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Active gel segment behaving as an active particle
Pierre Recho, Thibaut Putelat, Lev Truskinovsky
We reduce a one-dimensional model of an active segment (AS), which is used, for instance, in the description of contraction driven cell motility on tracks, to a zero-dimensional mo…
Colliding cells: when active segments behave as active particles
Pierre Recho, Thibaut Putelat, Lev Truskinovsky
Quantifying the outcomes of cells collisions is a crucial step in building the foundations of a kinetic theory of living matter. Here, we develop a mechanical theory of such collis…
Mechanical stress as a regulator of cell motility
Thibaut Putelat, Pierre Recho, Lev Truskinovsky
The motility of a cell can be triggered or inhibited not only by an applied force but also by a mechanically neutral force couple. This type of loading, represented by an applied s…
Mechanics of motility initiation and motility arrest in crawling cells
Pierre Recho, Thibaut Putelat, Lev Truskinovsky
Motility initiation in crawling cells requires transformation of a symmetric state into a polarized state. In contrast, motility arrest is associated with re-symmetrization of the…