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Computational Models for Magnetic Drug Targeting, Part 1: Derivation and Numerical Simulation of a Thermodynamically Consistent Magneto Two-phase Flow Model
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arXiv:2508.04360v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Motivated by Magnetic Drug Targeting (MDT), we derive a thermodynamically consistent two-phase model for the coupled dynamics of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), a carrier fluid, and the magnetic field. The model includes a convection-diffusion equation for the SPION dispersion volume density and a modified Navier-Stokes system for the mixture velocity with SPION-dependent density and viscosity, an additional momentum flux due to relative SPION motion, and a magnetic body force. Additionally, the SPIONs interact with a quasi-static Maxwell system through their magnetization which is of Langevin type. The coupled system satisfies a global energy-dissipation balance. Moreover, we develop a semi-implicit finite element scheme with explicit flux-corrected transport stabilization and simulate the attraction of an initially localized SPION dispersion towards an external magnet in a system closed to mass exchange, using parameter values representative of MDT settings. The resulting SPION redistribution and induced flow are analyzed through physical observables, including energy and dissipation contributions and iron mass within a target region. Temporal convergence studies assess the ability of the numerical scheme to reproduce the energy-dissipation balance. Finally, we study the influence of individual coupling mechanisms on particle accumulation, maximum iron density, and peak flow velocity.
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