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physics.bio-ph2016★ 106 cited
Emergent structures and dynamics of cell colonies by contact inhibition of locomotion
Bart Smeets, Ricard Alert, Jiri Pesek +3
Cells in tissues can organize into a broad spectrum of structures according to their function. Drastic changes of organization, such as epithelial-mesenchymal transitions or the fo…
physics.bio-ph2016★ 22 cited
Fluidization and Active Thinning by Molecular Kinetics in Active Gels
David Oriola, Ricard Alert, Jaume Casademunt
We derive the constitutive equations of an active polar gel from a model for the dynamics of elastic molecules that link polar elements. Molecular binding kinetics induces the flui…