About the Authors

Cameron Ball

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Emily Krogstad

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Thanyanan Chaowanachan

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Kim A. Woodrow

woodrow@u.washington.edu

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CB EK TC KAW. Performed the experiments: CB EK TC. Analyzed the data: CB EK TC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KAW. Wrote the paper: CB EK TC KAW. Conceived of using electrospun fibers for topical drug delivery: KAW. Conceived of the electrospinning apparatus and collection mandrel: CB EK KAW. Build the electrospinning apparatus: CB. Performed all the fiber experiments including the mouse studies, and contributed equally to the data analysis: CB EK. Performed and analyzed the explant tissue studies: TC.