Mechanical plasticity of cell membranes enhances epithelial wound closure
Ton A, MacKeith A, Shattuck M, O'Hern C. Mechanical plasticity of cell membranes enhances epithelial wound closure. Physical Review Research 2024, 6: l012036. DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l012036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLarval wing discsWing discEmbryonic ectodermWing disc epitheliumCell membraneDeformable particlesDisc epitheliumElasto-plastic responseCell mechanicsPlastic deformationClosure behaviorDrosophilaCell morphologyDevelopmental stagesDP simulationsMechanical responseElastic responseEctodermLarvalMechanical plasticityCellsMembraneEpithelial wound closureEpithelial wound healingWound closure