Shear-Driven Solidification and Nonlinear Elasticity in Epithelial Tissues
(2022)
Journal Article
Huang, J., Cochran, J. O., Fielding, S. M., Marchetti, M. C., & Bi, D. (2022). Shear-Driven Solidification and Nonlinear Elasticity in Epithelial Tissues. Physical Review Letters, 128(17), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.128.178001
Biological processes, from morphogenesis to tumor invasion, spontaneously generate shear stresses inside living tissue. The mechanisms that govern the transmission of mechanical forces in epithelia and the collective response of the tissue to bulk sh... Read More about Shear-Driven Solidification and Nonlinear Elasticity in Epithelial Tissues.