| Abstract: |
| In this work, we introduce a mathematical model of cell blebbing. Cells, while migrating in an extracellular matrix, form a rounded membrane protrusions called ``cell blebbing.`` We develop a mathematical model of cell blebbing by coupling the Stokes equation in the cell (bulk) to the surface partial differential equation on the membrane to model cell membrane deformation due to tension or bending. We present a finite element method where the surface elements are coupled with the bulk finite elements. |
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