About the Authors
- Eileen M. Weinheimer-Haus
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Affiliations Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Center for Tissue Repair and Regeneration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Stefan Judex
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- William J. Ennis
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Affiliations Center for Tissue Repair and Regeneration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Timothy J. Koh
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* E-mail: tjkoh@uic.edu
Affiliations Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Center for Tissue Repair and Regeneration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Competing Interests
SJ and TJK have a patent pending regarding the application of vibrations for therapeutic treatment. The name for the pending patent is, “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHYSICAL STIMULATION OF TISSUE” (#2013/0165,824). There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EMWH SJ WJE TJK. Performed the experiments: EMWH TJK. Analyzed the data: EMWH SJ WJE TJK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJ TJK. Wrote the paper: EMWH SJ WJE TJK. Approved the final version of the manuscript to be submitted for publication: EMWH SJ WJE TJK.