Rolled-up magnetic microdrillers: Towards remotely controlled minimally invasive surgery

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Date
2013
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5
Issue
4
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Nanoscale
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Cambridge [u.a.] : Royal Society of Chemistry
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Self-folded magnetic microtools with sharp ends are directed at enabling drilling and related incision operations of tissues, ex vivo, in a fluid with a viscosity similar to that of blood. These microtools change their rotation from a horizontal to a vertical one when they are immersed into a rotational magnetic field. Novel self-assembly paradigms with magnetic materials can enable the creation of remotely controlled and mass-produced tools for potential applications in minimally invasive surgery.

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Xi, W., Solovev, A. A., Ananth, A. N., Gracias, D. H., Sanchez, S., & Schmidt, O. G. (2013). Rolled-up magnetic microdrillers: Towards remotely controlled minimally invasive surgery (Cambridge [u.a.] : Royal Society of Chemistry). Cambridge [u.a.] : Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org//10.1039/c2nr32798h
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