Magnetically powered microrobots: a medical revolution underway?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Mar 1;51(3):405-407. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw432.

Authors

Christophe Chautems¹, Burak Zeydan², Samuel Charreyron¹, George Chatzipirpiridis¹, Salvador Pané¹, Bradley J Nelson³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
³ Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 28137750
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw432

No abstract available

Keywords: Magnetic Manipulation; Medical Robotics; Microrobotics.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Drug Delivery Systems
Equipment Design
Humans
Magnetics / methods*
Microtechnology / instrumentation*
Microtechnology / methods
Robotics* / trends