Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Department
Mathematics
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Chronic wounds plague approximately 1.3-3 million Americans. The treatment of these wounds requires knowledge of the complex healing process of typical wounds. With a system of partial differential equations, this project attempts to model the intricate biological process and to describe oxygen levels, neutrophil and bacteria concentrations, and other biological parameters with respect to time and space. Analytical solutions for the model will be derived for various frames of time in the wound-healing process. The system of equations will be numerically solved using Matlab. Numerical simulations are performed to determine optimal treatment strategies for a chronic wound.
Advisor(s) or Committee Chair
Dr. Richard Schugart
Disciplines
Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Russell, Brandon C., "Using Partial Differential Equations to Model and Analyze the Treatment of a Chronic Wound With Oxygen Therapy Techniques" (2013). Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects. Paper 421.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/421