Ascendancy of electromagnetic force and Hall currents on blood flow carrying Cu-Au NPs in a non-uniform endoscopic annulus having wall slip.

This article aims to outline the characteristics of the blood flow conveying copper (Cu) and gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) through a non-uniform endoscopic annulus with wall slip under the action of electromagnetic force and Hall currents. The flow of blood with the suspension of hybrid nanoparticles in the annulus is induced by the peristaltic pumping. The governing equations are modeled and then simplified with the postulate of lubrication theory. The resulting non-dimensional momentum equation after simplification is solved analytically by employing the He's homotopy perturbation method (HPM) with the computational software Mathematica program (version 11). The influential role of emerging physical parameters on the physiological features related to the blood flow is inferred graphically and physically. The analytical outcomes reveal that Hall parameter has a diminishing behavior on the blood flow while the inverse impact is endured for mounting Hartmann number. Electromagnetic field and Hall currents offer a superlative mode for regulating blood flow at the time of surgery. An increment in the volume fraction of nanoparticles causes a drop in the blood temperature profile. The trapping phenomenon is also explored with the help of contours. An expansion in Hartmann number reduces the size of entrapped bolus and ultimately vanishes when Hartmann number is very large. This prospective model may be applicable in electromagnetic micro-pumps, medical simulation devices, heart-lung machine (HLM), drug carrying and drug transport systems, cancer diagnosis, tumor selective photothermal therapy, etc.
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