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cond-mat.soft2026
Mechanical stress induced by the polymerisation of an active gel near a surface
Kristiana Mihali, Dennis Wörthmüller, Pierre Sens
Actin flow in the cortical cytoskeleton underneath the cell membrane generates mechanical stresses that shape the cell surface. We study this mechanism using a hydrodynamic model o…
cond-mat.soft2026
Microscopic origin of macroscopic contractility in actin-myosin active gel models
Artur Alexandre, Nicola Dietler, Simone Cicolini +3
Actin filaments, crosslinkers and myosin molecular motors form contractile networks. For instance, the cell cortex is a thin network below the cell membrane ; contraction of the ce…