The cell is a mechanical machine, and continuum mechanics of the fluid cytoplasm and the
viscoelastic deforming cytoskeleton play key roles in cell physiology. We review …

Mechanical forces play an important role in various physiological processes, such as
morphogenesis, cytokinesis, and migration. Thus, in order to illuminate mechanisms …

Motility initiation in crawling cells requires transformation of a symmetric state into a
polarized state. In contrast, motility arrest is associated with re-symmetrization of the internal …

Eukaryotic cell rheology has important consequences for vital processes such as adhesion,
migration, and differentiation. Experiments indicate that cell cytoplasm can exhibit both …

The fundamental question of how forces are generated in a motile cell, a lamellipodium, and
a comet tail is the subject of this note. It is now well established that cellular motility results …

While it is commonly observed that the shape dynamics of mammalian cells can undergo
large random fluctuations, theoretical models aiming at capturing cell mechanics often focus …

In the presence of glycoproteins, bacterial and yeast biofilms are hypothesized to expand by
sliding motility. This involves a sheet of cells spreading as a unit, facilitated by cell …

A long-standing puzzle in the rheology of living cells is the origin of the experimentally
observed long-time stress relaxation. The mechanics of the cell is largely dictated by the …

Cell motion in response to external chemical cues (chemotaxis) is a fundamental step in
many physiological and pathological phenomena. The ability of cells to move onto two …

Eukaryotic cell rheology has important consequences for vital processes such as adhesion,
migration, and differentiation. Experiments indicate that cell cytoplasm can exhibit both …