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Mechatronics in Medicine

The MIM Lab develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures.

Head of Group

B415C Bessemer Building
South Kensington Campus

+44 (0)20 7594 7046

What we do

The Mechatronics in Medicine Laboratory develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures including neuro, cardiovascular, orthopaedic surgeries, and colonoscopies. Examples include bio-inspired catheters that can navigate along complex paths within the brain (such as EDEN2020), soft robots to explore endoluminal anatomies (such as the colon), and virtual reality solutions to support surgeons during knee replacement surgeries.

Meet the team

Mr Ayhan Aktas
Casual - Student demonstrator - lower rate

Dr Daniel Bautista Salinas
Research Associate

Dr Kaiwen Chen
Research Associate

Mr Zejian Cui
Research Assistant

Mr Connor Daly
Research Postgraduate

Emeritus Professor Brian L Davies FREng
Emeritus Professor

Mr Zhaoyang Jacopo Hu
Research Postgraduate

Dr Hisham M Iqbal
Research Associate

Mr Alex Ranne
Research Postgraduate

Professor Ferdinando M Rodriguez y Baena
Co-Director of Hamlyn Centre, Professor of Medical Robotics

Dr Jialei Shi
Research Associate

Mr Spyridon Souipas
Casual - Other work

Ms Emilia Zari
Research Postgraduate

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Forte:2016:10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.063,
author = {Forte, AE and Galvan, S and Manieri, F and Rodriguez, y Baena F and Dini, D},
doi = {10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.063},
journal = {Materials and Design},
pages = {227--238},
title = {A composite hydrogel for brain tissue phantoms},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.063},
volume = {112},
year = {2016}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Synthetic phantoms are valuable tools for training, research and development in traditional and computer aided surgery, but complex organs, such as the brain, are difficult to replicate. Here, we present the development of a new composite hydrogel capable of mimicking the mechanical response of brain tissue under loading. Our results demonstrate how the combination of two different hydrogels, whose synergistic interaction results in a highly tunable blend, produces a hybrid material that closely matches the strongly dynamic and non-linear response of brain tissue. The new synthetic material is inexpensive, simple to prepare, and its constitutive components are both widely available and biocompatible. Our investigation of the properties of this engineered tissue, using both small scale testing and life-sized brain phantoms, shows that it is suitable for reproducing the brain shift phenomenon and brain tissue response to indentation and palpation.
AU  - Forte,AE
AU  - Galvan,S
AU  - Manieri,F
AU  - Rodriguez,y Baena F
AU  - Dini,D
DO  - 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.063
EP  - 238
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 0264-1275
SP  - 227
TI  - A composite hydrogel for brain tissue phantoms
T2  - Materials and Design
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.063
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/40486
VL  - 112
ER  -