A Biomimetic Spermatozoa Propulsion Method for Interventional Micro Robot

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 106-112

  Chen, Bai ^a   Liu, Yao dong ^a   Chen, Sun ^b   Jiang, Su rong ^a   Wu, Hong tao ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b SHANGHAI CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

biomimetic micro robots; blood vessels; interventional therapy; spermatozoa; swimming robots

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; BIOMIMETICS; BLOOD; DRUG DELIVERY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PROPULSION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SILICONES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

BIO-MIMETIC; BIOMIMETIC MICRO ROBOTS; COMPLEX OPERATIONS; ENDOVASCULAR; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; HUMAN BODIES; INTERVENTIONAL; INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY; MEDICAL DEVICES; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES; PROPULSION FORCES; PROPULSION METHODS; PROPULSION SYSTEMS; PROPULSIVE MECHANISMS; SILICONE OILS; SPERMATOZOA; SWIMMING ROBOTS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 55249093202     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60080-3     Document Type: Article

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