Fig. 1.
Fusion of an epithelium over nonadhering domains. (A) Schematics of the experiment: the surface (blue) is patterned with nonadhering domains (red) of radius R. Cells (green) progressively cover these domains and the cell-free area [A(t)] is dynamically monitored. (B) The 5 × 5 array of nonadhering domains in phase contrast at the onset of the experiment (R = 42 µm). (C) Time evolution of a single domain (R = 42 µm).
