2 papers
cond-mat.soft2019
Dual Role of Cell-Cell Adhesion In Tumor Suppression and Proliferation Due to Collective Mechanosensing
Abdul Malmi-Kakkada, Xin Li, Sumit Sinha +1
It is known that mechanical interactions couple a cell to its neighbors, enabling a feedback loop to regulate tissue growth. However, the interplay between cell-cell adhesion stren…
physics.bio-ph2019
Generalized Rayleigh-Plesset Theory for Cell Size Maintenance in Viruses and Bacteria
Abdul Malmi-Kakkada, D. Thirumalai
The envelopes covering bacterial cytoplasm possess remarkable elastic properties. They are rigid enough to resist large pressures while being flexible enough to adapt to growth und…