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Microrobotics: Electroforming of Implantable Tubular Magnetic Microrobots for Wireless Ophthalmologic Applications (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2/2015)
Author(s) -
Chatzipirpiridis George,
Ergeneman Olgaç,
Pokki Juho,
Ullrich Franziska,
Fusco Stefano,
Ortega José A.,
Sivaraman Kartik M.,
Nelson Bradley J.,
Pané Salvador
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201570011
Subject(s) - biocompatible material , nanotechnology , materials science , biomedical engineering , electroforming , drug delivery , medicine , layer (electronics)
The fabrication of implantable magnetic tubular microrobots for use in targeted drug delivery and minimally invasive surgery for ophthalmologic applications is reported by S. Pané and co‐workers on page 209. The microrobots can fit into a 23‐gauge needle, thus enabling sutureless injections into the eye, and they are maneuvered in biological environments. The microrobots are also coated with biocompatible films and can be successfully filled with drugs.