Chemo-mechanical model of a cell as a stochastic active gel

@article{Deshpande2021ChemomechanicalMO,
  title={Chemo-mechanical model of a cell as a stochastic active gel},
  author={V. Deshpande and Antonio DeSimone and Robert M. McMeeking and Pierre Recho},
  journal={Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids},
  year={2021},
  volume={151},
  pages={104381}
}
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