Self-construction and destruction of living transport networks
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2025
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| author | Sintavanuruk, Chanoknun Mori, Yoichiro Farhadifar, Reza Katifori, Eleni |
| author_facet | Sintavanuruk, Chanoknun Mori, Yoichiro Farhadifar, Reza Katifori, Eleni |
| contents | Biological transport networks adapt through dynamic interactions between material transport and structural modification during growth and development. In this work, we present a model of transport network growth driven by local material concentration. Using an advection-diffusion framework on a metric graph with a tip growth rule, we investigate how successive construction and destruction influence network development. Our results reveal that while repeated cycles of elongation and retraction can facilitate growth enhancement, a network need to have a structure that mitigates material dissipation. This finding suggests that additional regulatory mechanisms are necessary for networks to efficiently redistribute resources following structural retraction. |
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| spellingShingle | Self-construction and destruction of living transport networks Sintavanuruk, Chanoknun Mori, Yoichiro Farhadifar, Reza Katifori, Eleni Biological Physics Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Cell Behavior Biological transport networks adapt through dynamic interactions between material transport and structural modification during growth and development. In this work, we present a model of transport network growth driven by local material concentration. Using an advection-diffusion framework on a metric graph with a tip growth rule, we investigate how successive construction and destruction influence network development. Our results reveal that while repeated cycles of elongation and retraction can facilitate growth enhancement, a network need to have a structure that mitigates material dissipation. This finding suggests that additional regulatory mechanisms are necessary for networks to efficiently redistribute resources following structural retraction. |
| title | Self-construction and destruction of living transport networks |
| topic | Biological Physics Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Cell Behavior |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20532 |