Towards uncertainty quantification of a model for cancer-on-chip experiments
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/caim-2026-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2038-0909
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 25
Submitted on: Feb 9, 2026
Accepted on: Jul 13, 2026
Published online: Oct 13, 2026
Published in print: Jan 1, 2026
Published by: Italian Society for Applied and Industrial Mathemathics
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