About the Authors

Ujwal R. Yanala

Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America, Department of Surgery, VA Nebraska–Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Jason M. Johanning

Affiliations Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America, Department of Surgery, VA Nebraska–Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Iraklis I. Pipinos

Affiliations Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America, Department of Surgery, VA Nebraska–Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Gustavo Larsen

Affiliation Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

William H. Velander

Affiliation Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Mark A. Carlson

macarlso@unmc.edu

Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America, Department of Surgery, VA Nebraska–Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: URY JMJ IIP GL WHV MAC. Performed the experiments: URY JMJ IIP MAC. Analyzed the data: URY JMJ IIP GL WHV MAC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAC. Wrote the paper: URY JMJ IIP GL WHV MAC.