The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine
Developments in medical device design result in advances in wearable technologies, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and patient-specific approaches to medicine. In this review, we analyze the trajectory of biomedical and engineering approaches to soft robotics for healthcare applications. We...
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| author | Lourdes Garcia Genevieve Kerns Kaitlin O’Reilley Omolola Okesanjo Jacob Lozano Jairaj Narendran Conor Broeking Xiaoxiao Ma Hannah Thompson Preston Njapa Njeuha Drashti Sikligar Reed Brockstein Holly M. Golecki |
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| description | Developments in medical device design result in advances in wearable technologies, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and patient-specific approaches to medicine. In this review, we analyze the trajectory of biomedical and engineering approaches to soft robotics for healthcare applications. We review current literature across spatial scales and biocompatibility, focusing on engineering done at the biotic-abiotic interface. From traditional techniques for robot design to advances in tunable material chemistry, we look broadly at the field for opportunities to advance healthcare solutions in the future. We present an extracellular matrix-based robotic actuator and propose how biomaterials and proteins may influence the future of medical device design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e6fe40153f24d82a8dde18d657456e92023-11-23T14:43:46ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2021-12-011312810.3390/mi13010028The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized MedicineLourdes Garcia0Genevieve Kerns1Kaitlin O’Reilley2Omolola Okesanjo3Jacob Lozano4Jairaj Narendran5Conor Broeking6Xiaoxiao Ma7Hannah Thompson8Preston Njapa Njeuha9Drashti Sikligar10Reed Brockstein11Holly M. Golecki12Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADevelopments in medical device design result in advances in wearable technologies, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and patient-specific approaches to medicine. In this review, we analyze the trajectory of biomedical and engineering approaches to soft robotics for healthcare applications. We review current literature across spatial scales and biocompatibility, focusing on engineering done at the biotic-abiotic interface. From traditional techniques for robot design to advances in tunable material chemistry, we look broadly at the field for opportunities to advance healthcare solutions in the future. We present an extracellular matrix-based robotic actuator and propose how biomaterials and proteins may influence the future of medical device design.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/1/28soft roboticsbiomaterialsmedical deviceswearable technologies |
| spellingShingle | Lourdes Garcia Genevieve Kerns Kaitlin O’Reilley Omolola Okesanjo Jacob Lozano Jairaj Narendran Conor Broeking Xiaoxiao Ma Hannah Thompson Preston Njapa Njeuha Drashti Sikligar Reed Brockstein Holly M. Golecki The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine Micromachines soft robotics biomaterials medical devices wearable technologies |
| title | The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine |
| title_full | The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine |
| title_short | The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine |
| title_sort | role of soft robotic micromachines in the future of medical devices and personalized medicine |
| topic | soft robotics biomaterials medical devices wearable technologies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/1/28 |
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