About the Authors

Daphne van Geemen

Affiliation Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Ana L. F. Soares

Affiliation Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Pim J. A. Oomen

Affiliations Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Anita Driessen-Mol

Affiliations Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Marloes W. J. T. Janssen-van den Broek

Affiliation Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Antoon J. van den Bogaerdt

Affiliation Heart Valve Bank Rotterdam, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Ad J. J. C. Bogers

Affiliations Heart Valve Bank Rotterdam, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Marie-José T. H. Goumans

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

Frank P. T. Baaijens

Affiliations Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Carlijn V. C. Bouten

C.V.C.Bouten@tue.nl

Affiliations Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DvG ALFS ADM FPTB CVCB. Performed the experiments: DvG ALFS PJAO MWJTJvdB. Analyzed the data: DvG ALFS PJAO ADM MWJTJvdB FPTB CVCB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PJAO AJvdB AJJCB MJTHG. Wrote the paper: DvG ALFS PJAO ADM MWJTJvdB AJvdB AJJCB MJTHG FPTB CVCB.