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cond-mat.soft2026

Epithelia Realize Nematopolar Topological Defect Structures

Tianxiang Ma, Niels de Graaf Sousa, Valeriia Grudtsyna +2

We introduce a shape-based polar order parameter that captures the structural asymmetry of cells within epithelial monolayers. By combining bright-field imaging and traction force…