Search Results - "Vilela, M.J"
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Multiscale models for biological systems
Published in Current opinion in colloid & interface science (01-04-2010)“…Life, amazingly rich in diversity of shapes and functions, explores the limits of extreme complexity in nature. In this review we shall discuss in general…”
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Multiscale models for the growth of avascular tumors
Published in Physics of life reviews (01-06-2007)“…In the past 30 years we have witnessed an extraordinary progress on the research in the molecular biology of cancer, but its medical treatment, widely based on…”
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Fighting cancer with viruses
Published in Physica A (15-01-2005)“…One of the most promising strategies to treat cancer is attacking it with viruses. Viruses can kill tumor cells specifically or act as carriers that deliver…”
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Bone mineral density of rat femurs after hindlimb unloading and different physical rehabilitation programs
Published in Revista Ceres (01-08-2011)“…Bone weakening can occur due to the absence of load on the skeleton or even short periods of decreased physical activity. Therefore, musculoskeletal diseases…”
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Cluster size distribution of cell aggregates in culture
Published in Physica A (15-09-2001)“…The growth patterns of established normal and cancer cell lines, cultured in monolayer and collagen gel, have been characterized using the cluster size…”
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A growth model for primary cancer
Published in Physica A (15-12-1998)“…One of the most aggressive phenomena in biology is the growth of cancer cells. In this paper we propose a simple model to simulate the growth of carcinoma “in…”
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A growth model for primary cancer (II). New rules, progress curves and morphology transitions
Published in Physica A (01-10-1999)“…In the present paper we extend the analysis of another model recently proposed to simulate the growth of carcinoma “in situ”, which includes cell…”
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