Abstract
This thesis presents a simple force-based model of moving and interacting cells that incorporates a realistic description of cell adhesion and applies it to a system of spherical cells. In addition, several results in matrix theory are proved with the end of showing that the equations produced by the model uniquely determine the motion of the system or cells.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Mathematics
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Johnson, Casey P., "A Mathematical Model of Adhesion Interactions between Living Cells" (2005). Theses and Dissertations. 548.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/548
Date Submitted
2005-07-08
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd914
Keywords
adhesion, cell, integrin, matrix
Language
English