Abstract:Several brain pathologies could take advantage of local delivery of drugs or electrical stimulation for the treatment of tumors or neurological disorders. A self propelling microdevice could reach remote locations and is available for further precision positioning in time, also after months. In this paper we present a study for the locomotion of such a micro-device. The proposed device is built of piezoelectric actuators that create an undulating motion which is capable of propelling the micro-robot in the bra… Show more
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