4 papers
Force networks, torque balance and Airy stress in the planar vertex model of a confluent epithelium
Oliver E. Jensen, Emma Johns, Sarah Woolner
The vertex model is a popular framework for modelling tightly packed biological cells, such as confluent epithelia. Cells are described by convex polygons tiling the plane and thei…
Quantifying the impact of tissue metabolism on solute transport in feto-placental microvascular networks
Alexander Erlich, Gareth A. Nye, Paul Brownbill +2
The primary exchange units in the human placenta are terminal villi, in which fetal capillary networks are surrounded by a thin layer of villous tissue, separating fetal from mater…
Physical and geometric determinants of transport in feto-placental microvascular networks
Alexander Erlich, Philip Pearce, Romina Plitman Mayo +2
Across mammalian species, solute exchange takes place in complex microvascular networks. In the human placenta, the primary exchange units are terminal villi that contain disordere…
Curvature-sensitive kinesin binding can explain microtubule ring formation and reveals chaotic dynamics in a mathematical model
Simon P Pearce, Matthias Heil, Oliver E Jensen +2
Microtubules are filamentous tubular protein polymers which are essential for a range of cellular behaviour, and are generally straight over micron length scales. However, in some…