Stimuli Responsive Materials: Biopsy with Thermally-Responsive Untethered Microtools (Adv. Mater. 4/2013)

The first biopsy with untethered, sub-millimeter scale grippers is described by David H. Gracias and co-workers . The cover shows the retrieval of cells from the bile duct of a live pig using thermally responsive tether-free m-grippers. The retrieved tissue was of a high enough quality and quantity...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2013-01, Vol.25 (4), p.494-494
Main Authors: Gultepe, Evin, Randhawa, Jatinder S., Kadam, Sachin, Yamanaka, Sumitaka, Selaru, Florin M., Shin, Eun J., Kalloo, Anthony N., Gracias, David H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
actuators
Diagnostic systems
Ducts
Grippers
microsurgery
Microtools
Molecular biology
Retrieval
robotics
self-assembly
self-folding
Stimuli
stimuli responsive materials
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Summary:The first biopsy with untethered, sub-millimeter scale grippers is described by David H. Gracias and co-workers . The cover shows the retrieval of cells from the bile duct of a live pig using thermally responsive tether-free m-grippers. The retrieved tissue was of a high enough quality and quantity to enable both histological and molecular biology analyses which forms the basis of diagnostics. Image created by Martin Rietveld.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201370021