Object-oriented paradigms for modelling vascular tumour growth: a case study

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Motivated by a family of related hybrid multiscale models, we have developed an object-oriented framework for developing and implementing multiscale models of vascular tumour growth. We use the models implemented in our framework as a case study to highlight how object-oriented programming techniques and good object-oriented design may be used effectively to develop hybrid multiscale models of vascular tumour growth. The hope is that this paper will serve as a useful reference for researchers modelling complex biological systems and that these researchers will employ some of the techniques presented herein in their own projects.

Authors: Connor, A; Cooper, J; Byrne, H; Maini, P; McKeever, S

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: IARIA
• Host title: SIMUL 2012, The Fourth International Conference on Advances in System Simulation
• Pages: 74-83
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• ISSN: 2308-4537
• ISBN: 9781612082349
• Keywords: vascular tumour growth; hybrid; multiscale; modelling; object-orientation