Morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysics
Abstract The effects of microgravity on soft matter morphogenesis have been documented in countless experiments, but physical understanding is still lacking in many cases. Here we review how gravity affects shape emergence and pattern formation for both inert matter and living systems of different b...
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| author | Martine Ben Amar Pasquale Ciarletta Pierre A. Haas |
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| description | Abstract The effects of microgravity on soft matter morphogenesis have been documented in countless experiments, but physical understanding is still lacking in many cases. Here we review how gravity affects shape emergence and pattern formation for both inert matter and living systems of different biological complexities. We highlight the importance of building physical models for understanding the experimental results available. Answering these fundamental questions will not only solve basic scientific problems, but will also enable several industrial applications relevant to space exploration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f4de0e79bbc4008bef45664db4d17ca2023-07-02T11:17:57ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Physics2399-36502023-06-016111010.1038/s42005-023-01242-9Morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysicsMartine Ben Amar0Pasquale Ciarletta1Pierre A. Haas2Laboratoire de Physique de l’École Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéMOX Laboratory, Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di MilanoMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex SystemsAbstract The effects of microgravity on soft matter morphogenesis have been documented in countless experiments, but physical understanding is still lacking in many cases. Here we review how gravity affects shape emergence and pattern formation for both inert matter and living systems of different biological complexities. We highlight the importance of building physical models for understanding the experimental results available. Answering these fundamental questions will not only solve basic scientific problems, but will also enable several industrial applications relevant to space exploration.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01242-9 |
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| title | Morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysics |
| title_full | Morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysics |
| title_fullStr | Morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysics |
| title_short | Morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysics |
| title_sort | morphogenesis in space offers challenges and opportunities for soft matter and biophysics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01242-9 |
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