Three-dimensional remote aggregation and steering of magnetotactic bacteria microrobots for drug delivery applications

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 359-374

  De Lanauze, Dominic ^a   Felfoul, Ouajdi ^a   Turcot, Jean Philippe ^a   Mohammadi, Mahmood ^a   Martel, Sylvain ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

magnetic fields; Magnetotactic bacteria; magnetotaxis; medical robotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900412553     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364913500543     Document Type: Article

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