About the Authors

Fiona Connolly

Affiliation Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Michael T. Rae

Affiliation School of Health, Life and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Mairead Butler

Affiliation Institute of Biophysics, Biochemistry and Bio-Engineering, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Alexander L. Klibanov

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Vassilis Sboros

Affiliation Institute of Biophysics, Biochemistry and Bio-Engineering, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Alan S. McNeilly

Affiliation Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

W. Colin Duncan

W.C.Duncan@ed.ac.uk

Affiliation Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WCD MTR ASMcN. Performed the experiments: WCD ASMcN VS MTR MB FC. Analyzed the data: FC WCD MB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VS ALK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: FC MTR MB ALK VS WCD.