About the Authors

Reeva Aggarwal

Affiliation Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Jingwei Lu

Affiliation Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Suman Kanji

Affiliation Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Matthew Joseph

Affiliation Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Manjusri Das

Affiliation Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Garrett J. Noble

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Brooke K. McMichael

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Sudha Agarwal

Affiliation Division of Oral Biology, Department of Orthopedics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Richard T. Hart

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Zongyang Sun

Affiliation Division of Oral Biology, Department of Orthopedics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Beth S. Lee

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Thomas J. Rosol

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Rebecca Jackson

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Hai-Quan Mao

Affiliation Department of Materials Science and Engineering, John's Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Vincent J. Pompili

Affiliation Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Hiranmoy Das

hiranmoy.das@osumc.edu

Affiliation Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Dr. Pompili has equity interests with Arteriocyte Inc., Cleveland. Hiranmoy Das is a PLoS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. No other conflicts to declare.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RA HD. Performed the experiments: RA JL SK MJ MD GN BM. Analyzed the data: RA JL SK MJ MD GN BM SA RH ZS BL TR RJ HD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM VP. Wrote the paper: RA HD.