About the Authors

Alyssa Y. Stark

ays3@zips.uakron.edu

Affiliation Integrated Bioscience Program, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States of America

Nicholas A. Wucinich

Affiliation Integrated Bioscience Program, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States of America

Eva L. Paoloni

Affiliation Integrated Bioscience Program, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States of America

Peter H. Niewiarowski

Affiliation Integrated Bioscience Program, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States of America

Ali Dhinojwala

Affiliation Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AYS NAW PHN AD. Performed the experiments: AYS NAW ELP. Analyzed the data: AYS PHN AD. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AYS NAW PHN AD.