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Biopsy with Thermally‐Responsive Untethered Microtools
Author(s) -
Gultepe Evin,
Randhawa Jatinder S.,
Kadam Sachin,
Yamanaka Sumitaka,
Selaru Florin M.,
Shin Eun J.,
Kalloo Anthony N.,
Gracias David H.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201203348
Subject(s) - materials science , biomedical engineering , in vivo , biopsy , nanotechnology , radiology , biology , engineering , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
Thermally activated, untethered microgrippers can reach narrow conduits in the body and be used to excise tissue for diagnostic analyses. As depicted in the figure, the feasibility of an in vivo biopsy of the porcine bile duct using untethered microgrippers is demonstrated.