Biomechanics of orientationally ordered epithelial tissue
Patrick W. Alford, Luiza Angheluta, Jorge Viñals
The paper introduces a theoretical framework to model the dynamic feedback between tissue elastic response and cytoskeletal reorganization under stress, showing that nematic order reduces the shear modulus in epithelial tissue.
Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering