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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The department of
Mathematics and Statistics invites you to a seminar by </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Dr. Martin Meere (Department of Mathematical Physics, NUI Galway): <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Title: </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Some mathematical models for drug delivery<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Abstract: </span></font><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Much of this talk will consist of a general introduction to the
mathematical modelling of drug delivery systems. Optimal drug delivery requires
the drug to be delivered to the right place, at the right time, and with the
required dosage and release duration. Mathematical modelling has been
extensively used to help realise these goals. In this talk, I shall describe
some problems for barrier release (reservoir) systems, monolithic systems,
stent systems, and systems involving polymer swelling. If time permits, I shall
also describe a proposed model for diffusion from a thermo-responsive polymer,
such as Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The seminar will take
place on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Friday 11<sup>th</sup> December, at
4pm</span></b>, in A2-002.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you have any questions
regarding this seminar, please direct them to Sarah Mitchell (061 202259, <a
href="mailto:sarah.mitchell@ul.ie" title="blocked::mailto:sarah.mitchell@ul.ie"><font
color=navy title="blocked::mailto:sarah.mitchell@ul.ie"><span
title="blocked::mailto:sarah.mitchell@ul.ie"><span style='color:navy;
text-decoration:none'>sarah.mitchell@ul.ie</span></span></font></a>). A
full list of Seminars for this semester can be found at: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.staff.ul.ie/mitchells/MACSI_seminars.html"
title="blocked::http://www.staff.ul.ie/mitchells/MACSI_seminars.html"><font
color=navy title="blocked::http://www.staff.ul.ie/mitchells/MACSI_seminars.html"><span
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style='color:navy'>http://www.staff.ul.ie/mitchells/MACSI_seminars.html</span></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Supported by Science
Foundation Ireland Mathematics Initiative funding, MACSI - the Mathematics
Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (<a href="www.macsi.ie"
title="blocked::www.macsi.ie"><font color=navy title="blocked::www.macsi.ie"><span
title="blocked::www.macsi.ie"><span title="blocked::www.macsi.ie"><span
style='color:navy;text-decoration:none'>www.macsi.ie</span></span></span></font></a>),
centred at the University of Limerick, is dedicated to the mathematical
modelling and solution of problems which arise in science, engineering and
industry in Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>----------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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