BIOCOM-SC - Grup de Biologia Computacional i Sistemes Complexos
El grup de recerca BIOCOM-SC aspira a crear sinergies de manera que els coneixements de física bàsica (fluids, materials, sistemes complexos) s’utilitzin per abordar problemes en biociència, des d’aquells d’interès en biomedicina (dinàmica d’ones elèctriques al cor, xarxes neuronals, tuberculosi) a d’altres d’enginyeria de sistemes biològics (simulació de sistemes microbians d’interès agroalimentari i medi ambiental). Per assolir aquest objectiu comptem amb un grup interdisciplinari on a més de físics hi ha matemàtics, enginyers i biòlegs, en col·laboració amb grups de biologia experimental de dins i fora de Catalunya. L’objectiu final és esdevenir un grup de referència en biologia teòrica i computacional capaç de fer el salt des de les idees de física fonamental a problemes d’interès biosanitari o mediambiental.
The group studies out-of-equilibrium systems by means of nonlinear dynamics techniques and their application to the self-organisation of complex systems, spatiotemporal pattern formation, biophysical systems, materials science, nanometric devices, studies and measurements in architectural and environmental acoustics and energetic efficiency in buildings.
The group studies out-of-equilibrium systems by means of nonlinear dynamics techniques and their application to the self-organisation of complex systems, spatiotemporal pattern formation, biophysical systems, materials science, nanometric devices, studies and measurements in architectural and environmental acoustics and energetic efficiency in buildings.
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Altres [1]
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Articles de revista [76]
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Capítols de llibre [10]
Enviaments recents
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Computational Model of Calcium Signaling in Cardiac Atrial Cells at the Submicron Scale
(2018-12-10)
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Accés obertIn cardiac cells, calcium is the mediator of excitation-contraction coupling. Dysfunctions in calcium handling have been identified as the origin of some cardiac arrhythmias. In the particular case of atrial myocytes, ... -
Analyzing policymaking for tuberculosis control in Nigeria
(2018-11-07)
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Accés obertToday, tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the major threats to humankind, being the first cause of death by an infectious disease worldwide. TB is a communicable chronic disease that every year affects 10 million people ... -
Congenital and blood transfusion transmission of chagas disease: A framework using mathematical modeling
(2018-11-01)
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Accés obertChagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is an important health problem in Latin America. Due to the mobility of Latin American population around the world, countries without vector presence started to report disease ... -
A sounding rocket experiment to control boiling by means of acoustic waves
(2018-01-01)
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Accés obertOne of the most critical issues when considering long-term space exploration missions is the management and storage of cryogenic propellants. The exposure of storage tanks to radiation and extreme temperatures implies the ... -
Leishmaniasis parasite segmentation and classification using deep learning
(Springer, 2018)
Comunicació de congrés
Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLeishmaniasis is considered a neglected disease that causes thousands of deaths annually in some tropical and subtropical countries. There are various techniques to diagnose leishmaniasis of which manual microscopy is ... -
Can systems immunology lead tuberculosis eradication?
(Elsevier, 2018-10-30)
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Accés obert25 years after the declaration of a Global Emergency by the World Health Organization, tuberculosis (TB) remains a major enemy to the humankind. During this period, much progress has been done to better understand its ... -
Ectopic beats arise from micro-reentries near infarct regions in simulations of a patient-specific heart model
(Nature, 2018-12-01)
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Accés obertEctopic beats are known to be involved in the initiation of a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Although their location may vary, ectopic excitations have been found to originate from infarct areas, regions of micro-fibrosis ... -
Histidine decarboxylase-positive lactic acid bacteria strains and the formation of histamine in ripened cheeses
(2018-09-14)
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Accés obertThe relationship between histidine decarboxylase-positive (hdc+) lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts and the amounts of biogenic amines, particularly histamine, in cheeses made with and without LAB starter were investigated. ... -
Killing many birds with two stones: hypoxia and fibrosis can generate ectopic beats in a human ventricular model
(2018-06-22)
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Accés obertDuring cardiac diseases many types of anatomical and functional remodeling of cardiac tissue can occur. In this work, we focus on two conditions: hypoxia and fibrosis, which are part of complex pathological modifications ... -
Development of a computational model of abscess formation
(2018-06-26)
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Accés obertIn some bacterial infections, the immune system cannot eliminate the invading pathogen. In these cases, the invading pathogen is successful in establishing a favorable environment to survive and persist in the host organism. ... -
Experimental study of a microchannel bubble injector for microgravity applications
(2009-01)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialWe perform a quantitative characterization of a microbubble injector in conditions relevant to microgravity. The injector pregenerates a slug flow by using a capillary T-junction, whose operation is robust to changes in ... -
Pattern forming instabilities of the nematic smectic-B interface
(2000-10)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialFree growth properties of the smectic B liquid crystalline phase into the supercooled nematic have been investigated in quasi-two-dimensional geometry. Different orientation combinations of the two phases have been achieved ...
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