Probing tissue-scale deformation by in vivo force application reveals a fast tissue softening during early embryogenesis
Arturo D’Angelo, Kai Dierkes, Carlo Carolis, Guillaume Salbreux, Jérôme Solon
The paper applies controlled forces to microparticles in embryos to measure tissue mechanical properties and finds a rapid softening during Drosophila cellularization.
Current Biology · Apr 25, 2019Peer-reviewedBioinformatics