2025
Vine4Spine: A Steerable Tip-Growing Robot with Contact Force Estimation for Navigation in the Spinal Subarachnoid Space
Zicong Wu, S. M. Hadi Sadati, Panagiotis Vartholomeos, Mohamed E. M. K. Abdelaziz, Burak Temelkuran, George Petrou +4
IROS 2025
Therapies targeting neurodegenerative diseases via brain ventricles and spinal parenchyma face delivery challenges. Systemic administration is ineffective due to the blood-brain barrier, while direct surgical access, especially for multi-site delivery, is highly invasive. The spinal subarachnoid spa