Magnetic microbots show promise for treating aneurysms and brain tumours

Image caption: Remote control Schematic showing (top panel) how microfibrebots can anchor to a blood vessel, […]. Image courtesy: Jianfeng Zang, HUST. Article by Abigail Williams. Physics World – March 14, 2024. Research article: Science Robotics.

A team of researchers in China has developed novel magnetic coiling “microfibrebots” and used them to embolize arterial bleeding in a rabbit – paving the way for a range of controllable and less invasive treatments for aneurysms and brain tumours. […]

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