Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Category: Reaction-Diffusion Relations

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

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

Reaction Diffusion Patterns in Jaws of the Animal Kingdom

Reaction Diffusion Patterning, Denticles, Morphogenesis, Teeth, Jaws, Growth

Michelle Levy, Riwa Itani, Joseph Marsilio, Irene Simier Requejo

Mathematical Models of Molluscan Shell Patterns and Morphology

Molluscs, Shells, Growth, Mechanical Energy Dissipation, Reaction Diffusion, Pigmentation, Mathematical Modeling

Elliott Cole, Gabriel Linaje-Ferrel, Salma Oraichi, Mikaela Phung

Quantifying Skin Patterns: Mathematical Interpretations of Camouflaging Techniques in Animals

Camouflage, Turing patterns, saliency mapping, mathematical modelling, cheetahs

Christopher Coluni, John Eric Hamilton, Olivia Lopardo, Olivier Morin

Bioinformatics and Sensory Function of Mammalian Fur: An Analysis of Coat Patterning, Whiskers, and Trigger Hairs

sensing, Turing patterns, whiskers, venus flytraps, mammals, follicles

Marc Amin, Lovéni Hanumunthadu, Matthew MacDonald, Thibaud Roy

Information Storage and Processing as Part of Pattern Formation, Photoreception, Thermoreception, and Mechanoreception of the Integument

Information storage, integument, Turing patterns, feedback loops, sensing

Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh

Molecular Phenomena in Flipper Formation and Limits of Miniaturization

Reaction-Diffusion Patterning, Positional Information Theory, Miniaturization, Navier-Stokes Equations, Locomotion, Reynolds Number

McKenna Baron, Nour Hanna, Guillaume Rodier, Gabriel Straface

Biomolecular Factors for Immunity, Color Change, and Mechanical Strength of the Integument

Integument System, Chromatophores and Color Change, Glands, Cell Junctions, Immunity

Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh

Exploring the Structure and Functionality of Flippers

Flippers, Locomotion, Hydrodynamics, Thermoregulation, Evolution

McKenna Baron, Nour Hanna, Guillaume Rodier, Gabriel Straface