Network dynamics of the nonlinear power-law relaxation of cell cortex

• Main Authors: Li, Shao-Heng, Gao, Huajian, Xu, Guang-Kui
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Mechanical-Properties; Actin-Filament
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163726
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Living cells are known to exhibit universal power-law rheological behaviors, but their underlying biomechanical principles are still not fully understood. Here, we present a network dynamics picture to decipher the nonlinear power-law relaxation of cortical cytoskeleton. Under step strains, we prese...