Asymptotic and numerical results for a model of solvent-dependent drug diffusion through polymeric spheres

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2287-2311

  McCue, Scott W ^a   Hsieh, Mike ^a   Moroney, Timothy J ^a   Nelson, Mark I ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled drug release; Formal asymptotics; Glassy rubbery polymer transition; Kinetic undercooling; Moving boundary problem; Multilayer system; Solvent penetration

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; FORMAL ASYMPTOTICS; GLASSY-RUBBERY POLYMER TRANSITION; KINETIC UNDERCOOLING; MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; MULTILAYER SYSTEM;

DIFFUSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; UNDERCOOLING;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

EID: 84855506011     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/110821688     Document Type: Article

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