4 papers
Surface functionalization modulates collective cell behavior at integer topological defects
Prasoon Awasthi, Aniruddh Murali, Ellen Juel Pørtner +2
Living cells establish long-range orientational order through collective alignment, giving rise to topological defects whose functional relevance is increasingly recognized in tiss…
Actuation of Cell Sheets in 3D
Kirsten Endresen, Aniruddh Murali, Birte Geerds +2
The alignment of fibers and cells in living tissues affect their mechanical properties and functionality. In this context, one can draw an analogy between tissues and nematic liqui…
Temperature switchable self-propulsion activity of liquid crystalline microdroplets
Manoj Kumar, Siddharth Sane, Aniruddh Murali +1
We report on a switchable emulsion droplet microswimmer by utilizing a temperature-dependent transition of the droplet phase. The droplets, made from a liquid crystalline (LC) smec…
Cells around the corner
Aniruddh Murali, Prasoon Awasthi, Kirsten Endresen +2
The study of spindle-like cells as nematic liquid crystals has led to remarkable insights in the understanding of tissue organization and morphogenesis. In the characterization of…