Demonstration and interpretation of "scutoid" cells formed in a quasi-2D soap froth
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Mughal, A., Cox, S.J., Weaire, D., Burke, S.R. & Hutzler, S., Demonstration and interpretation of "scutoid" cells formed in a quasi-2D soap froth, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 98, 2018, 358 - 364Download Item:
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Recently a novel type of epithelial cell has been discovered and dubbed the ‘scutoid’. It is induced by curvature of the bounding surfaces. We show by simulations and experiments that such cells are to be found in a dry foam subjected to this boundary condition.
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
13/IA/1926]
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Quasi-2D foams, Scutoid, Epithelial cells, T1 transitionSubject (TCD):
Nanoscience & Materials , EPITHELIAL CELLS , soft matter physics (foams, liquid crystals)DOI:
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