VertexBasedCellPopulation.cpp

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#include "VertexBasedCellPopulation.hpp"
#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
#include "VertexMeshWriter.hpp"
#include "Warnings.hpp"
#include "ChasteSyscalls.hpp"
#include "IsNan.hpp"
#include "ShortAxisVertexBasedDivisionRule.hpp"

// Cell writers
#include "CellAgesWriter.hpp"
#include "CellAncestorWriter.hpp"
#include "CellProliferativePhasesWriter.hpp"
#include "CellProliferativeTypesWriter.hpp"
#include "CellVolumesWriter.hpp"

// Cell population writers
#include "CellMutationStatesCountWriter.hpp"
#include "CellPopulationElementWriter.hpp"
#include "VertexT1SwapLocationsWriter.hpp"
#include "VertexT2SwapLocationsWriter.hpp"
#include "VertexT3SwapLocationsWriter.hpp"

template<unsigned DIM>
VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::VertexBasedCellPopulation(MutableVertexMesh<DIM, DIM>& rMesh,
                                          std::vector<CellPtr>& rCells,
                                          bool deleteMesh,
                                          bool validate,
                                          const std::vector<unsigned> locationIndices)
    : AbstractOffLatticeCellPopulation<DIM>(rMesh, rCells, locationIndices),
      mDeleteMesh(deleteMesh),
      mOutputCellRearrangementLocations(true)
{
    mpMutableVertexMesh = static_cast<MutableVertexMesh<DIM, DIM>* >(&(this->mrMesh));
    mpVertexBasedDivisionRule.reset(new ShortAxisVertexBasedDivisionRule<DIM>());

    // If no location indices are specified, associate with elements from the mesh (assumed to be sequentially ordered).
    std::list<CellPtr>::iterator it = this->mCells.begin();
    for (unsigned i=0; it != this->mCells.end(); ++it, ++i)
    {
        unsigned index = locationIndices.empty() ? i : locationIndices[i]; // assume that the ordering matches
        AbstractCellPopulation<DIM, DIM>::AddCellUsingLocationIndex(index,*it);
    }

    // Check each element has only one cell attached
    if (validate)
    {
        Validate();
    }
}

template<unsigned DIM>
VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::VertexBasedCellPopulation(MutableVertexMesh<DIM, DIM>& rMesh)
    : AbstractOffLatticeCellPopulation<DIM>(rMesh),
      mDeleteMesh(true),
      mOutputCellRearrangementLocations(true)
{
    mpMutableVertexMesh = static_cast<MutableVertexMesh<DIM, DIM>* >(&(this->mrMesh));
}

template<unsigned DIM>
VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::~VertexBasedCellPopulation()
{
    if (mDeleteMesh)
    {
        delete &this->mrMesh;
    }
}

template<unsigned DIM>
double VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetDampingConstant(unsigned nodeIndex)
{
    // Take the average of the cells containing this vertex
    double average_damping_constant = 0.0;

    std::set<unsigned> containing_elements = GetNode(nodeIndex)->rGetContainingElementIndices();

    unsigned num_containing_elements = containing_elements.size();
    if (num_containing_elements == 0)
    {
        EXCEPTION("At time " << SimulationTime::Instance()->GetTime() << ", Node " << nodeIndex << " is not contained in any elements, so GetDampingConstant() returns zero");
    }

    double temp = 1.0/((double) num_containing_elements);
    for (std::set<unsigned>::iterator iter = containing_elements.begin();
         iter != containing_elements.end();
         ++iter)
    {
        CellPtr p_cell = this->GetCellUsingLocationIndex(*iter);
        bool cell_is_wild_type = p_cell->GetMutationState()->IsType<WildTypeCellMutationState>();
        bool cell_is_labelled = p_cell->HasCellProperty<CellLabel>();

        if (cell_is_wild_type && !cell_is_labelled)
        {
            average_damping_constant += this->GetDampingConstantNormal()*temp;
        }
        else
        {
            average_damping_constant += this->GetDampingConstantMutant()*temp;
        }
    }

    return average_damping_constant;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
MutableVertexMesh<DIM, DIM>& VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::rGetMesh()
{
    return *mpMutableVertexMesh;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
const MutableVertexMesh<DIM, DIM>& VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::rGetMesh() const
{
    return *mpMutableVertexMesh;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
VertexElement<DIM, DIM>* VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetElement(unsigned elementIndex)
{
    return mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElement(elementIndex);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
unsigned VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetNumNodes()
{
    return this->mrMesh.GetNumNodes();
}

