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Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics
Karsten Kruse, Jean-Francois Joanny, Frank Julicher +2
We develop a general theory for active viscoelastic materials made of polar filaments. This theory is motivated by the dynamics of the cytoskeleton. The continuous consumption of a…
Mechano-chemical coupling in growth process of actin gels and a symmetry breaking instability
Ken Sekimoto, Jacques Prost, Frank Julicher +2
It has been observed experimentally that the actin gel grown from spherical beads coated with polymerization enzymes spontaneously breaks the symmetry of its spherical shape, and y…
Motion of an Adhesive Gel in a Swelling Gradient: a Mechanism for Cell Locomotion
Jean-Francois Joanny, Frank Julicher, Jacques Prost
Motivated by the motion of nematode sperm cells, we present a model for the motion of an adhesive gel on a solid substrate. The gel polymerizes at the leading edge and depolymerize…