Shear stress is essential for normal physiology and malignancy. Common physiological
processes–such as blood flow, particle flow in the gut, or contact between migratory cell …

Morphological changes during development, tissue repair, and disease largely rely on
coordinated cell movements and are controlled by the tissue environment. Epithelial cell …

Collective cell migration offers a rich field of study for non-equilibrium physics and cellular
biology, revealing phenomena such as glassy dynamics, pattern formation and active …

Various types of mechanical waves, such as propagative waves and standing waves, are
observed during 2D collective cell migration. Propagative waves are generated during …

A striking phenomenon of collective cell motion is that they can exhibit a spontaneously
emerging wave during epithelia expansions. However, the fundamental mechanism …

Living tissues are characterized by an intrinsically mechanochemical interplay of active
physical forces and complex biochemical signaling pathways. Either feature alone can give …

The coordination of cell proliferation and migration in growing tissues is crucial in
development and regeneration but remains poorly understood. Here, we find that, while …

We reveal that the mechanical pulsation of locally synchronized particles is a generic route
to propagate deformation waves. We consider a model of dense repulsive particles whose …

Recent evidence has demonstrated that, when cultured on micro-patterned surfaces, living
cells can move in a coordinated manner and form distinct migration patterns, including …

Fluid-to-solid phase transition in multicellular assembly is crucial in many developmental
biological processes, such as embryogenesis and morphogenesis. However, biomechanical …