The Open Pacing, Electrophysiology & Therapy Journal

2010, 3 : 60-65
Published online 2010 November 11. DOI: 10.2174/1876536X01003010060
Publisher ID: TOPETJ-3-60

Biological Modelling Using CellML and MATLAB

Adam Reeve , Alan Garny , Andrew K. Miller and Randall D. Britten
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

ABSTRACT

CellML is an XML-based file format for describing mathematical models, with the aim of simplifying the creation, exchange and reuse of models. There are a number of software tools for modelling biological processes that can read and write CellML files. In this paper, we describe the ability of the OpenCell modelling environment to export CellML files to a number of different programming languages. We give an example of how OpenCell can be used together with MATLAB, a popular language for mathematical modelling, in cardiac cellular electrophysiology. Limitations and areas for future improvement in code export from OpenCell are also addressed.

Keywords:

CellML, MATLAB, export, conversion, modelling, electrophysiology.