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E-mail Address: laurencin@uchc.edu

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6765-3047

Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA

Raymond & Beverly Sackler Center for Biomedical, Biological, Physical & Engineering Sciences, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA

Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06030, USA

Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA