Magnetic actuation methods in bio/soft robotics

N Ebrahimi, C Bi, DJ Cappelleri, G Ciuti… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, magnetism has gained an enormous amount of interest among researchers
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …

Frontiers of robotic endoscopic capsules: a review

G Ciuti, R Caliò, D Camboni, L Neri, F Bianchi… - Journal of micro-bio …, 2016 - Springer
Digestive diseases are a major burden for society and healthcare systems, and with an
aging population, the importance of their effective management will become critical …

Frontiers of robotic colonoscopy: A comprehensive review of robotic colonoscopes and technologies

G Ciuti, K Skonieczna-Żydecka, W Marlicz… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flexible colonoscopy remains the prime mean of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) and
the gold standard of all population-based screening pathways around the world. Almost …

Robotic-assisted colonoscopy platform with a magnetically-actuated soft-tethered capsule

M Verra, A Firrincieli, M Chiurazzi, A Mariani… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Almost 2 million human beings are newly diagnosed every year with
colorectal cancer. Although easy to prevent by screening colonoscopy, this is often …

The ARMM system: An optimized mobile electromagnetic coil for non-linear actuation of flexible surgical instruments

J Sikorski, CM Heunis, F Franco… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automation of flexible surgical instruments requires the development of robotic technologies
capable of small-scale power transmission. Magnetic actuation has successfully been used …

Magnetically driven medical devices: a review

L Sliker, G Ciuti, M Rentschler… - Expert review of medical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A widely accepted definition of a medical device is an instrument or apparatus that is used to
diagnose, prevent or treat disease. Medical devices take a broad range of forms and utilize …

Robotic colonoscopy and beyond: insights into modern lower gastrointestinal endoscopy

E Tumino, P Visaggi, V Bolognesi, L Ceccarelli… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lower gastrointestinal endoscopy is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and
removal of colonic polyps. Delays in colonoscopy following a positive fecal immunochemical …

Design and preliminary evaluation of an electromagnetically actuated soft-tethered colonoscope

Y Li, C Guo, W Xin, T Pan, W Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence has been steadily rising worldwide. Early screening and
treatment by colonoscopy are critical in reducing both the incidence and mortality rate of …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and research into overcoming limitations of capsule endoscopy

WG Kwack, YJ Lim - Clinical endoscopy, 2016 - synapse.koreamed.org
Endoscopic investigation has a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal
(GI) diseases. Since 2001, capsule endoscopy (CE) has been available for small-bowel …

3-D visual servoing of magnetic miniature swimmers using parallel mobile coils

Z Yang, L Yang, L Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Untethered magnetic microrobots can be remotely controlled by dynamic magnetic fields.
The ability to pass through complex and narrow regions makes them have great potential in …