Mechanically guided cell fate determination in early development

DN Alasaadi, R Mayor - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Cell fate determination, a vital process in early development and adulthood, has been the
focal point of intensive investigation over the past decades. Its importance lies in its critical …

A human pluripotent stem cell-based somitogenesis model using microfluidics

Y Liu, YS Kim, X Xue, Y Miao, N Kobayashi, S Sun… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Emerging human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-based embryo models are useful for studying
human embryogenesis. Particularly, there are hPSC-based somitogenesis models using …

Stochastic morphological swings in Hydra regeneration: A manifestation of noisy canalized morphogenesis

O Agam, E Braun - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025 - pnas.org
Animal morphogenesis, the development of an organism's body form, is commonly
perceived as a directed and almost deterministic process. However, noise and stochastic …

Geometrical incompatibility regulated pattern selection and morphological evolution in growing spherical soft tissues

C Liu, F Wang, W Tao, C Lü - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Surface morphological patterns are widely observed in natural systems, which are closely
correlated to vital biological functions and inspire surface morphology designs in soft matter …

Spatially defined microenvironment for engineering organoids

Y Zhang, F Qi, P Chen, BF Liu, Y Li - Biophysics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In the intricately defined spatial microenvironment, a single fertilized egg remarkably
develops into a conserved and well-organized multicellular organism. This observation …

Multicell-Fold: geometric learning in folding multicellular life

H Yang, AQ Nguyen, D Bi, MJ Buehler, M Guo - Ar**v, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During developmental processes such as embryogenesis, how a group of cells fold into
specific structures, is a central question in biology. However, it remains a major challenge to …

Confinement determines transport of a reaction-diffusion active matter front

N Lobato-Dauzier, A Maitra, A Estevez-Torres… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Couplings between biochemical and mechanical processes have a profound impact on
embryonic development. However, in-vitro studies capable of quantifying these interactions …

Cell Contractile Forces Drive Spatiotemporal Morphing in 4D Bioprinted Living Constructs

DS Cleveland, KL Gasvoda, A Ding, E Alsberg - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Current 4D materials typically rely on external stimuli such as heat or light to accomplish
changes in shape, limiting the biocompatibility of these materials. Here, a composite bioink …

Geometry and Topology of Soft Elastic Systems

RA Valenzuela - 2024 - search.proquest.com
We study two separate systems each of which emphasizes the geometrical and topological
aspects of soft condensed matter systems. The geometry side of condensed matter is …

Curvature Feedback for Repetitive Tissue Morphogenesis–Bridging Algorithmic Principles and Self-Regulatory Systems

E Vikran, T Hirashima - jxiv.jst.go.jp
抄録 Tissue patterning during organ development consists of intricate morphogenetic
processes, driven by the interplay of physical and genetic cues among constituent cells …