Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system

We present a numerical approach to estimating the effective diffusion coefficients of drug diffusion from a device into a container with a source and sink condition due to a fluid flowing through the system at a constant rate. In this approach we first formulate this estimation problem as a continuo...

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Main Authors: Mahali, S., Wang, S., Lou, Xia
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Netherlands 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23325
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Wang, S.
Lou, Xia
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description We present a numerical approach to estimating the effective diffusion coefficients of drug diffusion from a device into a container with a source and sink condition due to a fluid flowing through the system at a constant rate. In this approach we first formulate this estimation problem as a continuous, nonlinear, least-squares problem subject to a set of constraints containing a partial differential equation system. The nonlinear optimization problem is then discretized by applying a finite volume scheme in space and an implicit time-stepping scheme to the equation system, yielding a finite-dimensional, nonlinear, least-squares problem. An algorithm is proposed for the resulting finite-dimensional, constrained, nonlinear optimization problem. Numerical results using experimental data are presented to demonstrate the usefulness and accuracy of the method.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-233252017-09-13T13:56:21Z Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system Mahali, S. Wang, S. Lou, Xia Effective diffusion coefficient Finite volume discretization Sink condition Nonlinear least-squares method Controlled drug delivery We present a numerical approach to estimating the effective diffusion coefficients of drug diffusion from a device into a container with a source and sink condition due to a fluid flowing through the system at a constant rate. In this approach we first formulate this estimation problem as a continuous, nonlinear, least-squares problem subject to a set of constraints containing a partial differential equation system. The nonlinear optimization problem is then discretized by applying a finite volume scheme in space and an implicit time-stepping scheme to the equation system, yielding a finite-dimensional, nonlinear, least-squares problem. An algorithm is proposed for the resulting finite-dimensional, constrained, nonlinear optimization problem. Numerical results using experimental data are presented to demonstrate the usefulness and accuracy of the method. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23325 10.1007/s10665-013-9669-y Springer Netherlands restricted
spellingShingle Effective diffusion coefficient
Finite volume discretization
Sink condition
Nonlinear least-squares method
Controlled drug delivery
Mahali, S.
Wang, S.
Lou, Xia
Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system
title Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system
title_full Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system
title_fullStr Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system
title_short Estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system
title_sort estimation of effective diffusion coefficients of drug delivery devices in a flow-through system
topic Effective diffusion coefficient
Finite volume discretization
Sink condition
Nonlinear least-squares method
Controlled drug delivery
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23325