1. A Dynamic Biochemomechanical Model of Geometry-Confined Cell Spreading
Zi-Long Zhao, Zong-Yuan Liu, Jing Du, Guang-Kui Xu, Xi-Qiao Feng 
Biophysical Journal 
Volume 112, Issue 11, Pages (June 2017)
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2. Figure 1
(A) Schematic of a cell spreading in a microchamber. (B) Top view of the cell in (A). The forces acting on the microtubule-membrane joints are illustrated. To see this figure in color, go online.
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3. Figure 2
Evolution of the contact areas of cells spreading in chambers of defined geometry: (A) rectangle, (B) ellipse, (C) triangle, (D) isosceles trapezoid, (E) right trapezoid, and (F) L-shape. To see this figure in color, go online.
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4. Figure 3
Steady-state configurations and angular distributions of microtubule pulling forces for cells spreading in chambers of defined geometry: (A) rectangle, (B) ellipse, (C) triangle, (D) isosceles trapezoid, (E) right trapezoid, and (F) L-shape. To see this figure in color, go online.
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5. Figure 4
Influences of the initial deviation of the cellular position on spreading behavior. (A and B) Area-time relation (A) and angular distribution (B) of microtubule forces in a cell spreading in a rectangular chamber. (C and D) Area-time relation (C) and angular distribution (D) of microtubule forces in a cell spreading in an L-shaped chamber. To see this figure in color, go online.
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6. Figure 5
(A) Area, S¯, of the spreading cells as a function of time, t, where the circles and squares represent experimental data. (B–D) Effects of the adhesive bond density, Nb (B), the membrane tension, γ (C), and the microtubule number, n (D), on the S¯-t relation. To see this figure in color, go online.
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