About the Authors

Seyed Hanif Mahboobi

Affiliation Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Alex A. Javanpour

Affiliation Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Mohammad R. K. Mofrad

mofrad@berkeley.edu

Affiliations Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The corresponding author is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SHM AJ MRKM. Performed the experiments: SHM AJ. Analyzed the data: SHM AJ MRKM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRKM. Wrote the paper: SHM AJ MRKM.