A spring lattice model shows that radially contractile pre-strains initiate wound closure in jellyfish umbrella geometry even for large cuts, matching experiments and yielding an analytical formula for closure amount based on residual material angle.
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Effective strains enable rapid wound closure in jellyfish after injury
A spring lattice model shows that radially contractile pre-strains initiate wound closure in jellyfish umbrella geometry even for large cuts, matching experiments and yielding an analytical formula for closure amount based on residual material angle.