Random walk models in biology

EA Codling, MJ Plank… - Journal of the Royal …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mathematical modelling of the movement of animals, micro-organisms and cells is of great
relevance in the fields of biology, ecology and medicine. Movement models can take many …

A systems biology view of blood vessel growth and remodelling

EA Logsdon, SD Finley, AS Popel… - Journal of cellular and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Blood travels throughout the body in an extensive network of vessels–arteries, veins and
capillaries. This vascular network is not static, but instead dynamically remodels in response …

Nonlinear modelling of cancer: bridging the gap between cells and tumours

JS Lowengrub, HB Frieboes, F **, YL Chuang, X Li… - …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite major scientific, medical and technological advances over the last few decades, a
cure for cancer remains elusive. The disease initiation is complex, and including initiation …

Three-dimensional multispecies nonlinear tumor growth—II: tumor invasion and angiogenesis

HB Frieboes, F **, YL Chuang, SM Wise… - Journal of theoretical …, 2010 - Elsevier
We extend the diffuse interface model developed in Wise et al.(2008) to study nonlinear
tumor growth in 3-D. Extensions include the tracking of multiple viable cell species …

Effects of endothelial cell proliferation and migration rates in a computational model of sprouting angiogenesis

KA Norton, AS Popel - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Angiogenesis, the recruitment of new blood vessels, is a critical process for the growth,
expansion, and metastatic dissemination of develo** tumors. Three types of cells make up …

A review of mathematical models for the formation of vascular networks

M Scianna, CG Bell, L Preziosi - Journal of theoretical biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Two major mechanisms are involved in the formation of blood vasculature: vasculogenesis
and angiogenesis. The former term describes the formation of a capillary-like network from …

Computer simulation of glioma growth and morphology

HB Frieboes, JS Lowengrub, S Wise, X Zheng… - Neuroimage, 2007 - Elsevier
Despite major advances in the study of glioma, the quantitative links between intra-tumor
molecular/cellular properties, clinically observable properties such as morphology, and …

Angiogenesis and vascular remodelling in normal and cancerous tissues

MR Owen, T Alarcón, PK Maini, HM Byrne - Journal of mathematical …, 2009 - Springer
Vascular development and homeostasis are underpinned by two fundamental features: the
generation of new vessels to meet the metabolic demands of under-perfused regions and …

Multiscale modelling of vascular tumour growth in 3D: the roles of domain size and boundary conditions

H Perfahl, HM Byrne, T Chen, V Estrella, T Alarcón… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
We investigate a three-dimensional multiscale model of vascular tumour growth, which
couples blood flow, angiogenesis, vascular remodelling, nutrient/growth factor transport …