From: Simulation tools for particle-based reaction-diffusion dynamics in continuous space
Tool | Cell++ | ChemCell | MCell | Smoldyn | CDS | eGFRD | Klann | Rigdway | SRSim | ReaDDy |
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Detail Level | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Dynamics | MC BD | MC BD | MC BD | MC BD | MC BD | GFRD | MC BD | MC BD | odL BD | odL BD |
Time treatment | fixed steps | fixed steps | fixed steps | fixed steps | event-based | event-based | fixed steps | fixed steps | fixed steps | fixed steps |
BD dimensions | 3 | 2, 3 | 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | 3 | 3 | 1, 2, 3 |
Particles | points | points | points | points | arb. volumetric | points | spheres, cylinders | spheres | sets ofspheres | sets ofspheres |
Interaction p-p | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | potentials | potentials |
Excluded volume | - | - | - | - | overlap rej. | overlap rej. | overlap rej. | overlap rej. | p-p repulsion | p-p repulsion |
Geometry | constraints | constraints | constraints | constraints | constraints | constraints | constraints | constraints | constraints | potentials |
Geo building blocks | cubes | cubes, planes | triangles | arb. | triangles | cubes, planes | arb. | cubes | cubes | arb. |
Reaction dim. | 3 | 3 | 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | 2, 3 | 2, 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1, 2, 3 |
Reactions p-p | cubic subvol. | sph. subvol. | ray tracing subvol. | sph. subvol. | p-p collision | p-p collision | p-p collision | p-p collision | sph. subvol. | p-p collision |
Reactions p-geo | - | - | ray tracing subvol. | sph. subvol. | p-geocollision | - | p-geocollision | p-geocollision | - | p-geocollision |
First published | 2006 | 2003 | 1996 | 2004 | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | 2006 | 2010 | 2013 |
Availability | GNU GPLv2 | GNU GPL | GNU GPLv2 | GNU LGPL | Open Source | GNU GPL | - | - | GNU GPL | BSD 3 cl. |
Reference | [5] | [6] | [4] | [1] | [10] | [15] | [18] | [14] |