Adaptive Ferrofluidic Robotic System with Passive Component Activation Capabilities.

IF 10.5 Q1 ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) Pub Date : 2025-06-24 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.34133/cbsystems.0300
Qinkai Chen, Haozhe Feng, Xinjian Fan, Hui Xie, Lining Sun, Zhan Yang
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Abstract

Soft robots demonstrate remarkable potential in medical applications owing to their minimally invasive nature, exceptional controllability, and shape-adaptive capabilities. However, existing control systems primarily rely on a single permanent magnet or electromagnetic coil for actuation, resulting in limited robotic motion capabilities, weak electromagnetic field gradient forces, and bulky magnetic drive systems. These constraints substantially hinder the robot's flexibility and functional expandability. To address these constraints, this study proposes a highly integrated hybrid electromagnetic coil permanent magnet actuation system. This innovative design enables actuation force amplification and synergistic regulation of locomotion, deformation, and orientation. Experimental validation confirms the broad operational capacity of the miniature ferrofluidic robot (MFR), including controllable motion-deformation coupling within multiscale luminal structures and active directional control in biomimetic gastric models. Leveraging the MFR's robust deformation and locomotion abilities, the empowerment mechanism for passive structures significantly enhanced compatibility with mechanical systems. Based on this mechanism, we achieved the transportation of larger-mass simulated drug particles by empowering passive delivery systems. To further validate the functionality of MFR, we developed an MFR-based capsule that achieves precise temporal and spatial control of drug release through experiments involving magnetothermal effect-accelerated release of simulated drugs and selective occlusion in simulated blood vessels. These advancements markedly enhanced the application potential of microrobots in complex and confined clinical environments.

具有被动元件激活能力的自适应铁磁流体机器人系统。
软机器人由于其微创性、卓越的可控性和形状自适应能力,在医疗应用中表现出显著的潜力。然而,现有的控制系统主要依靠单个永磁体或电磁线圈来驱动,导致机器人运动能力有限,电磁场梯度力弱,磁驱动系统体积大。这些限制极大地阻碍了机器人的灵活性和功能可扩展性。为了解决这些限制,本研究提出了一种高度集成的混合电磁线圈永磁驱动系统。这种创新的设计可以实现驱动力的放大和运动、变形和方向的协同调节。实验验证了微型铁磁流体机器人(MFR)的广泛操作能力,包括在多尺度腔结构内的可控运动-变形耦合和在仿生胃模型中的主动定向控制。利用MFR强大的变形和运动能力,被动结构的授权机制显着增强了与机械系统的兼容性。基于这一机制,我们通过增强被动输送系统实现了大质量模拟药物颗粒的输送。为了进一步验证MFR的功能,我们开发了一种基于MFR的胶囊,通过磁热效应、模拟药物加速释放和模拟血管选择性闭塞实验,实现了药物释放的精确时空控制。这些进展显著增强了微型机器人在复杂和受限的临床环境中的应用潜力。
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