Academic Press Untethered Small-Scale Robots for Biomedical Applications

Untethered Small-scale Robots for Biomedical Applications introduces the principle, design, fabrication and application of small-scale robots for biomedical applications. Robots in the scale of nanometer, micrometer and millimeter are described in detail, along with their impact on the field of biomedical engineering. The selected examples of robots across different scales are of the most essential and innovative designs in a small-scale robot with various application settings for biomechanics characterization, drug delivery and surgical procedure. The representative robots represented operate robustly and safely in complex physiological environments where they have a transformative impact in bioengineering and healthcare. This book will lead the audience to the field of small-scale robots through the description of the physics in the small scale, design and fabrication of small-scale robots, and how these robots may impact the future of biomedical studies and minimally-invasive surgical procedures. Review Presents the most up-to-date, untethered small-scale robots for biomedical applications From the Back Cover <p><i>Untethered Small-scale Robots for Biomedical Applications</i> introduces the principle, design, fabrication, and application of small-scale robots for biomedical applications.</p> <p>Robots in the scale of nanometer, micrometer, and millimeter are described in detail on their impact on the field of biomedical engineering. The selected examples of robots across different scales are of the most essential and innovative designs in a small-scale robot with various application settings for biomechanics characterization, drug delivery, and surgical procedure. The representative robots are aimed to operate robustly and safely in complex physiological environments where they have a transformative impact in bioengineering and healthcare.</p> <p>This book will lead the audience to the field of small-scale robots through the description of the physics in the small scale, design, and fabrication of small-scale robots, and how will these robots impact the future of biomedical studies and minimally invasive surgical procedures.</p> About the Author Haojian LU received B.S. degree in mechatronical engineering (1st major) and business administration (2nd major) from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2015. He is currently a doctoral candidate at City University of Hong Kong, and fully expected to receive his Dr. Eng. Degree in Robotics by August 2019. He is interested in the research at the interface of micro/nano robotics, soft robotics, and bioinspired robotics. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in international journals including Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Applied Physics Letters, Advanced Biosystems, etc. He received best paper finalist awards in 2015 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation and 2017 ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering. He is also nominated for attending Global Young Scientists Summit 2019 by National Research Foundation (Prime Minister's Office, Singapore). He has served as program committee member for The 2018 IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics, and also peer reviewer for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Advanced Engineering Materials. He has become the member of IEEE and AAAS since 2015 and 2017 respectively. Xian WANG received B.S. degree in Engineering from Tianjin University in 2011. He is currently a doctoral candidate at University of Toronto, in the collaborative Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed paper