Agent-based modeling of stress anisotropy driven nematic ordering in growing biofilms
Li C, Nijjer J, Feng L, Zhang Q, Yan J, Zhang S. Agent-based modeling of stress anisotropy driven nematic ordering in growing biofilms. Soft Matter 2024, 20: 3401-3410. PMID: 38563244, PMCID: PMC11041162, DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01535a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress anisotropyShear stressShear stress relaxationHigh shear stressLow shear stressHydrostatic stressStress relaxationBiomedical applicationsTime delayComplex multicellular patternsMicroscopy imagesSpatial organization of cellsThree-dimensionalCell orderingNematic orderOrganization of cellsMulticellular patternsSpatiotemporal correlationAgarose gelBacterial biofilmsStressBiofilmStress landscapeGrowth conditionsAnisotropy