Multiscale angiogenesis modeling using mixed finite element methods

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1137-1167

  Sun, Shuyu ^a   Wheeler, Mary F ^b   Obeyesekere, Mandri ^c   Patrick Jr , Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Angiogenesis; Capillary branching; Capillary network; Chemotactic growth factors; Deterministic modeling; Mixed finite element methods

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGENESIS; CAPILLARY BRANCHING; CAPILLARY NETWORK; CHEMOTACTIC GROWTH FACTORS; DETERMINISTIC MODELING; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 33845584674     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050624443     Document Type: Article

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