Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "inhomogeneity"
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The mechanics of tip growth morphogenesis: what we have learned from rubber balloons
(Mathematical Sciences Publishers, 2007)Morphogenesis of plant, fungal, and bacterial cells depends heavily on surface mechanics and in particular on the stiff wall that surrounds these cells. In this paper, we show that tubular rubber balloons offer a useful ...