Vacuum packed particles as flexible endoscope guides with controllable rigidity

Granular Matter

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 543-554

  Loeve, Arjo J ^a   Van De Ven, Oscar S ^a   Vogel, Johan G ^a   Breedveld, Paul ^a   Dankelman, Jenny ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ardness; Endoscopy; Shaft guide; Shape; Size; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; FILLERS; GLASS; HARDNESS; STIFFNESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VACUUM;

ARDNESS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; BENDING STIFFNESS; FILLER PARTICLES; FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPES; SHAFT-GUIDE; SHAPE; SIZE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 84872352782     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: 14347636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-010-0193-8     Document Type: Article

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