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cond-mat.soft2016
Force percolation of contractile active gels
José Alvarado, Misha Sheinman, Abhinav Sharma +2
Cells and tissues exert forces and can actively change shape. This strikingly autonomous behavior is powered by the cytoskeleton, which includes an active gel of actin filaments, c…
physics.bio-ph2016★ 57 cited
Self-organization of stress patterns drives state transitions in actin cortices
Tzer Han Tan, Maya Malik Garbi, Enas Abu-Shah +6
Biological functions rely on ordered structures and intricately controlled collective dynamics. In contrast to systems in thermodynamic equilibrium, order is typically established…