template<unsigned DIM>
c_vector<double, DIM> VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetLocationOfCellCentre(CellPtr pCell)
{
    return mpMutableVertexMesh->GetCentroidOfElement(this->mCellLocationMap[pCell.get()]);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
Node<DIM>* VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetNode(unsigned index)
{
    return this->mrMesh.GetNode(index);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
std::set<unsigned> VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetNeighbouringLocationIndices(CellPtr pCell)
{
    unsigned elem_index = this->GetLocationIndexUsingCell(pCell);
    return this->rGetMesh().GetNeighbouringElementIndices(elem_index);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
unsigned VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::AddNode(Node<DIM>* pNewNode)
{
    return mpMutableVertexMesh->AddNode(pNewNode);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::SetNode(unsigned nodeIndex, ChastePoint<DIM>& rNewLocation)
{
    mpMutableVertexMesh->SetNode(nodeIndex, rNewLocation);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
VertexElement<DIM, DIM>* VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetElementCorrespondingToCell(CellPtr pCell)
{
    return mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElement(this->GetLocationIndexUsingCell(pCell));
}

template<unsigned DIM>
unsigned VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetNumElements()
{
    return mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNumElements();
}

template<unsigned DIM>
CellPtr VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::AddCell(CellPtr pNewCell,
                                                const c_vector<double,DIM>& rCellDivisionVector,
                                                CellPtr pParentCell)
{
    // Get the element associated with this cell
    VertexElement<DIM, DIM>* p_element = GetElementCorrespondingToCell(pParentCell);

    // Divide the element
    unsigned new_element_index = mpMutableVertexMesh->DivideElementAlongGivenAxis(p_element,
                                                                                  rCellDivisionVector,
                                                                                  true);
    // Associate the new cell with the element
    this->mCells.push_back(pNewCell);

    // Update location cell map
    CellPtr p_created_cell = this->mCells.back();
    this->SetCellUsingLocationIndex(new_element_index,p_created_cell);
    this->mCellLocationMap[p_created_cell.get()] = new_element_index;
    return p_created_cell;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
unsigned VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::RemoveDeadCells()
{
    unsigned num_removed = 0;

    for (std::list<CellPtr>::iterator it = this->mCells.begin();
         it != this->mCells.end();
         )
    {
        if ((*it)->IsDead())
        {
            // Count the cell as dead
            num_removed++;

            // Remove the element from the mesh if it is not deleted yet
            if (!(this->GetElement(this->GetLocationIndexUsingCell((*it)))->IsDeleted()))
            {
                // This warning relies on the fact that there is only one other possibility for
                // vertex elements to be marked as deleted: a T2 swap
                WARN_ONCE_ONLY("A Cell is removed without performing a T2 swap. This could leave a void in the mesh.");
                mpMutableVertexMesh->DeleteElementPriorToReMesh(this->GetLocationIndexUsingCell((*it)));
            }

            // Delete the cell
            it = this->mCells.erase(it);
        }
        else
        {
            ++it;
        }
    }
    return num_removed;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::UpdateNodeLocations(double dt)
{
    // Iterate over all nodes associated with real cells to update their positions
    for (unsigned node_index=0; node_index<GetNumNodes(); node_index++)
    {
        // Get the damping constant for this node
        double damping_const = this->GetDampingConstant(node_index);

        // Compute the displacement of this node
        c_vector<double, DIM> displacement = dt*this->GetNode(node_index)->rGetAppliedForce()/damping_const;

        /*
         * If the displacement of this node is greater than half the cell rearrangement threshold,
         * this could result in nodes moving into the interior of other elements, which should not
         * be possible. Therefore in this case we restrict the displacement of the node to the cell
         * rearrangement threshold and warn the user that a smaller timestep should be used. This
         * restriction ensures that vertex elements remain well defined (see #1376).
         */
        if (norm_2(displacement) > 0.5*mpMutableVertexMesh->GetCellRearrangementThreshold())
        {
            WARN_ONCE_ONLY("Vertices are moving more than half the CellRearrangementThreshold. This could cause elements to become inverted so the motion has been restricted. Use a smaller timestep to avoid these warnings.");
            displacement *= 0.5*mpMutableVertexMesh->GetCellRearrangementThreshold()/norm_2(displacement);
        }

