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Force Generation in Lamellipodia Is a Probabilistic Process with Fast Growth and Retraction Events

Rajesh Shahapure, Francesco Difato, Alessandro Laio, Giacomo Bisson, Erika Ercolini, Ladan Amin, Enrico Ferrari, Vincent Torre

Biophysical Journal · 2010 · 30 citations · 32 references

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Self-organized criticality

Per Bak, Chao Tang, Kurt Wiesenfeld · Physical review. A, General physics · 1988 · 4.7K citations

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Mechanics of Motor Proteins and the Cytoskeleton

Jonathon Howard, RL Clark · Applied Mechanics Reviews · 2002 · 2.9K citations

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Optical trapping

Keir C. Neuman, Steven M. Block · Review of Scientific Instruments · 2004 · 2.1K citations

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Cell motility driven by actin polymerization

Alex Mogilner, George Oster · Biophysical Journal · 1996 · 943 citations

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Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: the Brownian ratchet

Charles S. Peskin, Garrett M. Odell, George Oster · Biophysical Journal · 1993 · 898 citations · Full text

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