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Mechatronics in Medicine

Head of Group

Prof Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena

B415C Bessemer Building

South Kensington Campus

About us

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

Twitter/X: @MIMLab_Robotics
Youtube: Mechatronics in Medicine Lab

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.

Why it is important?

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How can it benefit patients?

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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 Postgraduate

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{Tan:2020:10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00957,
author = {Tan, Z and Ewen, J and Galvan, S and Forte, A and De, Momi E and Rodriguez, y Baena F and Dini, D},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00957},
journal = {Journal of Chemical Education},
pages = {4078--4083},
title = {What does a brain feel like?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00957},
volume = {97},
year = {2020}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We present a two-part hands-on science outreach demonstration utilizing composite hydrogels to produce realistic models of the human brain. The blends of poly(vinyl alcohol) and Phytagel closely match the mechanical properties of real brain tissue under conditions representative of surgical operations. The composite hydrogel is simple to prepare, biocompatible, and nontoxic, and the required materials are widely available and inexpensive. The first part of the demonstration gives participants the opportunity to feel how soft and deformable our brains are. The second part allows students to perform a mock brain surgery on a simulated tumor. The demonstration tools are suitable for public engagement activities as well as for various student training groups. The activities encompass concepts in polymer chemistry, materials science, and biology.
AU  - Tan,Z
AU  - Ewen,J
AU  - Galvan,S
AU  - Forte,A
AU  - De,Momi E
AU  - Rodriguez,y Baena F
AU  - Dini,D
DO  - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00957
EP  - 4083
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0021-9584
SP  - 4078
TI  - What does a brain feel like?
T2  - Journal of Chemical Education
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00957
UR  - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00957
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/83056
VL  - 97
ER  -