Microrobots for Minimally Invasive Medicine
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- 1 July 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering
- Vol. 12 (1), 55-85
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-bioeng-010510-103409
Abstract
Microrobots have the potential to revolutionize many aspects of medicine. These untethered, wirelessly controlled and powered devices will make existing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures less invasive and will enable new procedures never before possible. The aim of this review is threefold: first, to provide a comprehensive survey of the technological state of the art in medical microrobots; second, to explore the potential impact of medical microrobots and inspire future research in this field; and third, to provide a collection of valuable information and engineering tools for the design of medical microrobots.Keywords
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