Motility induced phase separation of deformable cells

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Autori principali: Hopkins, Austin, Loewe, Benjamin, Chiang, Michael, Marenduzzo, Davide, Marchetti, M. Cristina
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Pubblicazione: 2023
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author Hopkins, Austin
Loewe, Benjamin
Chiang, Michael
Marenduzzo, Davide
Marchetti, M. Cristina
author_facet Hopkins, Austin
Loewe, Benjamin
Chiang, Michael
Marenduzzo, Davide
Marchetti, M. Cristina
contents Using a multi-phase field model, we examine how particle deformability, which is a proxy for cell stiffness, affects motility induced phase separation (MIPS). We show that purely repulsive deformable, i.e., squishy, cells phase separate more effectively than their rigid counterparts. This can be understood as due to the fact that deformability increases the effective duration of collisions. In addition, the dense regions become increasingly disordered as deformability increases. Our results contextualize the applicability of MIPS to biological systems and have implications for how cells in biological systems may self-organize
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spellingShingle Motility induced phase separation of deformable cells
Hopkins, Austin
Loewe, Benjamin
Chiang, Michael
Marenduzzo, Davide
Marchetti, M. Cristina
Soft Condensed Matter
Biological Physics
Using a multi-phase field model, we examine how particle deformability, which is a proxy for cell stiffness, affects motility induced phase separation (MIPS). We show that purely repulsive deformable, i.e., squishy, cells phase separate more effectively than their rigid counterparts. This can be understood as due to the fact that deformability increases the effective duration of collisions. In addition, the dense regions become increasingly disordered as deformability increases. Our results contextualize the applicability of MIPS to biological systems and have implications for how cells in biological systems may self-organize
title Motility induced phase separation of deformable cells
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.05088