Dahal, Aasma https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5694-809X
Benmergui, Shirel Belilty
Leizaola, Daniela https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8416-7560
Dargam, Valentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6246-296X
Hutcheson, Joshua https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-4435
Godavarty, Anuradha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6094-5909
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (R01EB033413)
National Science Foundation (1648451)
NIH (1R01HL160740)
NIH (F31HL154671)
BME Coulter Seed Grant
FIU-BME CURE Funds
Article History
Received: 27 July 2025
Accepted: 20 February 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: All authors have reviewed the manuscript and consent toward its publication.
: All animal procedures in this study were conducted in accordance with an approved Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocol at Florida International University.