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Patterning droplets with durotaxis
Robert W. Style, Yonglu Che, Su Ji Park +8
Numerous cell-types have shown a remarkable ability to detect and move along gradients in stiffness of an underlying substrate -- a process known as durotaxis. The mechanisms under…
Universal deformation of soft substrates near a contact line and the direct measurement of solid surface stresses
Robert W. Style, Yonglu Che, John. S. Wettlaufer +2
Droplets deform soft substrates near their contact lines. Using confocal microscopy, we measure the deformation of silicone gel substrates due to glycerol and fluorinated-oil dropl…
Cadherin-Based Intercellular Adhesions Organize Epithelial Cell-Matrix Traction Forces
Aaron F. Mertz, Yonglu Che, Shiladitya Banerjee +6
Cell--cell and cell-matrix adhesions play essential roles in the function of tissues. There is growing evidence for the importance of crosstalk between these two adhesion types, ye…
Scaling of Traction Forces with Size of Cohesive Cell Colonies
Aaron F. Mertz, Shiladitya Banerjee, Yonglu Che +6
To understand how the mechanical properties of tissues emerge from interactions of multiple cells, we measure traction stresses of cohesive colonies of 1-27 cells adherent to soft…