University of Pittsburgh

Gilles Clermont

David L Steed

Yoram Vodovotz

Qi Mi

Gary An

Yee Key Li

Ivan Petrov Yotov

Patricia A Hebda

Joshua Thomas Sullivan

Katherine Verdolini Abbott

Provided are methods of simulating tissue healing. The methods comprise using a mechanistic computer model of the interrelated effects of inflammation, tissue damage or dysfunction and tissue healing to predict an outcome of healing of damaged tissue in vivo, thereby predicting the outcome of healing of damaged tissue in vivo. Implementations of these methods on a computing device also are provided. Non-limiting examples of diseases and/or conditions that are amenable to simulation according to the methods described herein include: a diabetes, diabetic foot ulcers, necrotizing enterocolitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, restenosis (post-angioplasty or stent implantation), incisional wounding, excisional wounding, surgery, accidental trauma, pressure ulcer, stasis ulcer, tendon rupture, vocal fold phonotrauma, otitis media and pancreatitis.

Modeling wound healing

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Fombell, PA, United States of America

Gilles Clermont