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. 2019 Jan 24;116(5):930–937. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.01.015

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Schematic representation of a doublet of adhering cells: the cell’s cortex with thickness tc has passive elastic properties (Young’s modulus Ec, Poisson ratio vc, and viscosity ηc) and an active contractile tension γ. Volume is maintained through a bulk modulus K, and adhesion energy w drives the formation of initial cell-cell contacts. To see this figure in color, go online.