An asymptotic analytical solution to the problem of two moving boundaries with fractional diffusion in one-dimensional drug release devices

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Yin, Chen ^a   Xu, Mingyu ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 67650908890     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/42/11/115210     Document Type: Article

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