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Chinese Journal of Physics
Elsevier
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Nanoparticles play a radical role in oncology treatment especially nanoparticles of gold (Au NPs).
Among the substantial properties of Au NPs is the possession of a large atomic number, which
helps in the treatment of tumors. Furthermore, it is employed to encapsulate large numbers of
therapeutic compounds. Also, the alternating electric field therapy (AC electro-kinetics, called
tumor treating fields TTF), is used in malignancy oncology therapy (MOT). The aim of this article
is to investigate the blood flow characteristics under the influence of AC electric field and heat
transfer in the presence of Au and Cu-NPs through a symmetric elastic sinusoidal channel. The
governing equations of the Jeffrey fluid (blood model) along with total mass, thermal energy, and
the electric potential equations are simplified by using the postulate of long wavelength approximation.
The expressions of the axial velocity field, stream function, pressure gradient, the
temperature distribution, and the electric potential field are obtained by using DSolve program in
Mathematica software (version 10). Influence of the materialistic parameters like the Jeffrey
parameter, volume fraction, Grashof number, and electric Rayleigh number on the velocity
profile, temperature distribution, electrical potential, pressure gradient, pressure rise, and entropy
generation are considered. Two different nanofluid suspensions are investigated (Au and
Cu NPs). The results pointed out that the Au-NPs are efficacious for drug carrying and drug
delivery systems, this is evidenced by the velocity in the case of Au-NPs greater than in the case of
Cu-NPs. Also, when the electrical Raleigh number increases, an electric force is generated to
reverse the wave propagation.
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