About the Authors
- Pantelis Georgiades
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* E-mail: pantelis.georgiades@manchester.ac.uk
Affiliations Biological Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ISIS Facility, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Paul D. A. Pudney
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Affiliation Strategic Science Group, Unilever Discover, Unilever, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
- Sarah Rogers
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Affiliation ISIS Facility, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- David J. Thornton
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Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Thomas A. Waigh
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Affiliations Biological Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Photon Science Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
Dr Thomas A. Waigh is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. The work was funded by Unilever Discover in its entirety. The company also provided polyphenol samples free of charge to perform the experiments presented. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis or preparation of the manuscript, for which they provided clearance to publish. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PG DJT TAW. Performed the experiments: PG SR. Analyzed the data: PG SR DJT TAW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PDP. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PG. Proof read and review of the manuscript: PDP SR DJT TAW.