🔬 Magnetic Screw Robot Drills Through Brain Tissue
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Medical Xpress · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
Researchers from the UT and Radboudumc have steered a tiny screw-shaped robot through real brain tissue, controlled only by a magnet outside the body. The test used sheep brain tissue in the lab. The team built a model that predicts exactly when such a robot loses control, a step towards treating stroke and tumors deep in the brain without open surgery. The study is published in the journal Advanced Science.
Key points
- Researchers from the UT and Radboudumc have steered a tiny screw-shaped robot through real brain tissue, controlled only by a magnet outside the body.
- The test used sheep brain tissue in the lab.
- The team built a model that predicts exactly when such a robot loses control, a step towards treating stroke and tumors deep in the brain without open surgery.
- The study is published in the journal Advanced Science.
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