Over the past decade, there has been a significant surge in interest in flexible mechanical
force sensing devices and systems. Tremendous efforts have been devoted to the …

The aim of this work is to design, simulate, and analyze a bi-axial piezoresistive MEMS
(Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) force sensor, which has the capability of flexibility, high …

Catheters measure several physiological parameters, including tissue contact force during
minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures. For force-sensing application in MIS …

Precise surgical excision of brain tumors depends on the surgeon's ability to accurately
differentiate tumors from healthy brain tissues. We have developed an automated system …

This study investigates the fabrication and characterization of an innovative
nanoelectromechanical system force sensor that utilizes suspended submicron silicon …

Multiscale Fabrication and Characterization of a NEMS Force Sensor - Yubetsu Shibata Yubetsu
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Surgical resection is one of the primary treatments for patients with brain tumors. The precise
detection of tumor tissue margin during the resection procedure ensures safe maximal …

A contact force sensor is a critical clinical unit while performing cardiac ablation procedures.
The success rate of these procedures is determined by the effective contact between the tip …

We have developed a semi-automated system integrated with MEMS-based
electromechanical sensors to characterize human brain tumors. The electrical impedance …

In this paper, estimation of the applied force on a planar catheter is considered. An image
processing approach has been chosen as the most suitable tool. For this purpose, we create …