Modeling the mechanics of growing epithelia with a bilayer plate theory
J. Ackermann, P.-Q. Qu, L. LeGoff, M. Ben Amar
This paper develops a bilayer plate theory to model epithelial mechanics, showing how localized stiffness or thickness changes affect 3D shape during growth in Drosophila tissues.
bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2021Biophysics