Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach

Soft Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-131

  Cianchetti, Matteo ^a   Ranzani, Tommaso ^a   Gerboni, Giada ^a   Nanayakkara, Thrishantha ^b   Althoefer, Kaspar ^b   Dasgupta, Prokar ^b,c   Menciassi, Arianna ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84991831932     PISSN: 21695172     EISSN: 21695180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2014.0001     Document Type: Article

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