3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Collective Cell Fluidity Controls Active Prestress Transmission in Cell-Extracellular-Matrix Tissues
Liyang Wang, J. M. Schwarz, Tao Zhang
Tissues are active composites in which multicellular collectives and extracellular matrices mechanically reorganize one another. We develop a three-dimensional micromechanical mode…
cond-mat.dis-nn2026
Learning Associations in Reconfigurable Particle Packings via Local Cyclic Driving
Wenjing Guo, Vidyesh Rao Anisetti, Kairui Zhang +7
We investigate associative-memory behavior in a reconfigurable particle packing programmed by purely local cyclic driving. The system is a two-dimensional bidisperse Lennard--Jones…
physics.bio-ph2026
Cell strain-stiffening drives cell breakout from embedded spheroids
Shabeeb Ameen, Kyungeun Kim, Ligesh Theeyancheri +5
Understanding how cells escape from embedded spheroids requires a mechanical framework linking stress generation within cells, across cells, and between cells and the surrounding e…