Extended Data Fig. 6: Distinct gel deformation modes for dome- and lens-shaped phenotypes. | Nature Physics

Extended Data Fig. 6: Distinct gel deformation modes for dome- and lens-shaped phenotypes.

From: Biofilms as self-shaping growing nematics

Extended Data Fig. 6

Displacement of tracer particles in the axisymmetric coordinates of the biofilm during growth of 6 different biofilms. The colours denote the direction and magnitude of the vertical displacement of the beads at the end of the experiment with respect to their original locations (\(z\left(t\right)-z\left(0\right)\)). Consistent with the interfacial cavitation model for the growth of dome-shaped biofilms, we observed negative values near the boundary, corresponding to gel materials that are compressed and therefore move closer to the glass substrate.

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