Kenneth S. Ogueri, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Jorge Luis Escobar Ivirico Sr., Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, Lakshmi S. Nair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, Harry R. Allcock, Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Cato T. Laurencin, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/Institute For Regenerative Engineering, UConn Health, Farmington, CT