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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Robotics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Soft robots offer minimally invasive medical solutions but face limitations in control and actuation.
  • Current systems using single magnets or coils restrict motion, force, and system integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an advanced hybrid actuation system for miniature ferrofluidic robots (MFRs).
  • To overcome limitations of existing control systems for enhanced robotic functionality.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a highly integrated hybrid electromagnetic coil permanent magnet actuation system.
  • Validated MFR capabilities through experiments in multiscale luminal structures and biomimetic gastric models.
  • Developed an MFR-based capsule for controlled drug delivery and occlusion.

Main Results:

  • Achieved amplified actuation force and synergistic control of locomotion, deformation, and orientation.
  • Demonstrated controllable motion-deformation coupling and directional control in complex models.
  • Successfully transported larger drug masses and achieved precise temporal/spatial drug release and selective occlusion.

Conclusions:

  • The hybrid actuation system significantly enhances MFR flexibility and functional expandability.
  • MFRs show great potential for advanced medical applications in confined and complex clinical settings.
  • This technology improves drug delivery and interventional procedures using microrobots.