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Kojic M, Milosevic M, Simic V, Milicevic B, Terracciano R, Filgueira CS. On the generality of the finite element modeling physical fields in biological systems by the multiscale smeared concept (Kojic transport model). Heliyon 2024; 10:e26354. [PMID: 38434281 PMCID: PMC10907537 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
Abstract
The biomechanical and biochemical processes in the biological systems of living organisms are extremely complex. Advances in understanding these processes are mainly achieved by laboratory and clinical investigations, but in recent decades they are supported by computational modeling. Besides enormous efforts and achievements in this modeling, there still is a need for new methods that can be used in everyday research and medical practice. In this report, we give a view of the generality of the finite element methodology introduced by the first author and supported by his collaborators. It is based on the multiscale smeared physical fields, termed as Kojic Transport Model (KTM), published in several journal papers and summarized in a recent book (Kojic et al., 2022) [1]. We review relevant literature to demonstrate the distinctions and advantages of our methodology and indicate possible further applications. We refer to our published results by a selection of a few examples which include modeling of partitioning, blood flow, molecular transport within the pancreas, multiscale-multiphysics model of coupling electrical field and ion concentration, and a model of convective-diffusive transport within the lung parenchyma. Two new examples include a model of convective-diffusive transport within a growing tumor, and drug release from nanofibers with fiber degradation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Milos Kojic
- Houston Methodist Research Institute, The Department of Nanomedicine, 6670 Bertner Ave., R7 117, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Bioengineering Research and Development Center BioIRC Kragujevac, Prvoslava Stojanovica 6, 3400, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez Mihailova 35, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center BioIRC Kragujevac, Prvoslava Stojanovica 6, 3400, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Institute of Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, Department of Technical- Technological Sciences, Jovana Cvijica bb, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Belgrade Metropolitan University, Tadeusa Koscuska 63, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center BioIRC Kragujevac, Prvoslava Stojanovica 6, 3400, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Institute of Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, Department of Technical- Technological Sciences, Jovana Cvijica bb, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center BioIRC Kragujevac, Prvoslava Stojanovica 6, 3400, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, 34000, Serbia
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- Houston Methodist Research Institute, The Department of Nanomedicine, 6670 Bertner Ave., R7 117, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Houston Methodist Research Institute, The Department of Nanomedicine, 6670 Bertner Ave., R7 117, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Yi J, Huang K, Nitin N. Modeling bioaffinity-based targeted delivery of antimicrobials to Escherichia coli biofilms using yeast microparticles. Part II: Parameter evaluation and validation. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 119:247-256. [PMID: 34693998 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The design of bioaffinity-based targeted delivery systems for biofilm inactivation may require a comprehensive understanding of physicochemical and biochemical properties of biobased antimicrobial particles and their interactions with biofilm. In this study, Escherichia coli biofilm inactivation by chlorine-charged yeast microparticles was numerically simulated, and the roles of chemical stability, binding affinity, and controlled release of this targeted delivery system were assessed using this numerical simulation. The simulation results were experimentally validated using two different types of yeast microparticles. The results of this study illustrate that chorine stability achieved by yeast microparticles was a key factor for improved biofilm inactivation in an organic-rich environment (>6 additional log reduction in 20 min compared to the free chlorine treatment). Moreover, the binding affinity of yeast microparticles to E. coli biofilms was another key factor for an enhanced inactivation of biofilm, as a 10-fold increase in binding rate resulted in a 4.2-fold faster inactivation. Overall, the mechanistic modeling framework developed in this study could guide the design and development of biobased particles for targeted inactivation of biofilms.
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- Jiyoon Yi
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA.,Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
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