Evaluation of a MRI based propulsion/control system aiming at targeted micro/nano-capsule therapeutics

MRI based nano- and microrobotics show good potential for new targeted therapies tackling e.g. cancer. In this paper, a system developed for the propulsion and navigation of small ferromagnetic objects only using clinical MRI systems is evaluated in experiments. The experiments include propulsion of...

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Published in2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp. 2565 - 2570
Main Authors Dahmen, C., Folio, D., Wortmann, T., Kluge, A., Ferreira, A., Fatikow, S.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2012
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Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetosphere
Navigation
Propulsion
Steel
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Summary:MRI based nano- and microrobotics show good potential for new targeted therapies tackling e.g. cancer. In this paper, a system developed for the propulsion and navigation of small ferromagnetic objects only using clinical MRI systems is evaluated in experiments. The experiments include propulsion of an untethered ferromagnetic object against a pulsatile flow in a pipe system, navigation of an untethered object filled with ferromagnetic nanoparticles around obstacles in a free environment, and the choosing of a branch in a closed flow-less channel system when propelling an untethered ferromagnetic object. The system is found to deal with the tasks efficiently.
ISBN:1467317373
9781467317375
ISSN:2153-0858
2153-0866
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2012.6386244