Journal Pre-proof Simultaneous intramolecular crosslinking and sterilization of papain nanoparticles by gamma radiation Gabriela N. Fazolin, Gustavo H.C. Varca, Lucas F. de Freitas, Bozena Rokita, Slawomir Kadlubowski, Ademar B. Lugão PII: S0969-806X(18)31086-7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108697 Reference: RPC 108697 To appear in: Radiation Physics and Chemistry Received Date: 31 October 2018 Revised Date: 2 January 2020 Accepted Date: 7 January 2020 Please cite this article as: Fazolin, G.N., Varca, G.H.C., de Freitas, L.F., Rokita, B., Kadlubowski, S., Lugão, A.B., Simultaneous intramolecular crosslinking and sterilization of papain nanoparticles by gamma radiation, Radiation Physics and Chemistry (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.radphyschem.2020.108697. 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 Ltd.