About the Authors
- Sunyoung Park
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Affiliation Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Richard R. Ang
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Affiliation Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Simon P. Duffy
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Affiliations Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Department of Biology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Jenny Bazov
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Affiliation Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Kim N. Chi
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Affiliations Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Department of Urologic Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Peter C. Black
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Affiliations BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Department of Urologic Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Hongshen Ma
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* E-mail: hongma@mech.ubc.ca
Affiliations Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Department of Urologic Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors confirm that co-author Peter Black is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SP HM. Performed the experiments: SP RRA JB. Analyzed the data: SP JB KNC PCB HM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SP RRA. Wrote the paper: SP SPD RRA HM.