A Lagrangian particle method for reaction-diffusion systems on deforming surfaces

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Contributors

  • Michael Bergdorf - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Ivo F. Sbalzarini - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Petros Koumoutsakos - , ETH Zurich (Author)

Abstract

Reaction-diffusion processes on complex deforming surfaces are fundamental to a number of biological processes ranging from embryonic development to cancer tumor growth and angiogenesis. The simulation of these processes using continuum reaction-diffusion models requires computational methods capable of accurately tracking the geometric deformations and discretizing on them the governing equations. We employ a Lagrangian level-set formulation to capture the deformation of the geometry and use an embedding formulation and an adaptive particle method to discretize both the level-set equations and the corresponding reaction-diffusion. We validate the proposed method and discuss its advantages and drawbacks through simulations of reaction-diffusion equations on complex and deforming geometries.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)649-663
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of mathematical biology
Volume61
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 20020130
ORCID /0000-0003-4414-4340/work/159608322