Visualization of the Development of Multicellular Structures
F. David Fracchia1,
Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz1,
Martin J. M. de Boer2
1 University of Regina
2 University of Utrecht
Abstract
This paper presents a simulation-based method for visualizing the
development of multicellular structures in two and three
dimensions. The neighborhood relations between the cells are
determined by a simulated developmental process, expressed using the
formalism of map L-systems and its extension, cellwork L-systems. The
cell shapes result from mechanical cell interactions. Two types of
forces are considered: the osmotic pressure within cells, and the
tension of cell walls. The method is illustrated using examples based
on biological data.
Reference
F. David Fracchia, Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, and Martin J. M. de Boer.
Visualization of the Development of Multicellular Structures.
In Proceedings of Graphics Interface 1990,
pp. 267-276, 1990.
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