An optimization approach to the estimation of effective drug diffusivity: From a planar disc into a finite external volume

Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-140

  Wang, Song ^a   Lou, Xia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled drug release; Diffusion equation; Effective diffusion coefficient; Optimization; Optimum design

Indexed keywords

EID: 64849093901     PISSN: 15475816     EISSN: 1553166X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/jimo.2009.5.127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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