We review the general hydrodynamic theory of active soft materials that is motivated in
particular by biological matter. We present basic concepts of irreversible thermodynamics of …

Amoeboid motility has come to refer to a spectrum of cell migration modes enabling a cell to
move in the absence of strong, specific adhesion. To do so, cells have evolved a range of …

Mechanochemical processes in thin biological structures, such as the cellular cortex or
epithelial sheets, play a key role during the morphogenesis of cells and tissues. In particular …

Fluid deformable surfaces are ubiquitous in cell and tissue biology, including lipid bilayers,
the actomyosin cortex or epithelial cell sheets. These interfaces exhibit a complex interplay …

Although much is known about the physiological framework of T cell motility, and numerous
rate-limiting molecules have been identified through loss-of-function approaches, an …

Contraction and flow of the actin cell cortex have emerged as a common principle by which
cells reorganize their cytoplasm and take shape. However, how these cortical flows interact …

How living systems break symmetry in an organized manner is a fundamental question in
biology. In wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans zygotes, symmetry breaking during anterior …

The cell cortex, a thin film of active material assembled below the cell membrane, plays a
key role in cellular symmetry-breaking processes such as cell polarity establishment and cell …

The cell cortex is a thin layer beneath the plasma membrane that gives animal cells
mechanical resistance and drives most of their shape changes, from migration, division to …

We introduce a modelling and simulation framework for cell aggregates in three dimensions
based on interacting active surfaces. Cell mechanics is captured by a physical description of …