One of the grand challenges in chemistry has been to directly observe atomic motions
during chemical processes. The depiction of the nuclear configurations in space-time to …

Surgical simulators present a safe and potentially effective method for surgical training, and
can also be used in robot-assisted surgery for pre-and intra-operative planning. Accurate …

Millions of tonnes of plastics have been released into the environment. Although the risk of
plastics to humans is not yet resolved, microplastics, in the range of 1 μm-5 mm, have …

In the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) standard medical training regimen, the
Pattern Cutting task requires residents to demonstrate proficiency by maneuvering two tools …

Background As surgical robots begin to occupy a larger place in operating rooms around the
world, continued innovation is necessary to improve our outcomes. Methods A …

Biological soft tissues manipulation, including conventional (mechanical) and
nonconventional (laser, waterjet and ultrasonic) processes, is critically required in most …

Hollow needles are one of the most common medical devices, yet little study has focused on
the needle tip cutting geometry for biopsy, which is a tissue cutting process. This research …

Surgeons normally need surgical scissors and tissue grippers to cut through a deformable
surgical tissue. The cutting accuracy depends on the skills to manipulate these two tools …

The sampling and monitoring of nature have become an important subject due to the rapid
loss of green areas. This work proposes a possible solution for a sampling method of the …

Biomedical manufacturing, which has seen rapid growth over the past decade, is an
emerging research area for the manufacturing community. This growth trajectory is …