Demonstration and interpretation of "scutoid" cells formed in a quasi-2D soap froth

Hutzler, Stefan; Weaire, Denis; Mughal, A.; Cox, S.J.; Burke, S.R.

doi:doi.org/10.1080/09500839.2018.1552806

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 - 364

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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.