35 episodes

This ICAM workshop brought together junior and senior researchers working on the emergent properties of soft active matter. It focused on nonequilibrium collective behavior and locomotion in active systems, including mixtures of cytoskeletal filaments and motor proteins, the cell cytoskeleton, bacteria colonies, collections of cells in elastic matrices or living tissues, plankton in the ocean, insects or animal groups and vibrated granular layers. By bringing together researchers from a variety of disciplines we hope to stimulate new interactions and ideas in this rapidly evolving field.

Soft Active Materials: From Granular Rods to Flocks, Cells and Tissues Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (ICAM)

- Science

- MAY 21, 2009
- video
A Model for Surface Tension in Cell Aggregates

A Model for Surface Tension in Cell Aggregates

Lisa Manning examines the liquid-like properties of cell movement using a 3D interaction model for embryonic tissue. This is a realistic model that takes many physical forces into account.
- 11 min
- MAY 21, 2009
- video
Dynamics of Active Cellular Response Under Mechanical Stress

Dynamics of Active Cellular Response Under Mechanical Stress

This talk discusses various types of forces that cells often experience. Rumi De also explains how these forces may influence cellular activity.
- 41 min
- MAY 21, 2009
- video
Endothelial Cell Network Assembly on Soft Subtrates

Endothelial Cell Network Assembly on Soft Subtrates

Cynthia Reinhart-King explains how substrates play a large role in cell connectivity. The effects on cell assembly are also examined.
- 54 min
- MAY 21, 2009
- video
F-actin Dynamics in Human Skin Cells Directs Velocity of Cell Migration

F-actin Dynamics in Human Skin Cells Directs Velocity of Cell Migration

This presentation examines the behavior of Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In particular, there is a focus on the actin modelling dynamics of each organism.
- 19 min
- MAY 21, 2009
- video
Multi-cellular Substrate Deformation Guides Collective Migration

Multi-cellular Substrate Deformation Guides Collective Migration

This talk examines substrate-cell interactions and explains how these connections influence collective migration.
- 23 min
- MAY 21, 2009
- video
Response of Cells to Nonlinear Elastic Substrates

Response of Cells to Nonlinear Elastic Substrates

This presentation discusses tissue stiffness and how cells react to this type of stress. In addition, the effects of gels on cell signaling are also examined.
- 51 min