From classical thermodynamics to phase-field method

LQ Chen, Y Zhao - Progress in Materials Science, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Phase-field method is a density-based computational method at the mesoscale for modeling
and predicting the temporal microstructure and property evolution during materials …

Nonequilibrium physics in biology

X Fang, K Kruse, T Lu, J Wang - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019‏ - APS
Life is characterized by a myriad of complex dynamic processes allowing organisms to grow,
reproduce, and evolve. Physical approaches for describing systems out of thermodynamic …

Active gel physics

J Prost, F Jülicher, JF Joanny - Nature physics, 2015‏ - nature.com
The mechanical behaviour of cells is largely controlled by a structure that is fundamentally
out of thermodynamic equilibrium: a network of crosslinked filaments subjected to the action …

Physics of adherent cells

US Schwarz, SA Safran - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013‏ - APS
One of the most unique physical features of cell adhesion to external surfaces is the active
generation of mechanical force at the cell-material interface. This includes pulling forces …

From actin waves to mechanism and back: How theory aids biological understanding

C Beta, L Edelstein-Keshet, N Gov, A Yochelis - Elife, 2023‏ - elifesciences.org
Actin dynamics in cell motility, division, and phagocytosis is regulated by complex factors
with multiple feedback loops, often leading to emergent dynamic patterns in the form of …

Cell position fates and collective fountain flow in bacterial biofilms revealed by light-sheet microscopy

B Qin, C Fei, AA Bridges, AA Mashruwala, HA Stone… - Science, 2020‏ - science.org
Bacterial biofilms represent a basic form of multicellular organization that confers survival
advantages to constituent cells. The sequential stages of cell ordering during biofilm …

Physical models of collective cell motility: from cell to tissue

BA Camley, WJ Rappel - Journal of physics D: Applied physics, 2017‏ - iopscience.iop.org
In this article, we review physics-based models of collective cell motility. We discuss a range
of techniques at different scales, ranging from models that represent cells as simple self …

Emergence of active nematic behavior in monolayers of isotropic cells

R Mueller, JM Yeomans, A Doostmohammadi - Physical review letters, 2019‏ - APS
There is now growing evidence of the emergence and biological functionality of liquid crystal
features, including nematic order and topological defects, in cellular tissues. However, how …

Learning dynamical models of single and collective cell migration: a review

D Brückner, CP Broedersz - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2024‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Single and collective cell migration are fundamental processes critical for physiological
phenomena ranging from embryonic development and immune response to wound healing …

Coupling actin flow, adhesion, and morphology in a computational cell motility model

D Shao, H Levine, WJ Rappel - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2012‏ - pnas.org
Cell migration is a pervasive process in many biology systems and involves protrusive
forces generated by actin polymerization, myosin dependent contractile forces, and force …