Adaptive wireless millirobotic locomotion into distal vasculature
Accessibility into the distal vascular systems to treat various diseases remains challenging using medical catheters. Here, Wang et al. demonstrate that a stent-shaped wireless magnetic soft robot enables adaptive locomotion and medical functions into these distal vascular regions.
Main Authors: | Tianlu Wang, Halim Ugurlu, Yingbo Yan, Mingtong Li, Meng Li, Anna-Maria Wild, Erdost Yildiz, Martina Schneider, Devin Sheehan, Wenqi Hu, Metin Sitti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32059-9 |
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