2 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Quantifying cell shape and density fluctuations in epithelial tissue in vivo
Jake Turley, Helen Weavers, Paul Martin +2
Controlling changes in cell shape are crucial for many biological processes, such as tissue development and wound healing. Tissues typically are heterogeneous with a variety of cel…
cond-mat.soft2025
Dynamics of Wound Closure in Living Nematic Epithelia
Henry Andralojc, Jake Turley, Helen Weavers +4
We study theoretically the closure of a wound in a layer of epithelial cells in a living tissue after damage. Our analysis is informed by our recent experiments observing re-epithe…