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cond-mat.soft2023
Physical phase field model for phagocytosis
Benjamin Winkler, Mohammad Abu Hamed, Alexander A. Nepomnyashchy +1
We propose and study a simple, physical model for phagocytosis, i.e. the active, actin-mediated uptake of micron-sized particles by biological cells. The cell is described by the p…
cond-mat.soft2015★ 27 cited
Membrane tension feedback on shape and motility of eukaryotic cells
Benjamin Winkler, Igor S. Aranson, Falko Ziebert
In the framework of a phase field model of a single cell crawling on a substrate, we investigate how the properties of the cell membrane affect the shape and motility of the cell.…