Human-scale navigation of magnetic microrobots in hepatic arteries
Using external actuation sources to navigate untethered drug-eluting microrobots in the
bloodstream offers great promise in improving the selectivity of drug delivery, especially in …
bloodstream offers great promise in improving the selectivity of drug delivery, especially in …
Optimal structure of particles-based superparamagnetic microrobots: application to MRI guided targeted drug therapy
This paper presents an optimal design strategy for therapeutic magnetic micro carriers
(TMMC) guided in real time by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. As aggregates …
(TMMC) guided in real time by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. As aggregates …
Magnetic navigation and tracking of multiple ferromagnetic microrobots inside an arterial phantom setup for MRI guided drug therapy
Magnetic steering of ferromagnetic microrobots facilitates active drug targeting and
minimally invasive treatment of deep seated tumour cells. Several techniques for magnetic …
minimally invasive treatment of deep seated tumour cells. Several techniques for magnetic …
MRI-based microrobotic system for the propulsion and navigation of ferromagnetic microcapsules
This paper presents real-time MRI-based control of a ferromagnetic microcapsule for
endovascular navigation. The concept was studied for future development of microdevices …
endovascular navigation. The concept was studied for future development of microdevices …
Magnetic navigation system for the precise helical and translational motions of a microrobot in human blood vessels
Different magnetic navigation systems (MNSs) have been investigated for the wireless
manipulation of microrobots in human blood vessels. Here we propose a MNS and …
manipulation of microrobots in human blood vessels. Here we propose a MNS and …
Combining pulsed and DC gradients in a clinical MRI-based microrobotic platform to guide therapeutic magnetic agents in the vascular network
S Martel - International Journal of Advanced Robotic …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Magnetic Resonance Navigation (MRN) relies on the use of an upgraded clinical Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner to navigate therapeutic, imaging, or diagnostic magnetic …
Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner to navigate therapeutic, imaging, or diagnostic magnetic …
Multifunctional microrobot with real-time visualization and magnetic resonance imaging for chemoembolization therapy of liver cancer
Microrobots that can be precisely guided to target lesions have been studied for in vivo
medical applications. However, existing microrobots have challenges in vivo such as …
medical applications. However, existing microrobots have challenges in vivo such as …
Microrobotic navigable entities for magnetic resonance targeting
S Martel - 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic Resonance Targeting (MRT) uses MRI for gathering tracking data to determine the
position of microscale entities with the goal of guiding them towards a specific target in the …
position of microscale entities with the goal of guiding them towards a specific target in the …
Utilization of magnetic gradients in a magnetic navigation system for the translational motion of a micro-robot in human blood vessels
This paper proposes a method to generate the translational motions of a micro-robot in
human blood vessels by utilizing the magnetic gradients of a magnetic navigation system …
human blood vessels by utilizing the magnetic gradients of a magnetic navigation system …
Two-dimensional robust magnetic resonance navigation of a ferromagnetic microrobot using pareto optimality
D Folio, A Ferreira - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a two-dimensional (2-D) autonomous navigation strategy of a 750-μm
steel microrobot along a complex fluidic vascular network inside the bore of a clinical 3.0 T …
steel microrobot along a complex fluidic vascular network inside the bore of a clinical 3.0 T …