Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Category: Voronoi patterns

A Mathematical Approach to Understanding Volvox

Algae, fractal geometry, self-assembly, nutrient uptake, embryo inversion, multicellularity, randomness, swimming

Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar

Art in Symmetry: Mathematical Models that Dictate Radiolarian Structures

Voronoi tessellations, protist, biomineralization, symmetry, Geodesic sphere, tomography, symmetry

Vicky Barré, Liora Benzecry, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung

Geometry is Key: Mathematical Modeling of Whiskers and Antennae

Whiskers, antennae, geometry, Euler spiral, sensing

Yen Chuang, Giselle De Leon, Anna Xuyao Shi, Ella (Yaxin) Wang

The Complexity of Spines and their Mathematical Connections

Spines, structural modelling, Laplace pressure, defense, Voronoi patterns

Coty Ma, Alexandra Schuck, Éloïse Soderböm, Dan Voicu

A Geometrical Analysis of Different Animals’ Carapace

Carapace, turtle shells, tessellation patterns, Turing patterns, Voronoi patterns, structural functionality

Elisabeth Lawton, Emma Geoffroy, Osandi Hewage, Yitao Sun

The Life Cycle of the Whiskers and Antennae of Animals and Insects 

Whiskers, antennae, barbels, sensing, receptors, morphology, regeneration

Yen Chuang, Giselle De Leon, Anna Xuyao Shi, Ella (Yaxin) Wang