Fabrication and characterization of laser-micromachined polypyrrole-based artificial muscle actuated catheters

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-236

  Lee, Kenneth K C ^a   Munce, Nigel R ^b   Shoa, Tina ^c   Charron, Luc G ^b   Wright, Graham A ^b,e   Madden, John D ^c   Yang, Victor X D ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active catheter; Laser micromachining; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CATHETER; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BENDING MOTION; BIO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; IMAGING CAPABILITIES; LASER MICROMACHINING; MICROMACHINED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY;

AVIATION; COHERENT LIGHT; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; LASERS; MICROMACHINING; POLYPYRROLES; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TOMOGRAPHY;

CATHETERS;

EID: 67649427742     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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