238 citations · 325 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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physics.bio-ph2019★ 87 cited
Active Fingering Instability in Tissue Spreading
Ricard Alert, Carles Blanch-Mercader, Jaume Casademunt
During the spreading of epithelial tissues, the advancing tissue front often develops fingerlike protrusions. Their resemblance to traditional viscous fingering patterns in driven…
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…