Optimal chemical control of populations developing drug resistance

Autor: M. I. S. Costa, Rodney Carlos Bassanezi, José Luiz Boldrini
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Mathematical Medicine and Biology. 9:215-226
ISSN: 1477-8602
1477-8599
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/9.3.215
Popis: A system of differential equations for the control of the growth of certain populations by the use of chemical treatment is presented. Rather general growth rates and kill rates of drugs, as well as drug resistance, are considered. A class of optimal control problems with a performance criterion depending on a parameter is formulated and shown to admit the same basic optimal strategy. Applications to cycle nonspecific chemotherapy and control of the growth of bacterial populations in cellulose media in paper production plants are described.
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