3D Shape of Epithelial Cells on Curved Substrates
Nicolas Harmand, Anqi Huang, Sylvie Hénon
Abstract
Analysis of the thickness of living epithelial tissue allows for the validation of differential surface tensions and apical line tension as the ingredients of a minimal model that accounts for the shape of epithelial cells.
Topics & Concepts
Tension (geology)EpitheliumLine (geometry)Surface tensionDifferential (mechanical device)Epithelial tissueCell biologyShape analysis (program analysis)ChemistryAnatomyBiophysicsMaterials scienceGeometryBiologyMathematicsPhysicsPathologyComposite materialMedicineThermodynamicsUltimate tensile strengthEcologyStatic analysisCellular Mechanics and Interactions3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchAdvanced Materials and Mechanics