• On the theory of cell migration: durotaxis and chemotaxis 

      Diego Íñiguez, Javier; Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra, Eugenio; Chiumenti, Michele (Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria (CIMNE), 2014-06)
      Llibre
      Accés obert
      This thesis presents a model of cell migration that integrates a description of force generation and cell deformation, adhesion site dynamics and RhoGTPases activation. The cell is modeled as a viscoelastic body capable ...
    • The effect of cell morphology on the permeability of the nuclear envelope to diffusive factors 

      García González, Alberto; Jacchetti, Emanuela; Marotta, Roberto (2018-07)
      Article
      Accés obert
      A recent advance in understanding stem cell differentiation is that the cell is able to translate its morphology, i.e., roundish or spread, into a fate decision. We hypothesize that strain states in the nuclear envelope ...