About the Authors

Nicholas J. Schaub

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America

Clémentine Le Beux

Affiliation Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, CC 1701, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France

Jianjun Miao

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America

Robert J. Linhardt

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America

Johan G. Alauzun

Affiliation Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, CC 1701, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France

Danielle Laurencin

Affiliation Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, CC 1701, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France

Ryan J. Gilbert

gilber2@rpi.edu

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NJS CLB JM RJL JGA DL RJG. Performed the experiments: NJS CLB JM. Analyzed the data: NJS CLB DL RJG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NJS CLB JM RJL JGA DL RJG. Wrote the paper: NJS DL RJG.