About the Authors

Silvia Wognum

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, The McGowan Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Claudio E. Lagoa

Current address: Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jiro Nagatomi

Current address: WA 2111 Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, The McGowan Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Michael S. Sacks

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, The McGowan Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Yoram Vodovotz

vodovotzy@upmc.edu

Affiliations The McGowan Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Inflammation and Regenerative Modeling, The McGowan Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SW JN MSS YV. Performed the experiments: JN. Analyzed the data: SW CEL. Wrote the paper: SW YV. Closely directed and supervised study: YV. Extensive manuscript revision: YV. “Analyzed the data” involved performing all IPA data analysis and interpreting all IPA output: SW. Provided IPA expertise: CEL. “Analyzed data” involved providing expertise and assistance in IPA data analysis: CEL. Edited the paper: CEL JN. Directed and supervised study: MSS.