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Multi-scale nature of the tissue surface tension: Theoretical consideration on tissue model systems

Ivana Pajic-Lijakovic1, Raluca Eftimie2, Milan Milivojevic1

  • 1University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Department of Chemical Engineering, Serbia.

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
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Keywords:
Cell cohesivenessCollective cell migrationMulti-scale mathematical modellingTissue surface tensionViscoelasticity

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