Evaluation of friction enhancement through soft polymer micro-patterns in active capsule endoscopy

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Buselli, Elisa ^a   Pensabene, Virginia ^b   Castrataro, Piero ^a   Valdastri, Pietro ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a,b   Dario, Paolo ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Endoscopy; Friction; Soft polymer

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ASPECT RATIO; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FRICTION; MICROMACHINING; POLYMERS; TISSUE; TRIBOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL DEVICES; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; MICROPATTERNED SURFACE; SOFT POLYMERS; TISSUE MORPHOLOGY;

ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 78149388445     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/10/105802     Document Type: Article

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