hydrochloride (EDAC), dialysis tubing (molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) 12,000
Da), phalloidin–fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
(DAPI) stain, PVA-DABCO® antifadding agent, 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein
diacetate (DCFDA), and doxorubicin hydrochloride were purchased from
Sigma-Aldrich, USA. Anti-collagen mouse mAb and cy5-tagged anti-mouse secondary
antibody were purchased from Cell Signalling Technology, Inc. Sodium periodate,
diethylene glycol (DEG), and 5,5′-dithio-bis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) were
procured from SRL chemicals, India. Lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were obtained
with passage no 21 from NCCS, India. Fetal bovine serum (FBS) was procured from
Gibco, USA. Bovine serum albumin (BSA), Roswell Park Memorial Institute
(RPMI)-1640, and penicillin–streptomycin antibiotic solution were purchased from
Himedia, India. LIVE/DEAD® Viability/Cytotoxicity Kit was purchased
from Thermo Fisher Scientific, India.