2024
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
2021
Morphogenesis and cell ordering in confined bacterial biofilms
Zhang Q, Li J, Nijjer J, Lu H, Kothari M, Alert R, Cohen T, Yan J. Morphogenesis and cell ordering in confined bacterial biofilms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2107107118. PMID: 34330824, PMCID: PMC8346881, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2107107118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInherent developmental programsBiofilm-dwelling cellsBiofilm-forming speciesSingle-cell imagingDevelopmental programSpecific matrix componentsCell orderingBiofilm developmentSpherical biofilmsBacterial cellsCell communityExtracellular matrixBiofilm morphologyBacterial biofilmsBiophysical mechanismsMatrix componentsHost tissuesBiofilmsBiofilm growthStiff gelsCellsMorphogenesisMutagenesisSpeciesVibrio
2006
Gelation under dynamic conditions: A strategy for in vitro cell ordering
Doncel-Pérez E, Darder M, Martín-López E, Vázquez L, Nieto-Sampedro M, Ruiz-Hitzky E. Gelation under dynamic conditions: A strategy for in vitro cell ordering. Journal Of Materials Science: Materials In Medicine 2006, 17: 795-802. PMID: 16932860, DOI: 10.1007/s10856-006-9837-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpin-coating conditionsAtomic force microscopyNeuronal process outgrowthLow-temperature scanning electron microscopyScanning electron microscopyBiodegradable substrateRat C6 glioma cellsFluorescence microscopyCentrifugal forceCell orderingDynamic conditionsC6 glioma cellsForce microscopyProcess outgrowthAxon growthFibrin hydrogelsUniform distributionCell modelGlioma cellsC6 cellsElectron microscopy
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