the present invention includes a magnetically susceptible polymer component , a method of making the same , and apparatuses and systems for mixing , separating or localizing a magnetically susceptible polymer compound in a reaction . the magnetically susceptible polymer component includes a polymer and a magnetically susceptible particle of a predetermined size , which yields a component having a much - improved magnetic reactivity due to the increase in magnetic material by mass percentage . the apparatuses and systems of the present invention employ controllable magnetic fields distributable in perpendicular directions in order to precisely control the orientation , position and relative motion of any magnetically susceptible components within a reaction vessel .