Vol. 2 (05)

Computer modeling of the in vitro growth of living cells as a biological diffusion process

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Abstract

In the present work we look at the problem of biological cellular growth as a Diffusion Process. Despite of the differences between the diffusion mechanism of living cells and other phases of matters yet both of them are a random walk process. In this paper we introduce a computer model simulating the free growth of biological cells in a nutrient media considering the stochastic nature of the growth. 2D computer model is employed to simulate a virtual model of cell growth. The model follows the actual cytokinetics rules of normal growth. Hence the diffusion coefficient was calculated as a function of time and loss factor. The results show that the diffusion coefficient of normal cells is time dependent, unlike the case of other matters, as well as it depends on the loss factor. Also, it was possible to trace the diffusion of different phases of the mitotic cycle as related to the loss factor and time.

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Amina M. Sakr, Manal M. Awad and Medhat M. ElMessiery (2014); Computer modeling of the in vitro growth of living cells as a biological diffusion process, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 2 (05), 0, ISSN 2320-5407.

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Amina M. Sakr