Multiphase Field Model of Cells on a Substrate: From 3D to 2D

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Hauptverfasser: Chiang, Michael, Hopkins, Austin, Loewe, Benjamin, Marenduzzo, Davide, Marchetti, M. Cristina
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author Chiang, Michael
Hopkins, Austin
Loewe, Benjamin
Marenduzzo, Davide
Marchetti, M. Cristina
author_facet Chiang, Michael
Hopkins, Austin
Loewe, Benjamin
Marenduzzo, Davide
Marchetti, M. Cristina
contents Multiphase field models have emerged as an important computational tool for understanding biological tissue while resolving single-cell properties. While they have successfully reproduced many experimentally observed behaviors of living tissue, the theoretical underpinnings have not been fully explored. We show that a two-dimensional version of the model, which is commonly employed to study tissue monolayers, can be derived from a three-dimensional version in the presence of a substrate. We also show how viscous forces, which arise from friction between different cells, can be included in the model. Finally, we numerically simulate a tissue monolayer, and find that intercellular friction tends to solidify the tissue.
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spellingShingle Multiphase Field Model of Cells on a Substrate: From 3D to 2D
Chiang, Michael
Hopkins, Austin
Loewe, Benjamin
Marenduzzo, Davide
Marchetti, M. Cristina
Soft Condensed Matter
Biological Physics
Multiphase field models have emerged as an important computational tool for understanding biological tissue while resolving single-cell properties. While they have successfully reproduced many experimentally observed behaviors of living tissue, the theoretical underpinnings have not been fully explored. We show that a two-dimensional version of the model, which is commonly employed to study tissue monolayers, can be derived from a three-dimensional version in the presence of a substrate. We also show how viscous forces, which arise from friction between different cells, can be included in the model. Finally, we numerically simulate a tissue monolayer, and find that intercellular friction tends to solidify the tissue.
title Multiphase Field Model of Cells on a Substrate: From 3D to 2D
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.10715