Wireless Magnetic Robot for Precise Hierarchical Control of Tissue Deformation.

ABSTRACT: Mechanotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment for tissue injury. However, existing robots for mechanotherapy are often designed on intuition, lack remote and wireless control, and have limited motion modes. Herein, through topology optimization and hybrid fabrication, wireless magneto-active soft robots are created that can achieve various modes of programmatic deformations under remote magnetic actuation and apply mechanical forces to tissues in a precise and predictable manner. These soft robots can quickly and wirelessly deform under magnetic actuation and are able to deliver compressing, stretching, shearing, and multimodal forces to the surrounding tissues. The design framework considers the hierarchical tissue-robot interaction and, therefore, can design customized soft robots

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11425225 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature