| Bio-inspired solutions for locomotion in the gastrointestinal tract: background and perspectives. | |
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PMID: 14599320 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper illustrates a bio-inspired approach to effective, smooth and safe navigation in the human body and, in particular, in the gastrointestinal tract. This idea originates from the medical need to develop more powerful tools for microendoscopy, which is one of the most challenging frontiers of modern medicine. Understanding motion and perception systems of lower animal forms, such as parasites, worms, insects and snakes, can help to design and fabricate bio-inspired robots able to navigate in tortuous, slippery and difficult-to-access cavities of the human body. A preliminary study of a biomimetic adhesion system for the human tissues is presented in this work and some technological implementations are illustrated and discussed. Finally, some issues concerning the goals of smart and reactive locomotion are considered and the most promising and relevant enabling technologies are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Arianna Menciassi; Paolo Dario |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Volume: 361 ISSN: 1364-503X ISO Abbreviation: Philos Transact A Math Phys Eng Sci Publication Date: 2003 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-11-05 Completed Date: 2004-01-14 Revised Date: 2009-04-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101133385 Medline TA: Philos Transact A Math Phys Eng Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2287-98 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Center for Research in Microengineering, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy. arianna@sssup.it |
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Animals Artificial Intelligence* Biomimetics / instrumentation*, methods* Cell Adhesion / physiology Digestive System Physiological Phenomena Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal* Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / methods* Equipment Design / methods Feasibility Studies Feedback Humans Locomotion / physiology* Miniaturization Motion |
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