        // Get new node location
        c_vector<double, DIM> new_node_location = this->GetNode(node_index)->rGetLocation() + displacement;

        for (unsigned i=0; i<DIM; i++)
        {
            assert(!std::isnan(new_node_location(i)));
        }

        // Create ChastePoint for new node location
        ChastePoint<DIM> new_point(new_node_location);

        // Move the node
        this->SetNode(node_index, new_point);
    }
}

template<unsigned DIM>
bool VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::IsCellAssociatedWithADeletedLocation(CellPtr pCell)
{
    return GetElementCorrespondingToCell(pCell)->IsDeleted();;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::Update(bool hasHadBirthsOrDeaths)
{
    VertexElementMap element_map(mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNumAllElements());
    mpMutableVertexMesh->ReMesh(element_map);

    if (!element_map.IsIdentityMap())
    {
        // Fix up the mappings between CellPtrs and VertexElements
        std::map<Cell*, unsigned> old_map = this->mCellLocationMap;

        this->mCellLocationMap.clear();
        this->mLocationCellMap.clear();

        for (std::list<CellPtr>::iterator cell_iter = this->mCells.begin();
             cell_iter != this->mCells.end();
             ++cell_iter)
        {
            // The cell vector should only ever contain living cells
            unsigned old_elem_index = old_map[(*cell_iter).get()];
            assert(!element_map.IsDeleted(old_elem_index));

            unsigned new_elem_index = element_map.GetNewIndex(old_elem_index);
            this->SetCellUsingLocationIndex(new_elem_index, *cell_iter);
        }

        // Check that each VertexElement has only one CellPtr associated with it in the updated cell population
        Validate();
    }

    element_map.ResetToIdentity();
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::Validate()
{
    // Check each element has only one cell attached
    std::vector<unsigned> validated_element = std::vector<unsigned>(this->GetNumElements(), 0);
    for (typename AbstractCellPopulation<DIM>::Iterator cell_iter = this->Begin();
         cell_iter != this->End();
         ++cell_iter)
    {
        unsigned elem_index = this->GetLocationIndexUsingCell(*cell_iter);
        validated_element[elem_index]++;
    }

    for (unsigned i=0; i<validated_element.size(); i++)
    {
        if (validated_element[i] == 0)
        {
            EXCEPTION("At time " << SimulationTime::Instance()->GetTime() <<", Element " << i << " does not appear to have a cell associated with it");
        }

        if (validated_element[i] > 1)
        {
            // This should never be reached as you can only set one cell per element index
            EXCEPTION("At time " << SimulationTime::Instance()->GetTime() <<", Element " << i << " appears to have " << validated_element[i] << " cells associated with it");
        }
    }
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::AcceptPopulationWriter(boost::shared_ptr<AbstractCellPopulationWriter<DIM, DIM> > pPopulationWriter)
{
    pPopulationWriter->Visit(this);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::AcceptPopulationCountWriter(boost::shared_ptr<AbstractCellPopulationCountWriter<DIM, DIM> > pPopulationCountWriter)
{
    pPopulationCountWriter->Visit(this);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::AcceptCellWriter(boost::shared_ptr<AbstractCellWriter<DIM, DIM> > pCellWriter, CellPtr pCell)
{
    pCellWriter->VisitCell(pCell, this);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
unsigned VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetRosetteRankOfCell(CellPtr pCell)
{
    // Get the vertex element index corresponding to this cell
    unsigned elem_index = this->GetLocationIndexUsingCell(pCell);

    // Get the element rosette rank from the vertex mesh
    unsigned rosette_rank = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetRosetteRankOfElement(elem_index);

    return rosette_rank;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
double VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetVolumeOfCell(CellPtr pCell)
{
    // Get the vertex element index corresponding to this cell
    unsigned elem_index = this->GetLocationIndexUsingCell(pCell);

    // Get the cell's volume from the vertex mesh
    double cell_volume = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetVolumeOfElement(elem_index);

    return cell_volume;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::WriteVtkResultsToFile(const std::string& rDirectory)
{
#ifdef CHASTE_VTK

    // Create mesh writer for VTK output
    VertexMeshWriter<DIM, DIM> mesh_writer(rDirectory, "results", false);

    // Iterate over any cell writers that are present
    unsigned num_cells = this->GetNumAllCells();
    for (typename std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<AbstractCellWriter<DIM, DIM> > >::iterator cell_writer_iter = this->mCellWriters.begin();
         cell_writer_iter != this->mCellWriters.end();
         ++cell_writer_iter)
    {
        // Create vector to store VTK cell data
        std::vector<double> vtk_cell_data(num_cells);

