Effect of elasticity mismatch on cell deformation and migration: A phase-field study<xref rid="cpb_27_11_116201fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref><fn id="cpb_27_11_116201fn1"><label>*</label> <p>Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51701160 and U1732129) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. 3102018zy046).</p></fn>

Effect of elasticity mismatch on cell deformation and migration: A phase-field study**

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51701160 and U1732129) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. 3102018zy046).

Yin Yuanfeng^{1, 2}, Xing Hui^{1, 2, †}, Zang Duyang^{1, 2}, Jin Kexin^{1, 2}

(color online) A schematic of migration dynamics of multiple cells in a confluent monolayer, where a tagged cell (red one) is embedded into an array of normal cells (white ones) and periodic boundary conditions are imposed.