Physiological and pathological processes of living soft tissues always involve complicated
interplays of biological, chemical, mechanical, and physical cues. Understanding the …

This review presents the different physical descriptions of cell assemblies. After a short
presentation of discrete models, very popular in studies of epithelial tissues, we focus more …

Epithelial monolayers are the simplest tissues in multicellular organisms, yet they play a vital
role in many physiological processes, including development, growth, and wound healing …

Cross-sections of cell shapes in a tissue monolayer typically resemble a tiling of convex
polygons. Yet, examples exist where the polygons are not convex with curved cell–cell …

Mechanical forces generated by dynamic cellular activities play a crucial role in the
morphogenesis and growth of biological tissues. While the influence of mechanics is clear …

Mechanics plays a crucial role in the growth, development, and therapeutics of tumors. In
this paper, a nonlinear poroelastic theory is established to describe the mechanical …

Periodic oscillations of collective cells occur in the morphogenesis and organogenesis of
various tissues and organs. In this paper, an oscillating cytodynamic model is presented by …

Coordination of cell behaviour is key to a myriad of biological processes including tissue
morphogenesis, wound healing, and tumour growth. As such, individual-based …

A key process in the life of any multicellular organism is its development from a single egg
into a full grown adult. The first step in this process often consists of forming a tissue layer …

The intricate interplay between biochemical and physical cues dictates pluripotent stem cell
(PSC) differentiation to form various tissues. While biochemical modulation has been …