About the Authors

Aurélie Carlier

Aurelie.Carlier@mech.kuleuven.be

Affiliations Biomechanics Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Nick van Gastel

Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Liesbet Geris

Affiliations Biomechanics Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Geert Carmeliet

Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Hans Van Oosterwyck

Affiliations Biomechanics Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AC NvG LG GC HVO. Performed the experiments: AC NvG. Analyzed the data: AC NvG LG GC HVO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC NvG LG GC HVO. Wrote the paper: AC NvG LG GC HVO.