Analysis and Comparison of Electromagnetic Microrobotic Platforms for Biomedical Applications

@article{chen2022,
  author = {Chen, Ruipeng and Folio, David and Ferreira, Antoine},
  publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},
  title = {Analysis and {Comparison} of {Electromagnetic} {Microrobotic}
    {Platforms} for {Biomedical} {Applications}},
  journal = {Applied Sciences},
  volume = {12},
  number = {1},
  date = {2022-01-04},
  url = {https://dfolio.fr/publications/articles/2022chenApplied.html},
  doi = {10.3390/app12010456},
  langid = {en-US},
  abstract = {Magnetic microrobotics is a promising technology for
    improving minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with the ambition of
    enhancing patient care and comfort. The potential benefits include
    limited incisions, less hemorrhaging and postoperative pain, and
    faster recovery time. To achieve this, a key issue relies on the
    design of a proper electromagnetic actuation (EMA) setup which is
    based on the use of magnetic sources. The magnetic field and its
    gradient generated by the EMA platform is then used to induce
    magnetic torque and force for microrobot manipulations inside the
    human body. Like any control systems, the EMA system must be adapted
    to the given controlled microrobot and customized for the
    application. With great research efforts on magnetic manipulating of
    microrobots, the EMA systems are approaching commercial
    applications, and their configurations are becoming more suitable to
    be employed in real medical surgeries. However, most of the proposed
    designs have not followed any specific rule allowing to take into
    account the biomedical applications constraints. Through reviewing
    the different proposed EMA systems in the literature, their various
    specifications and configurations are comprehensively discussed and
    analyzed. This study focus on EMA platforms that use electromagnets.
    From this review and based on the biomedical application
    specifications, the appropriate EMA system can be determined
    efficiently.}
}