Cell-Matrix Elastocapillary Interactions Drive Pressure-Based Wetting of Cell Aggregates
Yousafzai M, Yadav V, Amiri S, Staddon M, Errami Y, Jaspard G, Banerjee S, Murrell M. Cell-Matrix Elastocapillary Interactions Drive Pressure-Based Wetting of Cell Aggregates. Physical Review X 2022, 12: 031027. PMID: 38009085, PMCID: PMC10673637, DOI: 10.1103/physrevx.12.031027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCapillary forcesCompliant substratesCapillary effectsRigid substrateData-driven modelingInternal pressureInterfacial tensionBulk elasticityCell surface tensionCell aggregatesSurface tensionActive dropletsMechanical stressCellular length scalesLength scalesComputational simulationsCollective cell motionDrive pressureWettingTissue shapeAdhesive substrateSubstrateElastocapillaryCell motionElasticity