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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…
Generic phases of cross-linked active gels: Relaxation, Oscillation and Contractility
Shiladitya Banerjee, Tanniemola B. Liverpool, M. Cristina Marchetti
We study analytically and numerically a generic continuum model of an isotropic active solid with internal stresses generated by non-equilibrium `active' mechano-chemical reactions…
Substrate rigidity deforms and polarizes active gels
Shiladitya Banerjee, M. Cristina Marchetti
We present a continuum model of the coupling between cells and substrate that accounts for some of the observed substrate-stiffness dependence of cell properties. The cell is model…
Motor-driven Dynamics of Cytoskeletal FIlaments in Motility Assays
Shiladitya Banerjee, M. Cristina Marchetti, Kristian Müller-Nedebock
We model analytically the dynamics of a cytoskeletal filament in a motility assay. The filament is described as rigid rod free to slide in two dimensions. The motor proteins consis…