• DocumentCode
    3436341
  • Title

    Modeling cell-fractone dynamics using mathematical control theory

  • Author

    Chyba, M. ; Marriott, J. ; Mercier, F. ; Rader, J. ; Telleschi, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Math., Univ. of Hawaii Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    12-15 Dec. 2011
  • Firstpage
    4419
  • Lastpage
    4423
  • Abstract
    New biological structures called fractones, named in honor of the late Dr. Benoit Mandelbrot due to their fractal-like appearance, have been discovered by cell biologists. Their primary purposes are theorized to pertain to the major processes of the life cycle of cells, namely cell division, migration, and differentiation. In this paper, we build a mathematical model of how fractones interact with the cells and the associated growth factors to gain insight into the growth process.
  • Keywords
    cellular biophysics; control theory; biological structures; cell biologists; cell differentiation; cell division; cell migration; cell-fractone dynamics; fractal-like appearance; mathematical control theory; mathematical model; Aerospace electronics; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Control systems; Diffusion processes; Mathematical model;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC), 2011 50th IEEE Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • ISSN
    0743-1546
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-800-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0743-1546
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CDC.2011.6160966
  • Filename
    6160966