2024
Active tension and membrane friction mediate cortical flows and blebbing in a model actomyosin cortex
Sakamoto R, Murrell M. Active tension and membrane friction mediate cortical flows and blebbing in a model actomyosin cortex. Physical Review Research 2024, 6: 033024. DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.6.033024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActomyosin cortexCell membraneActin cytoskeletonCortical flowMembrane blebbingCell divisionCell migrationCytoskeletonActomyosinBiological phenomenaMembrane bulgesBlebsCellsMembraneViscoelastic fluidMechanical responseElastic stressesStress yieldActinUbiquitous structuresApoptosisMechanical stressMembrane elasticityPhysical behavior
2021
Bridging particle deformability and collective response in soft solids
Treado J, Wang D, Boromand A, Murrell M, Shattuck M, O'Hern C. Bridging particle deformability and collective response in soft solids. Physical Review Materials 2021, 5: 055605. DOI: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.5.055605.Peer-Reviewed Original Research