Journal Pre-proof Role of carboxylic group pattern on protein surface in the recognition of iron oxide nanoparticles: A key for protein corona formation Massimiliano Magro, Giorgio Cozza, Simone Molinari, Andrea Venerando, Davide Baratella, Giovanni Miotto, Lucio Zennaro, Monica Rossetto, Jan Frömmel, Martina Kopečná, Marek Šebela, Gabriella Salviulo, Fabio Vianello PII: S0141-8130(20)34054-X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.295 Reference: BIOMAC 16343 To appear in: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Received date: 21 May 2020 Revised date: 26 July 2020 Accepted date: 27 July 2020 Please cite this article as: M. Magro, G. Cozza, S. Molinari, et al., Role of carboxylic group pattern on protein surface in the recognition of iron oxide nanoparticles: A key for protein corona formation, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.295 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.