Generic self-stabilization mechanism for biomolecular adhesions under load

Cellular adhesions have the remarkable property that they adapt their stability to the applied mechanical load. Here, authors describe a generic physical mechanism that explains self-stabilization of idealized adhesion systems under shear.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrea Braeutigam, Ahmet Nihat Simsek, Gerhard Gompper, Benedikt Sabass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29823-2