Abstract

Magnetic helical robots (MHRs) actuated by an external magnetic field have been regarded as a possible application to treat occlusive vascular disease. We propose a pecking motion of an MHR to effectively tunnel an occlusive vascular lesion. The pecking motion is composed of a rotational driving motion and a linear impulsive motion of the MHR actuated by alternating rotating magnetic field (ARMF). The minimum magnetic flux density to synchronize the MHR to ARMF was mathematically determined from the equation of motion of the MHR and was experimentally verified. Finally, enhanced tunneling performance of the MHR with the pecking motion was verified by <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">in vitro</i> tunneling experiments with a pseudo-thrombus.

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