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Figure 4

From: Multiscale mechanobiology: mechanics at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels

Figure 4

A schematic for the self-organization of myofibrils. A single myocyte is patterned into a square shape to bias the distribution of focal contacts (green) at the corners. The contractile units, stress fibers, connect focal contacts to one another. The final pattern of myofibril is predicted to result from the coordination of the geometrical cues and the self-alignment of stress fibers.

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