Thermal Behavior of Electroless CNT-FeCo Composite In Simulated Body Fluid In Applied RF Magnetic Field

Thermal Behavior of Electroless CNT-FeCo Composite in Simulated Body Fluid in Applied RF Magnetic Field

E. E Kalu¹. Lauren Martin¹, Lauren Wilson¹, M.E McHenry²

¹Chemical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, Florida

²Material Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The use of electroless deposition of magnetic alloy on carbon nanotubes is explored for use in thermotherapy treatment of cancer cells. Carbon nanotubes were plated with Iron-Cobalt (FeCo) using varying amounts of methanol, palladium and electroless bath in the process. The samples with the highest and lowest saturation magnetizations were examined in simulated body fluid (SBF) using an alternating radio frequency coil for their temperature response with time. Results will be presented on the response of the electroless metallized-CNT in an alternating magnetic field and their behavior when suspended in the SBF.