Biomedical applications of untethered mobile milli/microrobots
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 …
attention for the prospect of transforming many aspects of health care and bioengineering …
Smart wearable systems: Current status and future challenges
M Chan, D Estève, JY Fourniols, C Escriba… - Artificial intelligence in …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Extensive efforts have been made in both academia and industry in the
research and development of smart wearable systems (SWS) for health monitoring (HM) …
research and development of smart wearable systems (SWS) for health monitoring (HM) …
Ingestible electronics for diagnostics and therapy
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract offers the opportunity to detect physiological and
pathophysiological signals from the human body. Ingestible electronics can gain close …
pathophysiological signals from the human body. Ingestible electronics can gain close …
Ingestible sensors
Ingestible sensing capsules are fast emerging as a critical technology that has the ability to
greatly impact health, nutrition, and clinical areas. These ingestible devices are noninvasive …
greatly impact health, nutrition, and clinical areas. These ingestible devices are noninvasive …
Powering implantable and ingestible electronics
Implantable and ingestible biomedical electronic devices can be useful tools for detecting
physiological and pathophysiological signals, and providing treatments that cannot be done …
physiological and pathophysiological signals, and providing treatments that cannot be done …
Frontiers of medical robotics: from concept to systems to clinical translation
Medical robotics is poised to transform all aspects of medicine—from surgical intervention to
targeted therapy, rehabilitation, and hospital automation. A key area is the development of …
targeted therapy, rehabilitation, and hospital automation. A key area is the development of …
Medical robotics and computer-integrated surgery
The growth of medical robotics since the mid-1980s has been striking. From a few initial
efforts in stereotactic brain surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, and …
efforts in stereotactic brain surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, and …
Medical technologies and challenges of robot-assisted minimally invasive intervention and diagnostics
Emerging paradigms furthering the reach of medical technology into human anatomy
present unique modeling, control, and sensing problems. This review provides a brief history …
present unique modeling, control, and sensing problems. This review provides a brief history …
A mm-sized implantable medical device (IMD) with ultrasonic power transfer and a hybrid bi-directional data link
A first proof-of-concept mm-sized implantable device using ultrasonic power transfer and a
hybrid bi-directional data communication link is presented. Ultrasonic power transfer …
hybrid bi-directional data communication link is presented. Ultrasonic power transfer …
Image-integrated magnetic actuation systems for localization and remote actuation of medical miniature robots: A survey
Magnetic miniature robots are promising tools for minimally invasive and noninvasive
therapy. Constructing systems with actuation–perception loops is an essential step to …
therapy. Constructing systems with actuation–perception loops is an essential step to …