Modelo de múltiplas escalas para a dinâmica de crescimento de estruturas biológicas ramificadas / Multiscale model for the dynamics of growth of biological branching structures

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FONTE

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

22/07/2011

RESUMO

The characterization of fractals and the search for general rules and mechanisms for description of non-linear phenomena brought the attention of the scientific community to the interdisciplinary area of complex systems. Complex phenomena can be found in almost every branch of natural science. One example is the simulation using cellular automata of self-organization in life. This work focuses on cellular automata models to simulate the growth of branched structures in animal body guided by the characteristics of interactions in cell migration. Our models are guided by the dynamics of angiogenesis and neurogenesis, apparently two different mechanisms that can be classified under the same rules regarding local interactions and emergent behaviors. The proposed models can be very useful in studies of neurological diseases and cancer therapies.

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neurogênese angiogênese autômatos celulares fisica da materia condensada neurogenesis angiogenesis cellular automata

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