2021-03-262016-01-011550228715502295WOS;000391091200007SCOPUS;2-s2.0-84999828460http://hdl.handle.net/10784/27345An analytical expression for the optimal control of an Ebola problem is obtained. The analytical solution is found as a first-order approximation to the Pontryagin Maximum Principle via the Euler-Lagrange equation. An implementation of the method is given using the computer algebra system Maple. Our analytical solutions confirm the results recently reported in the literature using numerical methods.https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1550-2287AnilineDiffusionDrug deliveryEvaporationLaplace transformsMathematical modelsEvaporation rateGoverning equationsLaplace transform techniquesSimulationSurface evaporationTransport phenomenaTwo dimensional diffusionVolatile compoundsVolatile organic compoundsarticle2021-03-26Hincapié-Palacio, D.Ospina, J.Torres, D.F.M.10.1080/15502287.2016.1231236