Tracking of Magnetic Micromotors in Confined Channels Through Scattering Tissue

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Abstract

The field of small-scale microdevices is growing rapidly towards the development of tethered/untethered microsensors and therapeutic agents that can move through narrow vascular networks in living organisms to diagnose and treat for example vascular diseases. However, imaging and localization of such microdevices are challenging under scattering tissue due to the lack of high spatial and temporal resolution that compromises the penetration depth and therefore the application scenario. Here, we report the tracking of magnetically-driven rolling micromotors (20 μm in diameter) through scattering tissue (1.2 mm thickness) using reflective infrared (IR) imaging. This technique provides high spatiotemporal resolution for the tracking of micro-agents in a narrow vascular network. As a potential application, we suggest the use of such micro-agents as micro-viscosimeters, in which by analyzing their dynamics, one can extract some basic information on the surrounding fluid properties which might be related to certain health status.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering, NANOMED 2021
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages57-62
Number of pages6
ISBN (electronic)9781665458566
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering, NANOMED
Volume2021-November
ISSN2159-6964

Conference

Title15th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering, NANOMED 2021
Duration15 - 17 November 2021
CityTaipei
CountryTaiwan, Province of China