Biomedical Applications of Untethered Mobile Milli/Microrobots

Sitti M., Ceylan H., Hu W., Giltinan J., TURAN M., Yim S., ...Daha Fazla

Proceedings of the IEEE, cilt.103, sa.2, ss.205-224, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 103 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/jproc.2014.2385105
  • Dergi Adı: Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-224
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Biomedical engineering, medical robots, microrobots, minimally invasive surgery
  • Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Untethered robots miniaturized to the length scale of millimeter and below attract growing attention for the prospect of transforming many aspects of health care and bioengineering. As the robot size goes down to the order of a single cell, previously inaccessible body sites would become available for high-resolution in situ and in vivo manipulations. This unprecedented direct access would enable an extensive range of minimally invasive medical operations. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the current advances in biomedical untethered mobile milli/microrobots. We put a special emphasis on the potential impacts of biomedical microrobots in the near future. Finally, we discuss the existing challenges and emerging concepts associated with designing such a miniaturized robot for operation inside a biological environment for biomedical applications.