Figure 3
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Single layer of epidermal cells. 3D visualization of 100 cells each with 20 subcellular elements and periodic boundary conditions forming a single layer of the epidermis. The greenish-yellow plane under the cells represents the basement membrane. Red subcellular elements have an adhesive force term with the basement membrane, and blue subcellular elements indicate the basal cellular state.