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Cell Shape Dynamics Reveal Balance of Elasticity and Contractility in Peripheral Arcs

Céline Labouesse, Alexander B. Verkhovsky, Jean-Jacques Meister, Chiara Gabella, Benoît Vianay

Biophysical Journal · 2015 · 52 citations · 36 references

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Preparation of Hydrogel Substrates with Tunable Mechanical Properties

Justin R. Tse, Adam J. Engler · Current Protocols in Cell Biology · 2010 · 1.1K citations

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Stress fibers are generated by two distinct actin assembly mechanisms in motile cells

Pirta Hotulainen, Pekka Lappalainen · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2006 · 917 citations · Full text

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Viscoelastic Retraction of Single Living Stress Fibers and Its Impact on Cell Shape, Cytoskeletal Organization, and Extracellular Matrix Mechanics

Sanjay Kumar, Iva Maxwell, Alexander Heisterkamp et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2006 · 681 citations · Full text

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Role of cortical tension in bleb growth

Jean-Yves Tinévez, Ulrike Schulze, Guillaume Salbreux et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 564 citations · Full text

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Cell distribution of stress fibres in response to the geometry of the adhesive environment

Manuel Théry, A. Pépin, Emilie Dressaire et al. · Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton · 2006 · 459 citations · Full text

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