Self-assembly of tessellated tissue sheets by growth and collision

biorxiv(2021)

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Tissues do not exist in isolation–they interact with other tissues within and across organs. While cell-cell interactions have been intensely investigated, less is known about tissue-tissue interactions. Here, we studied collisions between monolayer tissues with different geometries, cell densities, and cell types. First, we determine rules for tissue shape changes during binary collisions and describe complex cell migration at tri-tissue boundaries. Next, we demonstrate that genetically identical tissues displace each other based solely on cell density gradients, and present a physical model of tissue interactions that allows us to estimate the bulk modulus of the tissues from collision dynamics. Finally, we introduce TissEllate, a design tool for self-assembling complex tessellations from arrays of many tissues, and we use cell sheet engineering techniques to transfer these composite tissues like cellular films. Overall, our work provides insight into the mechanics of tissue collisions, harnessing them to engineer tissue composites as designable living materials. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.
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tessellated tissue sheets,self-assembly
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