Non-Equilibrium Spatial Encoding of Nanoscale Mechanical Relaxation in Growing Plant Epithelial cells
Jacob Kienast, Ian R. Moore, Sonia Contera
The paper introduces a physics-based framework to convert AFM measurements into spatially resolved mechanical properties of plant cell walls, revealing how nanoscale mechanical relaxation relates to tissue-scale growth.
bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics