Model-based robotic cell aspiration: Tackling nonlinear dynamics and varying cell sizes

G Shan, Z Zhang, C Dai, X Wang… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aspirating a single cell from the outside to the inside of a micropipette is widely used for cell
transfer and manipulation. Due to the small volume of a single cell (picoliter) and nonlinear …

Cell extraction automation in single cell surgery using the displacement method

CY Wong, JK Mills - Biomedical microdevices, 2019 - Springer
Micromanipulation is the precise in vitro handling and study of individual biological cells,
where the smallest error can be disastrous. One such example is the extraction of cellular …

Automatic vision-guided micromanipulation for versatile deployment and portable setup

L Yang, I Paranawithana… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an automatic vision-guided micromanipulation approach to facilitate versatile
deployment and portable setup is proposed. This paper is motivated by the importance of …

Confidence-based hybrid tracking to overcome visual tracking failures in calibration-less vision-guided micromanipulation

L Yang, I Paranawithana… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a confidence-based approach for combining two visual tracking
techniques to minimize the influence of unforeseen visual tracking failures to achieve …

Self-initialization and recovery for uninterrupted tracking in vision-guided micromanipulation

L Yang, I Paranawithana… - 2017 IEEE/RSJ …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a workflow algorithm for timely tracking of the tool tip during cell
manipulation using a template-based approach augmented with low level feature detection …

Automated real-time 3D visual servoing control of single cell surgery with application to microinjection processes

BW Yao, JK Mills - International Journal of Mechatronics …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
Automating the cell surgery processes is a potential solution to eliminate human
involvement and promote the development of cell surgery. Here, we propose a real-time 3D …

Automatic targeting of plant cells via cell segmentation and robust scene-adaptive tracking

I Paranawithana, ZH Chau, L Yang… - … on Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automatic targeting of plant cells to perform tasks like extraction of chloroplast is often
desired in the study of plant biology. Hence, this paper proposes an improved cell …

Automated cell aspiration for genetic and mechanical analysis

M Sun, H Gong, Y Zhang, Y Liu, Y Du, Q Zhao… - Robotics for Cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, cell aspiration has been widely utilized in micro/nanotechnology,
biomechanics, and biomedical engineering. Cell aspiration is one of the most widely …

Scene-adaptive fusion of visual and motion tracking for vision-guided micromanipulation in plant cells

I Paranawithana, UX Tan, L Yang… - 2018 IEEE 14th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work proposes a fusion mechanism that overcomes the traditional limitations in vision-
guided micromanipulation in plant cells. Despite the recent advancement in vision-guided …

Cell Extraction Automation in Single Cell Surgery using the Aspiration Method

BA Zanouneh, JK Mills - … and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Biological cell micromanipulation is the precise in-vitro study and handling of individual
cells, where small errors can be disastrous. An important example is embryo biopsy, in …