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Research Article

Mathematical model of oxytactic bacteria’s role on MHD nanofluid flow across a circular cylinder: application of drug-carrier in hypoxic tumour

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Pages 703-724 | Received 08 Jan 2022, Accepted 20 Jul 2022, Published online: 08 Aug 2022

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Figure 1. (a) Tumour microenvironment to the breast cancer [Citation26], (b) Flow model containing oxytactic bacteria and nanoparticle with coordinate system, (c) Oxytactic bacteria injected intravenously into human.

Figure 1. (a) Tumour microenvironment to the breast cancer [Citation26], (b) Flow model containing oxytactic bacteria and nanoparticle with coordinate system, (c) Oxytactic bacteria injected intravenously into human.

Table 1. Comparison of θ(0) for different values of λ for Nr=Nt=Nb=Rc=0, Bi1, and Pr=1.

Figure 2. Effect of Pe on velocity profile f(η).

Figure 2. Effect of Pe on velocity profile f′(η).

Figure 3. Effect of Pe on temperature profile θ.

Figure 3. Effect of Pe on temperature profile θ.

Figure 4. Effect of Pe on motile bacterial density profile .

Figure 4. Effect of Pe on motile bacterial density profile ℵ.

Figure 5. Effect of Pe on oxygen concentrations.

Figure 5. Effect of Pe on oxygen concentrations.

Figure 6. Effect of Pϵ on mobile bacterial density profile .

Figure 6. Effect of Pϵ on mobile bacterial density profile ℵ.

Figure 7. Effect of BΔn on oxygen concentration profile C

Figure 7. Effect of BΔn on oxygen concentration profile C

Figure 8. Effect of Rb on velocity profile f(η).

Figure 8. Effect of Rb on velocity profile f′(η).

Figure 9. Effect of Rb on velocity profile θ.

Figure 9. Effect of Rb on velocity profile θ.

Figure 10. Effect of Rb on motile bacterial density profile f(η).

Figure 10. Effect of Rb on motile bacterial density profile f′(η).

Figure 11. Effect of Rb on oxygen concentration profile θ.

Figure 11. Effect of Rb on oxygen concentration profile θ.

Figure 12. Effect of Nb on temperature profile θ.

Figure 12. Effect of Nb on temperature profile θ.

Figure 13. Effect of Nt on temperature profile θ.

Figure 13. Effect of Nt on temperature profile θ.

Figure 14. Effect of Nt on motile bacterial density profile .

Figure 14. Effect of Nt on motile bacterial density profile ℵ.

Figure 15. Effect of Nt on oxygen concentration profile C.

Figure 15. Effect of Nt on oxygen concentration profile C.

Figure 16. Effect of Pr on velocity profile f(η).

Figure 16. Effect of Pr on velocity profile f′(η).

Figure 17. Effect of Pr on motile bacterial density profile .

Figure 17. Effect of Pr on motile bacterial density profile ℵ.

Figure 18. Effect of λ on velocity profile f(η).

Figure 18. Effect of λ on velocity profile f′(η).

Figure 19. Effect of λ on motile bacterial density profile .

Figure 19. Effect of λ on motile bacterial density profile ℵ.

Figure 20. Effect of M on motile bacterial density profile f(η).

Figure 20. Effect of M on motile bacterial density profile f′(η).

Figure 21. Effect of M on motile bacterial density profile .

Figure 21. Effect of M on motile bacterial density profile ℵ.

Figure 22. Flow chart for describing the numerical approach.

Figure 22. Flow chart for describing the numerical approach.

Table 2. Behaviour of f|η=0, θ|η=0, |η=0, φ|η=0 and C|η=0 for different physical parameter.

Figure 23. Scheme of the integration between experiments and mathematical models [Citation54].

Figure 23. Scheme of the integration between experiments and mathematical models [Citation54].