Charras, G;
(2017)
Biological physics: Liquid crystals in living tissue.
Nature
, 544
(7649)
pp. 164-165.
10.1038/544164a.
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Abstract
Evidence has been found that a biological tissue might behave like a liquid crystal. Even more remarkably, topological defects in this liquid-crystal system seem to influence cell behaviour. A materials physicist and a biologist discuss what the findings mean for researchers in their fields.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Biological physics: Liquid crystals in living tissue |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/544164a |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1038/544164a |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Materials science, Biophysics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1555411 |
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