Although epithelial folding is commonly studied using in vivo animal models, such models exhibit critical limitations in terms of real-time observation and independent control of experimental parameters.
Here, we develop a tissue-scale in vitro epithelial bilayer folding model that incorporates an epithelium and extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogel, thereby emulating various folding structures found in in vivo epithelial tissue.
Beyond mere folding, our in vitro model realizes a hierarchical transition in the epithelial bilayer, shifting from periodic wrinkles to a single deep fold under compression.
Experimental and theoretical investigations of the in vitro model imply that both the strain-stiffening of epithelium and the poroelasticity of ECM influence the folded structures of epithelial tissue.
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