線虫寄生虫に着想を得た変形可能な細長マイクロロボットによる血管内介入手術
A transformable slender microrobot inspired by nematode parasites for interventional endovascular surgery
線虫に着想を得た、直径200μm未満・長さ20mm以上の細長い磁気駆動マイクロロボットを開発し、狭い血管内での高い柔軟性と移動能力を実現した。また、薬物の運搬と放出による介入手術への応用可能性を示した。
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著者: Xin Yang, Dongliang Fan, Yunteng Ma, Yuxuan Liao, Diancheng Li, U Kei Cheang, Bo Peng, Hongqiang Wang
分類: cs.RO
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Cardiovascular diseases account for around 17.9 million deaths per year globally, the treatment of which is challenging considering the confined space and complex topology of the vascular network and high risks during operations. Robots, although promising, still face the dilemma of possessing versatility or maneuverability after decades of development. Inspired by nematodes, the parasites living, feeding, and moving in the human body's vascular system, this work develops a transformable slender magnetic microrobot. Based on the experiments and analyses, we optimize the fabrication and geometry of the robot and finally create a slender prototype with an aspect ratio larger than 100 (smaller than 200 microns in diameter and longer than 20 mm in length), which possesses uniformly distributed magnetic beads on the body of an ultrathin polymer string and a big bead on the head. This prototype shows great flexibility (largest curvature 0.904 mm-1) and locomotion capability (the maximum speed: 125 mm/s). Moreover, the nematode-inspired robot can pass through sharp turns with a radius of 0.84 mm and holes distributed in three-dimensional (3D) space. We also display the potential application in interventional surgery of the microrobot by navigating it through a narrow blood vessel mold to wrap and transport a drug (95 times heavier than the robot) by deforming the robot's slender body and releasing the drug to the aim position finally. Moreover, the robot also demonstrates the possible applications in embolization by transforming and winding itself into an aneurysms phantom and exhibits its outstanding injectability by being successfully withdrawn and injected through a medical needle (diameter: 1.2 mm) of a syringe.
