Surface tension determines tissue shape and growth kinetics
S. Ehrig, C. M. Bidan, A. West, C. Jacobi, K. Lam, P. Kollmannsberger, A. Petersen, P. Tomancak, K. Kommareddy, F. D. Fischer, P. Fratzl, J. W. C. Dunlop
The paper investigates how surface tension influences tissue shape and growth kinetics, showing that even tissues with extracellular matrices can exhibit fluid-like growth behavior.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2018Biophysics