Applied and Computational Math Seminar: Controlling the Magnetic Force: Basic Strategies and Applications to Magnetic Drug Targeting

Speaker:Harbir Antil, George Mason University
Title: Controlling the Magnetic Force: Basic Strategies and Applications to Magnetic Drug Targeting

Abstract: Motivated by problems arising in magnetic drug targeting, we propose to generate an almost constant Kelvin (magnetic) force in a target subdomain, moving along a prescribed trajectory. This is carried out by solving a minimization problem with a tracking type cost functional. The magnetic sources are assumed to be dipoles and the control variables are the magnetic field intensity, the source location and the magnetic field direction. The resulting magnetic field is shown to effectively steer the drug concentration, governed by a drift-diffusion PDE, from an initial to a desired location with limited spreading. 

Time: Friday, February 2, 2018, 1:30-2:30pm

Place: Exploratory Hall, Room 4106