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Splay and bend deformations in cells near corners

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: the ratio of the elastic constants associated with splay and bend. We explore the behavior of monolayers of cells in proximity to corners, where cells arrange in splay or bend configuration, depending on the amplitude of the wedge angle. The angle at which splay and bend deformations are equally likely is determined by the ratio between splay and bend elastic constants. Our data suggest that for fibroblast cells the common approximation of bend and splay constants being equal is valid.

Source: Soft Matter

DOI: 10.1039/d5sm00093a

Authors: Aniruddh Murali, Prasoon Awasthi, Kirsten Endresen, Arkadiusz Goszczak, Francesca Serra

Institutions: University of Southern Denmark, Johns Hopkins University

Language: English

Topic: Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Novo Nordisk Fonden

Award: G4981093245