        // Iterate over vertex elements ///\todo #2512 - replace with loop over cells
        for (typename VertexMesh<DIM,DIM>::VertexElementIterator elem_iter = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElementIteratorBegin();
             elem_iter != mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElementIteratorEnd();
             ++elem_iter)
        {
            // Get index of this element in the vertex mesh
            unsigned elem_index = elem_iter->GetIndex();

            // Get the cell corresponding to this element
            CellPtr p_cell = this->GetCellUsingLocationIndex(elem_index);
            assert(p_cell);

            // Populate the vector of VTK cell data
            vtk_cell_data[elem_index] = (*cell_writer_iter)->GetCellDataForVtkOutput(p_cell, this);
        }

        mesh_writer.AddCellData((*cell_writer_iter)->GetVtkCellDataName(), vtk_cell_data);
    }

    // When outputting any CellData, we assume that the first cell is representative of all cells
    unsigned num_cell_data_items = this->Begin()->GetCellData()->GetNumItems();
    std::vector<std::string> cell_data_names = this->Begin()->GetCellData()->GetKeys();

    std::vector<std::vector<double> > cell_data;
    for (unsigned var=0; var<num_cell_data_items; var++)
    {
        std::vector<double> cell_data_var(num_cells);
        cell_data.push_back(cell_data_var);
    }

    // Loop over vertex elements ///\todo #2512 - replace with loop over cells
    for (typename VertexMesh<DIM,DIM>::VertexElementIterator elem_iter = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElementIteratorBegin();
         elem_iter != mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElementIteratorEnd();
         ++elem_iter)
    {
        // Get index of this element in the vertex mesh
        unsigned elem_index = elem_iter->GetIndex();

        // Get the cell corresponding to this element
        CellPtr p_cell = this->GetCellUsingLocationIndex(elem_index);
        assert(p_cell);

        for (unsigned var=0; var<num_cell_data_items; var++)
        {
            cell_data[var][elem_index] = p_cell->GetCellData()->GetItem(cell_data_names[var]);
        }
    }
    for (unsigned var=0; var<num_cell_data_items; var++)
    {
        mesh_writer.AddCellData(cell_data_names[var], cell_data[var]);
    }

    unsigned num_timesteps = SimulationTime::Instance()->GetTimeStepsElapsed();
    std::stringstream time;
    time << num_timesteps;

    mesh_writer.WriteVtkUsingMesh(*mpMutableVertexMesh, time.str());

    *(this->mpVtkMetaFile) << "        <DataSet timestep=\"";
    *(this->mpVtkMetaFile) << num_timesteps;
    *(this->mpVtkMetaFile) << "\" group=\"\" part=\"0\" file=\"results_";
    *(this->mpVtkMetaFile) << num_timesteps;
    *(this->mpVtkMetaFile) << ".vtu\"/>\n";
#endif //CHASTE_VTK
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::OpenWritersFiles(OutputFileHandler& rOutputFileHandler)
{
    if (this->mOutputResultsForChasteVisualizer)
    {
        if (!this-> template HasWriter<CellPopulationElementWriter>())
        {
            this-> template AddPopulationWriter<CellPopulationElementWriter>();
        }
    }

    if (mOutputCellRearrangementLocations)
    {
        if (!this-> template HasWriter<VertexT1SwapLocationsWriter>())
        {
            this-> template AddPopulationWriter<VertexT1SwapLocationsWriter>();
        }
        if (!this-> template HasWriter<VertexT2SwapLocationsWriter>())
        {
            this-> template AddPopulationWriter<VertexT2SwapLocationsWriter>();
        }
        if (!this-> template HasWriter<VertexT3SwapLocationsWriter>())
        {
            this-> template AddPopulationWriter<VertexT3SwapLocationsWriter>();
        }
    }

    AbstractCellPopulation<DIM>::OpenWritersFiles(rOutputFileHandler);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
bool VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetOutputCellRearrangementLocations()
{
    return mOutputCellRearrangementLocations;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::SetOutputCellRearrangementLocations(bool outputCellRearrangementLocations)
{
    mOutputCellRearrangementLocations = outputCellRearrangementLocations;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::OutputCellPopulationParameters(out_stream& rParamsFile)
{
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t<CellRearrangementThreshold>" << mpMutableVertexMesh->GetCellRearrangementThreshold() << "</CellRearrangementThreshold>\n";
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t<T2Threshold>" <<  mpMutableVertexMesh->GetT2Threshold() << "</T2Threshold>\n";
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t<CellRearrangementRatio>" << mpMutableVertexMesh->GetCellRearrangementRatio() << "</CellRearrangementRatio>\n";
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t<OutputCellRearrangementLocations>" << mOutputCellRearrangementLocations << "</OutputCellRearrangementLocations>\n";

