AIMC Topic: Miniaturization

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Submillimeter Multifunctional Ferromagnetic Fiber Robots for Navigation, Sensing, and Modulation.

Advanced healthcare materials
Small-scale robots capable of remote active steering and navigation offer great potential for biomedical applications. However, the current design and manufacturing procedure impede their miniaturization and integration of various diagnostic and ther...

Robotic probes at the cell scale.

Science robotics
The miniaturization of robotic tools and probes enables the fundamental study of mechanical properties of cells and tissues.

A Bioinspired Fluid-Filled Soft Linear Actuator.

Soft robotics
In bioinspired soft robotics, very few studies have focused on fluidic transmissions and there is an urgent need for translating fluidic concepts into realizable fluidic components to be applied in different fields. Nature has often offered an inspir...

Nonlinear decision-making with enzymatic neural networks.

Nature
Artificial neural networks have revolutionized electronic computing. Similarly, molecular networks with neuromorphic architectures may enable molecular decision-making on a level comparable to gene regulatory networks. Non-enzymatic networks could in...

Milli-scale cellular robots that can reconfigure morphologies and behaviors simultaneously.

Nature communications
Modular robot that can reconfigure architectures and functions has advantages in unpredicted environment and task. However, the construction of modular robot at small-scale remains a challenge since the lack of reliable docking and detaching strategi...

A miniature robotic steerable endoscope for maxillary sinus surgery called PliENT.

Scientific reports
In endoscopic maxillary sinus surgery, the maxillary sinus is accessed through the nasal cavity which constitutes a narrow and tortuous pathway. However, surgeons still use rigid endoscopes and rigid, straight or pre-bent instruments for this procedu...

Deep learning-based reconstruction in ultra-high-resolution computed tomography: Can image noise caused by high definition detector and the miniaturization of matrix element size be improved?

Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
PURPOSE: This study aimed to assess the noise characteristics of ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (UHRCT) with deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR).

Design, characterization and optimization of a soft fluidic actuator for minimally invasive surgery.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: In minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy, the rise of soft robotics, using materials of similar softness as biological soft tissues, opens many new opportunities. Soft actuated catheters could become an alternative to current steerable ca...

Integrated Robotic Mini Bioreactor Platform for Automated, Parallel Microbial Cultivation With Online Data Handling and Process Control.

SLAS technology
During process development, the experimental search space is defined by the number of experiments that can be performed in specific time frames but also by its sophistication (e.g., inputs, sensors, sampling frequency, analytics). High-throughput liq...

Real-time microrobot posture recognition via biplane X-ray imaging system for external electromagnetic actuation.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: As a promising intravascular therapeutic approach for autonomous catheterization, especially for thrombosis treatment, a microrobot or robotic catheter driven by an external electromagnetic actuation system has been recently investigated. Ho...