Characteristic Evaluation of a Shrouded Propeller Mechanism for a Magnetic Actuated Microrobot

Medical microrobots have been widely used in clinical applications, particularly the spiral type locomotion mechanism, which was recently considered one of the main self-propelling mechanisms for the next medical microrobot to perform tasks such as capsule endoscopy and drug delivery. However, limit...

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Main Authors: Qiang Fu, Shuxiang Guo, Songyuan Zhang, Hideyuki Hirata, Hidenori Ishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/6/9/1272