How should microrobots swim?

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1434-1447

  Abbott, Jake J ^a,c   Peyer, Kathrin E ^a   Lagomarsino, Marco Cosentino ^b   Zhang, Li ^a   Dong, Lixin ^a,d   Kaliakatsos, Ioannis K ^a   Nelson, Bradley J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^d Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo; Magnetic; Medical; Microrobot; Untethered; Wireless

Indexed keywords

IN VIVO; MAGNETIC; MEDICAL; MICROROBOT; UNTETHERED; WIRELESS;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; PROPELLERS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 70449366850     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364909341658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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