2021
Design of a magnetic actuation system for a microbiota-collection ingestible capsule
Martina Finocchiaro, Cristina Giosuè, Gaspare Drago, Fabio Cibella, Arianna Menciassi, Mario Sprovieri +1
ICRA 2021poster
Minimally invasive wireless devices, allowing the sampling of gut’s bacteria, are needed for a longitudinal understanding of the role of the microbiota on the human health. Herein, we present a novel magnetic actuation system fitting inside a 11.5 × 30.5 mm wireless ingestible capsule. Lacking any e…