Detailed 3D finite element analysis and confocal microscopy reveal a novel multistep morphogenetic mechanism generating and establishing the wavy pattern of pavement cells.

Geometry matters - Predictive modeling of biological processes gains relevance when consistent with biological evidence and upon careful consideration of input assumptions, geometrical features, and mechanical concepts. authors.elsevier.com/a/1ZJmg5Sx5gfp…

Review discussing the many ways to measure the mechanical properties of the primary plant cell wall. Contains a table of the published values for wall mechanical properties we found, and a glossary of #plantbiomechanics terms academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-ar… Feedback always welcome.

Cell biology & mechanical engineering make a great combination to investigate plant cell morphogenesis. #plantscience #plantbiomechanics #CellBiology #cellwall #plantdevelopment secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/getShar…

Pavement cell morphogenesis involves a stress based feedback mechanism involving turgor, cell wall and cytoskeleton #plantbiomechanics secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/getShar…

An onion never tastes the same again after you peeled off a few-micron-thick cell layer from a scale, poked and prodded it to determine its mechanical properties, and found them to be elastic, but non-linear! PlantBiomechanics Amir J Bidhendi #BotanyJournal nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cj…

Watch what happens with the root hairs instantly after the air bubble is gone.

Our poster in Plant Biology Worldwide Summit #PlantBio20 #ASPB

Leaf and stem strength- and lack thereof, and where to grow in the latter case.

Do you have a #mechanicalengineering background, experience in #mechanicalmodeling or #fluidmechanics, and are interested in #softmatter? Looking for a #postdoc position to apply these skills on biological systems? Contact me at geitmannlab.org. Please RT

Kudos to Youssef Chebli, Amir J Bidhendi, and Karuna Kapoor for co-authoring this paper! Find the whole story and high resolution versions of the figures in the paper: authors.elsevier.com/a/1d7P93QW8Rwn… 7/8

#microtubules of plant cells are not just extremely helpful as sensors for the #mechanical and developmental state of cells but they make fantastic subjects for imaging as well. Thanks to the organizers of @MSC_SMC_2021, and Geitmann Lab.

The story of Tom Brown, the retired engineer that became 'apple hunter', rescuing over 1,000 'lost' varieties in the last 25 years [read more: buff.ly/2S2eKDM]

Walking in Montreal summer: colors, patterns, structural mechanics, and life all around

Spectacular show observed this morning on our confocal. These are proteins with a fluorescent tag, trafficking within wild tobacco leaf cells.

Stomates climbing city walls! The beauty of #plantcell #microscopy decorates the night sky of Ville de Montréal. Cool to see Amir J Bidhendi's PhD thesis results projected on the walls of UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal at Place des Arts.

Does #ChatGPT by OpenAI 'know' that plants are alive and consist of cells? We wanted to find out and scored the bot's answers to our queries on our #plant blindness barometer. authors.elsevier.com/a/1hWcz4rGdjWa… TrendsPlantSci

Excited to share: Converging #FractureMechanics, #Microscopy and #DevelopmentalBiology unveils how #Nature uses cell geometry to engineer fracture toughness. Smelling like onions for a whole year but was totally worth it! : #Metamaterials #Bioinspired nature.com/articles/s4146…

Great achievement as plant biology writer! I'm on the "Botany One - Top 10 in 2017" presentation. Thanks, @botanyone @AnneOsterrieder @41un Ian Street ☕️ botany.one/2017/11/eplant…