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Innovation

A prototype of an anchoring and extending intestinal micro-robot and an in vitro experiment

W. LinThe Institute of Medical Precision Engineering and Intelligent System, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y. ShiThe Institute of Medical Precision Engineering and Intelligent System, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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G. YanThe Institute of Medical Precision Engineering and Intelligent System, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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Y. WangThe Institute of Medical Precision Engineering and Intelligent System, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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L. LiThe Institute of Medical Precision Engineering and Intelligent System, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
Pages 410-415 | Received 14 Jul 2011, Accepted 13 Sep 2011, Published online: 10 Nov 2011

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