Design of a Flexible Wasp-Inspired Tissue Transport Mechanism

Tissue transport is a challenge during Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) with the current suction-based instruments as the increasing length and miniaturisation of the outer diameter requires a higher pressure. Inspired by the wasp ovipositor, a slender and bendable organ through which eggs can be tr...

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Main Authors: Esther P. de Kater, Aimée Sakes, Jette Bloemberg, David J. Jager, Paul Breedveld
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a04cd7648b9d498abc6b9e12d436f984
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