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Oral Drug Delivery Systems: Continuous-Release Systems
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2026
Continuous-release drug delivery systems offer a strategic approach to maintaining therapeutic drug levels over extended periods following oral administration. By modulating the release rate of active pharmaceutical ingredients, these systems minimize fluctuations in plasma concentrations, which enhances clinical efficacy and reduces the need for frequent dosing. Such characteristics make them particularly advantageous in managing chronic diseases where patient adherence and stable drug...
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BIBO stability of continuous and discrete -time systems
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2024
System stability is a fundamental concept in signal processing, often assessed using convolution. For a system to be considered bounded-input bounded-output (BIBO) stable, any bounded input signal must produce a bounded output signal. A bounded input signal is one where the modulus does not exceed a certain constant at any point in time. To determine the BIBO stability, the convolution integral is utilized when a bounded continuous-time input is applied to a Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) system.
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Batch and Continuous Bioreactors
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2023
Bioreactors are used to grow organisms in large volumes, thereby enabling the production of mass quantities of the target product. These reactors can be batch reactors, which contain all of the components needed for cell growth, or continuous reactors, which have inlet and outlet ports allowing for the addition of fresh growth media and the removal of cell waste. This video presents batch and continuous reactors and demonstrates the use of bioreactors to grow bacteria in the laboratory.
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The Use of Chemostats in Microbial Systems Biology
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2013
Cell growth rate is a regulated process and a primary determinant of cell physiology. Continuous culturing using chemostats enables extrinsic control of cell growth rate by nutrient limitation facilitating the study of molecular networks that control cell growth and how those networks evolve to optimize cell growth.
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Equation of Continuity
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2023
Fluid motion is represented by either velocity vectors or streamlines. The volume of a fluid flowing past a given location through an area during a period of time is called the flow rate Q, or more precisely, the volume flow rate. Flow rate and velocity are related—for instance, a river has a greater flow rate if the velocity of the water in it is greater. However, the flow rate also depends on the size and shape of the river. The relationship between flow rate (Q) and average speed (v)...
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The differential equation supplies the rule for how state variables evolve, while the initial condition identifies the starting point from which that rule is applied. Changing the initial state can produce a different trajectory through state space, even when the governing equation remains unchanged. This distinction allows mathematicians to study how alternative starting conditions influence subsequent behavior.
An equilibrium represents a state that does not change under the system’s evolution rule. Stability analysis examines whether nearby states remain close to that equilibrium or move away from it over time. These properties help characterize long-term behavior, distinguish persistent states from sensitive ones, and determine whether a modeled process tends toward a steady condition or departs from it.
A trajectory records the changing state of a system as the independent variable progresses, making its evolution visible in state space. Repeated or alternating movement along such a trajectory can indicate oscillatory behavior. Examining trajectories together with equilibrium points helps connect the differential equation to qualitative features such as recurring motion, convergence, or continued change.
The independent variable need not be time; it can be another quantity that changes continuously. State variables then describe how the modeled system changes along that variable, and derivatives measure the corresponding rates of change. This broader viewpoint lets the same mathematical framework represent dynamic behavior beyond time-based settings, provided the variables and governing relationships are specified.
A typical analysis begins by identifying the state variables and expressing their rates of change with differential equations. The initial state is then specified so that a particular evolution can be examined. Solutions or trajectories are studied for equilibria, stability, oscillations, and long-term behavior, allowing the mathematical model to yield qualitative or quantitative conclusions about the process.
Continuous systems provide a mathematical framework for studying motion, fluid flow, population change, and heat transfer. In each case, differential equations connect changing quantities and support analysis of how the modeled process evolves. Their use extends across physics, engineering, biology, and economics, while mathematical analysis supplies tools for comparing trajectories, steady states, oscillations, and long-term outcomes.