    // Add the division rule parameters
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t<VertexBasedDivisionRule>\n";
    mpVertexBasedDivisionRule->OutputCellVertexBasedDivisionRuleInfo(rParamsFile);
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t</VertexBasedDivisionRule>\n";

    // Call method on direct parent class
    AbstractOffLatticeCellPopulation<DIM>::OutputCellPopulationParameters(rParamsFile);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
double VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetWidth(const unsigned& rDimension)
{
    // Call GetWidth() on the mesh
    double width = this->mrMesh.GetWidth(rDimension);

    return width;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
std::set<unsigned> VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetNeighbouringNodeIndices(unsigned index)
{
    return mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNeighbouringNodeIndices(index);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
boost::shared_ptr<AbstractVertexBasedDivisionRule<DIM> > VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetVertexBasedDivisionRule()
{
    return mpVertexBasedDivisionRule;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::SetVertexBasedDivisionRule(boost::shared_ptr<AbstractVertexBasedDivisionRule<DIM> > pVertexBasedDivisionRule)
{
    mpVertexBasedDivisionRule = pVertexBasedDivisionRule;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
std::vector< c_vector< double, DIM > > VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetLocationsOfT2Swaps()
{
    return mLocationsOfT2Swaps;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
std::vector< unsigned > VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetCellIdsOfT2Swaps()
{
    return mCellIdsOfT2Swaps;
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::AddLocationOfT2Swap(c_vector< double, DIM> locationOfT2Swap)
{
    mLocationsOfT2Swaps.push_back(locationOfT2Swap);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::AddCellIdOfT2Swap(unsigned idOfT2Swap)
{
    mCellIdsOfT2Swaps.push_back(idOfT2Swap);
}

template<unsigned DIM>
void VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::ClearLocationsAndCellIdsOfT2Swaps()
{
    mCellIdsOfT2Swaps.clear();
    mLocationsOfT2Swaps.clear();
}

template<unsigned DIM>
TetrahedralMesh<DIM, DIM>* VertexBasedCellPopulation<DIM>::GetTetrahedralMeshUsingVertexMesh()
{
    // This method only works in 2D sequential
    assert(DIM == 2);
    assert(PetscTools::IsSequential());

    unsigned num_vertex_nodes = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNumNodes();
    unsigned num_vertex_elements = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNumElements();

    std::string mesh_file_name = "mesh";

    // Get a unique temporary foldername
    std::stringstream pid;
    pid << getpid();
    OutputFileHandler output_file_handler("2D_temporary_tetrahedral_mesh_" + pid.str());
    std::string output_dir = output_file_handler.GetOutputDirectoryFullPath();

    // Compute the number of nodes in the TetrahedralMesh
    unsigned num_tetrahedral_nodes = num_vertex_nodes + num_vertex_elements;

    // Write node file
    out_stream p_node_file = output_file_handler.OpenOutputFile(mesh_file_name+".node");
    (*p_node_file) << std::scientific;
    (*p_node_file) << std::setprecision(20);
    (*p_node_file) << num_tetrahedral_nodes << "\t2\t0\t1" << std::endl;

    // Begin by writing each node in the VertexMesh
    for (unsigned node_index=0; node_index<num_vertex_nodes; node_index++)
    {
        Node<DIM>* p_node = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNode(node_index);

        unsigned index = p_node->GetIndex();

        c_vector<double, DIM> location = p_node->rGetLocation();

        unsigned is_boundary_node = p_node->IsBoundaryNode() ? 1 : 0;

        (*p_node_file) << index << "\t" << location[0] << "\t" << location[1] << "\t" << is_boundary_node << std::endl;
    }

    // Now write an additional node at each VertexElement's centroid
    unsigned num_tetrahedral_elements = 0;
    for (unsigned vertex_elem_index=0; vertex_elem_index<num_vertex_elements; vertex_elem_index++)
    {
        unsigned index = num_vertex_nodes + vertex_elem_index;

        c_vector<double, DIM> location = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetCentroidOfElement(vertex_elem_index);

