13 citations · 13 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
physics.bio-ph2026
Bistability of cellular traction on strain-stiffening substrates
Irina Pi-Jaumà, Jaume Casademunt, Ricard Alert
To migrate, cells exert traction forces on the extracellular matrix (ECM) -- a biopolymer network that often exhibits nonlinear strain-stiffening elasticity. Cellular tractions can…
physics.bio-ph2025
Cell clusters sense their global shape to drive collective migration
Joan Térmens, Irina Pi-Jaumà, Ido Lavi +4
The collective migration of epithelial groups of cells plays a central role in processes such as embryo development, wound healing, and cancer invasion. While finite cell clusters…
physics.bio-ph2021★ 13 cited
Collective durotaxis of cohesive cell clusters on a stiffness gradient
Irina Pi-Jaumà, Ricard Alert, Jaume Casademunt
Many types of motile cells perform durotaxis, namely, directed migration following gradients of substrate stiffness. Recent experiments have revealed that cell monolayers can migra…