Minimally invasive surgery has been one of the most significant evolutions in medicine. In
this approach, the surgeon inserts specially-designed instruments through a small incision …

During the last decades, tactile sensors based on different sensing principles have been
developed due to the growing interest in robotics and, mainly, in medical applications …

Background and aims Transient elastography is a novel noninvasive method to assess liver
fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness. This study is a first step toward the provision of a …

Great significant progress has been made in the development of biomedical microdevices in
recent years, and these devices are now playing an important role in diagnosis and therapy …

In recent years, advances in modern technology have altered the practice of surgery from
open to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) aided by robots. Teleoperated surgical robotic …

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has been the preferred surgery approach owing to its
advantages over conventional open surgery. As a major limitation, the lack of tactile …

Objective: The present study investigates viscoelastic properties of human autopsy brain
tissue via nanoindentation to find feasible biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in ex vivo …

To forego misdiagnosis and biopsy-related complications, we explore a novel technique that
embraces tissue elasticity to circumvent the current limitations in the accurate, non-invasive …

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men in Europe and in the USA. Some
prostate tumours are stiffer than the surrounding normal tissue, and it could therefore be of …

An objective in vivo measurement technique for assessing the material properties of soft
tissue would be a valuabe tool in diagnosing dermatological pathologies. In order to make …