A prototype of an anchoring and extending intestinal micro-robot and an in vitro experiment

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 410-415

  Lin, W ^a   Shi, Y ^a   Yan, G ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Li, L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Locomotion capsule; Micro robot; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ANCHORING CAPABILITY; DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; IN-VITRO; INTESTINAL TRACT; INVASIVENESS; LIMITING FACTORS; MICRO ROBOTS; SMALL BOWEL;

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS; EXPERIMENTS;

ROBOTS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SWINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MINIATURIZATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROBOTICS; SWINE;

EID: 80955136752     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2011.625463     Document Type: Article

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