Heriot-Watt Mathematics Report Series
HWM07-40, 11 Oct 2007

A single-cell based model of cellular growth using the immersed boundary method.

R Dillon, KJ Painter and MR Owen


Abstract

We present a single-cell based model for the growth and division of eucaryotic cells. The fluid-elastic structure of the cells and extracellular matrix are represented within the framework of the immersed boundary method. This is coupled with equations representing the diffusion and consumption of a nutrient. Numerical simulations of the model in the context of solid tumor growth and ductal carcinoma are presented.

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