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Modelling and simulation for the formation of vascular networks

Manoussaki, D.

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/9674395F-63F0-4AC1-A727-001767CBA4BE
Year 2002
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Bibliographic Citation D. Manoussaki. (2002, Nov.). Modelling and simulation for the formation of vascular networks. Presented at MS4CMS:Modelling and Simulation for Computer-Aided Medicine and Surgery. [Online]. Available: http://www.esaim-proc.org/articles/proc/pdf/2002/02/manoussaki.pdf
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The formation of blood vessels is driven by chemical and mechanical interactions betweenthe cells and their extracellular matrix. New vasculature can emerge in the presence of angiogenicfactors or as a result of cell traction forces onto the extracellular matrix. The respective contributionof chemical or mechanical events during angiogenesis is still unclear.We present a mathematical model that incorporates such interactions and examine the conditionsnecessary for the formation of pattern. The model treats the extracellular matrix as a linear viscoelasticmaterial and cellular movement either as a process influenced by the local strain field or as a chemotacticmovement, in response to chemical gradients.

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