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Growth Coupled VEM

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Growth-Coupled VEM (成長連成)

5-species replicator ODE + VEM elasticity + cell division + two-way coupling

Concept

Klempt (2024) の staggered coupling を VEM に拡張。微生物の増殖ダイナミクスと力学応答を双方向連成。

┌───────────────┐     DI(x)      ┌───────────────┐
│  Replicator   │  ──────────→   │   VEM         │
│  ODE          │                │   Elasticity  │
│  dφ/dt = ...  │  ←──────────   │   K·u = f     │
└───────────────┘    σ(x)        └───────────────┘
        ↓                               ↓
   Cell Division              Displacement field
   (Voronoi remesh)           Stress field

Staggered Loop

  1. Replicator ODE: dφ_i/dt = φ_i · [(Aφ)_i - φ^T·A·φ] (RK2)
  2. DI 計算: DI = w^T · φ (pathogenicity-weighted, w = [0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0])
  3. E(DI): E = E_min + (E_max - E_min) · (1-DI)^n
  4. VEM solve: gravity + GCF pressure → displacement, stress
  5. Stress → species feedback: robustness weights [1.0, 0.7, 0.5, 0.3, 0.1]
  6. Cell division: → Voronoi 再構築 (VEM は任意多角形 OK!)

Grand Showcase

growth showcase

Paper Figure

paper growth


3条件比較

comparison

| Condition | Final DI | E [Pa] | Max |u| [µm] | Cells | |-----------|----------|--------|---------|-------| | Commensal Static | 0.096 | 505–1000 | 0.010 | 15→29 | | DH Baseline | 0.244 | 504–998 | 0.011 | 15→27 | | Dysbiotic Static | 0.668 | 117–272 | 0.045 | 15→24 |


Commensal Static (CS)

Final State

CS final

Evolution (50 steps)

CS evolution

DI は低いまま安定。EPS 豊富で構造的に丈夫。細胞分裂活発 (15→29)。


DH Baseline

Final State

DH final

Evolution

DH evolution

初期は低 DI だが徐々に上昇。Pg の割合が時間とともに増加。


Dysbiotic Static (DS)

Final State

DS final

Evolution

DS evolution

高 DI (0.6–0.7) で力学的に脆弱。変位は CS の ~4.5 倍


DI Gradient (空間分布)

DI gradient

中心 (pathogen-rich, high DI) → 周辺 (commensal-rich, low DI) のグラデーション。


Two-Way Coupling (双方向連成)

Forward: DI → E → σ, u

種組成が力学応答を決定:

  • High DI → Low E → Large displacement
  • Low DI → High E → Small displacement

Backward: σ → Species fitness

応力が種の生存に影響:

  • 高応力: robust species (Fn, So) が有利
  • 低応力: fragile species (Pg) も生存可能

Positive Feedback Loop

Dysbiotic → 低剛性 → 高応力 → fragile 淘汰 → さらに dysbiotic → ...
Commensal → 高剛性 → 低応力 → 全種共存 → commensal 維持 → ...

Scripts

  • vem_growth_coupled.py — Growth-coupled solver + make_biofilm_voronoi()
  • tests/test_vem_growth.py — 12 tests

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