CellDesigner and Virtual Cell

This presentation from the BioMIBLab Summer 2006 Workshop is a comparison of two imaging bioinformatics tools.

Synopsis
A simulation tool that models biochemical networks. A simulation tool that models biochemical networks with a Java interface.
 * CellDesigner
 * Virtual Cell

Features

 * CellDesigner
 * Free download; no registration required
 * SBML compliant-standardized technology
 * Can be run on multiple platforms
 * Graphical Notation, Mathematical Notation
 * Can select different species types


 * Virtual Cell
 * Free but must be registered user
 * Can only be run from website
 * Requires Java Runtime Environment
 * 3 components
 * Modeling framework
 * Mathematics framework
 * Internet based


 * Graphical and mathematical interfaces.
 * General species, features tools.
 * Several ODE solvers
 * Has many tutorials

Full Presentation
[[Media:CellDesigner.ppt|CellDesigner and Virtual Cell PowerPoint Presentation]]

Support Documents

 * CellDesigner
 * [[Media:ControlPanel.pdf|Control Panel Tutorial]]


 * Virtual Cell
 * [[Media:VCUserGuide.pdf|Users Guide]]
 * [[Media:VCQuickStartGuide.pdf|Quick Start Guide]]
 * Tutorials
 * [[Media:Facil.pdf|Facilitated Calcium Diffusion in the Intestinal Epithelial Cell]]
 * [[Media:Frap.pdf|Creating a FRAP BioModel]]
 * [[Media:Frapbinding.pdf|Creating a FRAP binding BioModel]]
 * [[Media:Membrane.pdf|Membrane Potential]]

Links
CellDesigner Homepage Virtual Cell Homepage