NDLI: Early Developments of a Novel Smart Actuator Inspired by Nature

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Frasson, L. Parittotokkaporn, T. Davies, B.L. Rodriguez y. Baena, F.
Copyright Year	2008
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Mech. Eng., Imperial Coll. London, London (Frasson, L.; Parittotokkaporn, T.; Davies, B.L.; Rodriguez y Baena, F.)
Abstract	Current research at Imperial College focuses on the development of a novel neurosurgical probe for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), which can be used to target deep lesions in the brain by exploiting the unique design of certain ovipositing wasps. While conventional neurosurgical instruments are rigid and can only be used to achieve straight-line trajectories, the biomimetic design will enable curved paths connecting any entry point to any target within the brain to be followed autonomously. This paper reports on the successful outcome of an early feasibility study, where two of the key concepts behind the novel actuator design are investigated: a biologically inspired robotic actuator was developed to demonstrate effective soft tissue traversal (i.e. motion along the surface of a soft tissue) by reciprocating custom-built anisotropic surface textures, without the need to apply an external force to push the tissue along the surface. Then, custom-designed rigid probes with bio-inspired surface topographies were fabricated and tested on cadaveric porcine brain with the aim to characterize the insertion and extraction forces due to friction and tribological interaction with biological tissue.
Starting Page	163
Ending Page	168
File Size	5511506
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424437795
DOI	10.1109/MMVIP.2008.4749526
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-12-02
Publisher Place	New Zealand
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Intl Journal of Intelligent
Subject Keyword	Medical robotics Instruments Biological tissues Intelligent actuators Educational institutions Surface topography Neurosurgery biomimetics Minimally invasive surgery smart actuators Surface texture Lesions neurosurgery Probes
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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