        // Any node located at a VertexElement's centroid will not be a boundary node
        unsigned is_boundary_node = 0;
        (*p_node_file) << index << "\t" << location[0] << "\t" << location[1] << "\t" << is_boundary_node << std::endl;

        // Also keep track of how many tetrahedral elements there will be
        num_tetrahedral_elements += mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElement(vertex_elem_index)->GetNumNodes();
    }
    p_node_file->close();

    // Write element file
    out_stream p_elem_file = output_file_handler.OpenOutputFile(mesh_file_name+".ele");
    (*p_elem_file) << std::scientific;
    (*p_elem_file) << num_tetrahedral_elements << "\t3\t0" << std::endl;

    std::set<std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> > tetrahedral_edges;

    unsigned tetrahedral_elem_index = 0;
    for (unsigned vertex_elem_index=0; vertex_elem_index<num_vertex_elements; vertex_elem_index++)
    {
        VertexElement<DIM, DIM>* p_vertex_element = mpMutableVertexMesh->GetElement(vertex_elem_index);

        // Iterate over nodes owned by this VertexElement
        unsigned num_nodes_in_vertex_element = p_vertex_element->GetNumNodes();
        for (unsigned local_index=0; local_index<num_nodes_in_vertex_element; local_index++)
        {
            unsigned node_0_index = p_vertex_element->GetNodeGlobalIndex(local_index);
            unsigned node_1_index = p_vertex_element->GetNodeGlobalIndex((local_index+1)%num_nodes_in_vertex_element);
            unsigned node_2_index = num_vertex_nodes + vertex_elem_index;

            (*p_elem_file) << tetrahedral_elem_index++ << "\t" << node_0_index << "\t" << node_1_index << "\t" << node_2_index << std::endl;

            // Add edges to the set if they are not already present
            std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> edge_0 = this->CreateOrderedPair(node_0_index, node_1_index);
            std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> edge_1 = this->CreateOrderedPair(node_1_index, node_2_index);
            std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> edge_2 = this->CreateOrderedPair(node_2_index, node_0_index);

            tetrahedral_edges.insert(edge_0);
            tetrahedral_edges.insert(edge_1);
            tetrahedral_edges.insert(edge_2);
        }
    }
    p_elem_file->close();

    // Write edge file
    out_stream p_edge_file = output_file_handler.OpenOutputFile(mesh_file_name+".edge");
    (*p_edge_file) << std::scientific;
    (*p_edge_file) << tetrahedral_edges.size() << "\t1" << std::endl;

    unsigned edge_index = 0;
    for (std::set<std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> >::iterator edge_iter = tetrahedral_edges.begin();
         edge_iter != tetrahedral_edges.end();
         ++edge_iter)
    {
        std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> this_edge = *edge_iter;

        // To be a boundary edge both nodes need to be boundary nodes.
        bool is_boundary_edge = false;
        if (this_edge.first  < mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNumNodes() &&
            this_edge.second  < mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNumNodes())
        {
            is_boundary_edge = (mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNode(this_edge.first)->IsBoundaryNode() &&
                                mpMutableVertexMesh->GetNode(this_edge.second)->IsBoundaryNode() );
        }
        unsigned is_boundary_edge_unsigned = is_boundary_edge ? 1 : 0;

        (*p_edge_file) << edge_index++ << "\t" << this_edge.first << "\t" << this_edge.second << "\t" << is_boundary_edge_unsigned << std::endl;
    }
    p_edge_file->close();

    // Having written the mesh to file, now construct it using TrianglesMeshReader
    TetrahedralMesh<DIM, DIM>* p_mesh = new TetrahedralMesh<DIM, DIM>;
    // Nested scope so reader is destroyed before we remove the temporary files.
    {
        TrianglesMeshReader<DIM, DIM> mesh_reader(output_dir + mesh_file_name);
        p_mesh->ConstructFromMeshReader(mesh_reader);
    }

    // Delete the temporary files
    output_file_handler.FindFile("").Remove();

    // The original files have been deleted, it is better if the mesh object forgets about them
    p_mesh->SetMeshHasChangedSinceLoading();

    return p_mesh;
}

// Explicit instantiation
template class VertexBasedCellPopulation<1>;
template class VertexBasedCellPopulation<2>;
template class VertexBasedCellPopulation<3>;

// Serialization for Boost >= 1.36
#include "SerializationExportWrapperForCpp.hpp"
EXPORT_TEMPLATE_CLASS_SAME_DIMS(VertexBasedCellPopulation)