During development and in adult physiology, living tissues are continuously subjected to
mechanical stresses originating either from cellular processes intrinsic to the tissue or from …

The directed migration of cell collectives is essential in various physiological processes, such
as epiboly, intestinal epithelial turnover, and convergent extension during morphogenesis, …

The dynamic reshaping of tissues during morphogenesis results from a combination of
individual cell behaviors and collective cell rearrangements. However, a comprehensive …

Collagen is the most abundant extracellular-network-forming protein in animal biology and
is important in both natural and artificial tissues, where it serves as a material of great …

The role of geometrical confinement on collective cell migration has been recognized but has
not been elucidated yet. Here, we show that the geometrical properties of the environment …

Soft materials often exhibit a distinctive power-law viscoelastic response arising from broad
distribution of time-scales present in their complex internal structure. A promising tool to …

One-cell-thick monolayers are the simplest tissues in multicellular organisms, yet they fulfill
critical roles in development and normal physiology. In early development, embryonic …

A number of biological processes, such as embryo development, cancer metastasis or wound
healing, rely on cells moving in concert. The mechanisms leading to the emergence of …

Collective behavior refers to the emergence of complex migration patterns over scales
larger than those of the individual elements constituting a system. It plays a pivotal role in …

Drosophila germ-band extension (GBE) is an example of the convergence and extension
movements that elongate and narrow embryonic tissues. To understand the collective cell …