Periodic Fracture of Active Tissues

Author(s): Yue Qian, Yue Li, and Bo Li Fracture typically signifies mechanical failure in engineering materials, whereas controlled cracking may actively sculpt tissues through precise biological regulation. Here, we establish a multiscale nonlinear peridynamic theory that accounts for cellular mechanosensing to decipher the spontaneous … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 248402] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026