Investigation of feasibility of conventional magnetic directing ferrofluid targeting cancer treatment

In viewing the problem caused by side effects of chemotherapy, an investigation and study on how to accumulate magnetic drug in body and leading the magnetic drug to desired region was carried out. Real time monitoring on magnetic drug in the body is a challenging task due to nano-size of magnetic drug particles and the complicated blood vessel network. In this paper, the feasibility of magnetic drug targeting system with conventional technique of controlling magnetic material from one magnet point source was investigated. Magnetic field distribution with mapping and measurement of its magnitude was performed for future references. Prototype based on the hard frame of 3D printer to account the function of positioning was built with friendly user microcontroller module. With the same setting, artery model was setup to observe the effect of magnetic flow on iron powder in fine particles form inside a branched silicone tube and difference flow rate of branch also was investigated.