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Micro Robot for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and Targeted Drug Delivery

B. Paulchamy *, P. Vijayalakshmi **, K. Mahendrakan***

*,*** Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Hindusthan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

** Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Hindusthan College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Periodicity:August - October'2019
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jic.7.4.17351

Abstract

This paper mainly describes a platform to achieve targeted drug delivery in the next-generation wireless capsule endoscopy. Targeted drug delivery helps in giving the medicine to the affected area only instead of giving it to the entire body. The major mechanism of the proposed system is the micro-positioning of the targeted medication with a level of 1 ml. This micro-positioning enables us to place the capsule in the required direction. The proposed micro-positioning mechanism allows a needle to be positioned within a 22.5° segment of a cylindrical capsule and be extendible up to 1.5mm outside the capsule body. The locomotion of the microrobot is achieved by magnetic mechanisms, which helps in holding the capsule as well as resist the peristaltic movement when necessary. The proposed infrastructure of the mechanism can be done using the combination of a single micro-motor with a volume of 200 mm³. An in-intensity evaluation of the mechanics is furnished and a top-level view of the requirements important to comprehend fashionable system integration is cited right here. This paper mainly aims to give the medication to the specified location. This will reduce the reaction of the drugs especially those drugs which are used for cancer treatment. Cancer treating drug when given through blood will reach all other organs before reaching the diseased tissue or part of the organ. Not only that, but it also helps to turn down the cost of drugs used for the cure. It is envisaged that the targeted drug delivery platform will empower a new breed of capsule microrobots for therapy in addition to diagnostics for pathologies such as ulcerative colitis and small intestinal Crohn's disease.

Keywords

Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract, Microrobot, Pill Robot, Targeted Therapy, Wireless Capsule Endoscopy.

How to Cite this Article?

Paulchamy, B., Vijayalakshmi, P., and Mahendrakan, K. (2019). Micro Robot for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and Targeted Drug Delivery. i-manager's Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 7(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.26634/jic.7.4.17351

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