The cytoplasm of living cells behaves as a poroelastic material
The cytoplasm of living cells behaves as a poroelastic material
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The cytoplasm is the largest part of the cell by volume and hence its rheology sets the rate at which cellular shape changes can occur. Recent experimental evidence suggests that cytoplasmic rheology can be described by a poroelastic model, in which the cytoplasm is treated as a biphasic material consisting of a porous elastic solid meshwork (cytos...
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The cytoplasm of living cells behaves as a poroelastic material
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1476-1122
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1476-4660
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10.1038/nmat3517
