Collective microfibril sliding underlies plant cell wall creep
Changhao Li, Jingyi Yu, K. Jimmy Hsia, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Sulin Zhang
The paper models plant cell wall creep as microfibril sliding, showing how localized defects and stress influence deformation mechanisms and structural integrity.
bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics