Self-organization and shape change by active polarization in nematic droplets

Active forces drive critical biological processes such as spontaneous organization and shape change during cell division. Here, we present a minimal hydrodynamic model leading to a unified description of self-organization and division in nematic droplets through active polarity sorting of cytoskelet...

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Main Authors: Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl, Pierre Ronceray, Kimberly L. Weirich, Kinjal Dasbiswas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-10-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043061