Microrobotic Platform for Single Motile Microorganism Investigation.

ABSTRACT: We propose a microrobotic platform for single motile microorganism observation and investigation. The platform utilizes a high-speed online vision sensor to realize real-time observation of a microorganism under a microscopic environment with a relatively high magnification ratio. A microfluidic chip was used to limit the vertical movement of the microorganism and reduce the tracking system complexity. We introduce a simple image processing method, which utilizes high-speed online vision characteristics and shows robustness against image noise to increase the overall tracking performance with low computational time consumption. The design also considers the future integration of a stimulation system using microtools. Successful long-time tracking of a freely swimming microorganism inside o

SUBMITTER: Ahmad B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6189944 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature