Actuation of a magnetically coated swimmer in viscous media with a magnetic particle imaging scanner

Magnetic actuation of medical devices is of great interest in improving minimally invasive surgery and enabling targeted drug delivery. With untethered, magnetically coated swimmers it is aimed at reaching regions of the body difficult to access with catheters. Such a swimmer was previously presente...

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Main Authors: Bakenecker Anna C., Chinchilla Carlos, Buzug Thorsten M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-3090