TY - JOUR
T1 - Mathematical modeling of hyphal tip growth
AU - Goriely, Alain
AU - Tabor, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants No. DMS-0604704 and DMS-IGMS-0623989 and a BIO5 Institute Grant to A.G.
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - The mathematical modelling of growing filamentous cells has been approached in a variety of ways ranging from simple geometric to biomechanically based models using exact, nonlinear, elasticity theory for shells and membranes in which a growth mechanism is included, and alternative approaches using visco-plasticity theory. We describe how the nonlinear elastic model is able to capture essential biomechanical mechanical features of the growth of a broad array of filamentous cells including fungi, actinomycetes, pollen tubes, and root hairs. A comparison between this approach and visco-plasticity based models is made.
AB - The mathematical modelling of growing filamentous cells has been approached in a variety of ways ranging from simple geometric to biomechanically based models using exact, nonlinear, elasticity theory for shells and membranes in which a growth mechanism is included, and alternative approaches using visco-plasticity theory. We describe how the nonlinear elastic model is able to capture essential biomechanical mechanical features of the growth of a broad array of filamentous cells including fungi, actinomycetes, pollen tubes, and root hairs. A comparison between this approach and visco-plasticity based models is made.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fbr.2008.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.fbr.2008.05.001
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:50449099849
VL - 22
SP - 77
EP - 83
JO - Fungal Biology Reviews
JF - Fungal Biology Reviews
SN - 1749-4613
IS - 2
ER -