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physics.bio-ph2019★ 409 cited
Physical Models of Collective Cell Migration
Ricard Alert, Xavier Trepat
Collective cell migration is a key driver of embryonic development, wound healing, and some types of cancer invasion. Here we provide a physical perspective of the mechanisms under…
physics.bio-ph2019★ 238 cited
Active wetting of epithelial tissues
Carlos Pérez-González, Ricard Alert, Carles Blanch-Mercader +5
Development, regeneration and cancer involve drastic transitions in tissue morphology. In analogy with the behavior of inert fluids, some of these transitions have been interpreted…