Laboratory of Pulmonary Research, National Facility for Drug Development (NFDD) for Academia, Pharmaceutical and Allied Industries, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Centre for Excellence in Nanobio Translational Research (CENTRE), Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.