Code for an elastic simulation of skin cancer.

The main code is located in the code folder.

There are 4 executable files corresponding to each of the 4 possible initial configurations, i.e. the position of the first nevus cell:

• epidermis - Sim_epidermis.py
• dermis - Sim_dermis.py
• top of basal membrane - Sim_top_basal_membrane.py
• bottom of basal membrane - Sim_bottom_basal_membrane.py

The code will generate as output:

• the .png files inside the dir 2D/: a graphical 2D view of the system configuration once the stable condition has been achieved;
• the file pressure.dat inside the dir pressure/: the pressure acting on each cell;
• the file evolution.dat inside the dir evolution/: the position of each new cell added to the nevus;
• the files state inside the dir states/: the system configuration once the stable condition has been achieved.

Once the code has finished, make sure you have downloaded the 3.6 version of povray. Then run the script: script_making_movies.sh

this will generate as output 2 gif files:

• a 2D.gif inside the dir 2D/: an animation of the nevus evolution; it will delete all the preexisting .png inside the 2D dir
• a 3D.gif inside the dir 3D/: an animation of the nevus evolution rendered in 3D