Iain Muntz

Fibers and Glasses are Competing Material States in FUS Protein Condensation

This study shows that FUS protein fibers grow in the dilute phase around condensates, which transition to a glassy state, revealing two coexisting solid-like phases in protein condensation.

Data-driven traction force microscopy in 3D collagen hydrogels

This paper introduces DD-TFM, a data-driven 3D traction force microscopy method that models collagen hydrogels as discrete fiber networks, revealing fiber-level matrix deformations caused by endothelial cells.

Invasive cancer cells soften collagen networks and disrupt stress-stiffening via volume exclusion, contractility and adhesion

This study shows invasive cancer cells alter collagen network mechanics through volume exclusion, adhesion, and contractility, leading to softening and suppression of stress-stiffening.

EMT-dependent cell-matrix interactions are linked to unjamming transitions in cancer spheroid invasion

This study investigates how EMT-dependent cell-matrix interactions influence unjamming transitions in cancer spheroid invasion using 3D invasion assays and quantitative image analysis.