Soft Listeria: actin-based propulsion of liquid drops.

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Summary

The motion of oil drops propelled by actin polymerization in cell extracts is studied and the drop shape is calculated taking into account the elasticity of the actin gel and the variation of the polymerization velocity with normal stress.

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2003-11-27
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Keywords

Polymerization, Drop (telecommunication), Mechanics, Elasticity (physics), Actin

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