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Single cell mechanics: stress stiffening and kinematic hardening
Pablo Fernández, Albrecht Ott
Cell mechanical properties are fundamental to the organism but remain poorly understood. We report a comprehensive phenomenological framework for the nonlinear rheology of single f…
Osmotically Driven Shape Transformations in Axons
Pramod A. Pullarkat, Paul Dommersnes, Pablo Fernández +3
We report a cylindrical-peristaltic shape transformation in axons exposed to a controlled osmotic perturbation. The peristaltic shape relaxes and the axon recovers its original geo…
A master relation defines the nonlinear viscoelasticity of single fibroblasts
Pablo Fernandez, Pramod A. Pullarkat, Albrecht Ott
Cell mechanical functions like locomotion, contraction and division are controlled by the cytoskeleton, a dynamic biopolymer network whose mechanical properties remain poorly under…