This thesis presents a novel mathematical modeling approach: the so-called environmental stress level (ESL). It describes the collective influence of the microenvironment on the viability of cells. We apply the ESL approach to different biological experiments. In combination with data-based parameter estimation using Bayesian inference, this allows for investigating the impact of nutrient supply, oxygen concentration, chemotherapeutic drugs and stiffness of the extracellular matrix on particular hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines.
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This thesis presents a novel mathematical modeling approach: the so-called environmental stress level (ESL). It describes the collective influence of the microenvironment on the viability of cells. We apply the ESL approach to different biological experiments. In combination with data-based parameter estimation using Bayesian inference, this allows for investigating the impact of nutrient supply, oxygen concentration, chemotherapeutic drugs and stiffness of the extracellular matrix on particular...
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