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Robotics for Cell Manipulation and Characterization

  • 1st Edition - April 20, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Changsheng Dai, Guanqiao Shan, Yu Sun
  • Language: English

Robotics for Cell Manipulation and Characterization provides fundamental principles underpinning robotic cell manipulation and characterization, state-of-the-art technical advanc… Read more

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Description

Robotics for Cell Manipulation and Characterization provides fundamental principles underpinning robotic cell manipulation and characterization, state-of-the-art technical advances in micro/nano robotics, new discoveries of cell biology enabled by robotic systems, and their applications in clinical diagnosis and treatment. This book covers several areas, including robotics, control, computer vision, biomedical engineering and life sciences using understandable figures and tables to enhance readers’ comprehension and pinpoint challenges and opportunities for biological and biomedical research.

Key features

  • Focuses on, and comprehensively covers, robotics for cell manipulation and characterization
  • Highlights recent advances in cell biology and disease treatment enabled by robotic cell manipulation and characterization
  • Provides insightful outlooks on future challenges and opportunities

Readership

Researchers and practitioners who are interested in small-scale robotic systems for cell manipulation and characterization, Healthcare professionals interested in nanoscale, microscale, milli-scale robotic techniques for disease diagnosis and clinical cell surgeries, Undergraduate students who are interested in learning the area of robotics applied to manipulating and characterizing biological cells

Table of contents

Part I: Robotic cell manipulation

1. Introduction of robotics for cell manipulation and characterization

Guanqiao Shan, Changsheng Dai and Yu Sun

2. Robotic cell injection with force sensing and control

Yuzhang Wei and Qingsong Xu

3. Robotic orientation control and enucleation of cells　

Lin Feng, Wei Zhang, Chunyuan Gan, Chutian Wang, Hongyan Sun, Yiming Ji and Luyao Wang

4. Robotic cell manipulation for in vitro fertilization

Yu Sun and Changsheng Dai

5. Robotic cell transport for tissue engineering

Huaping Wang and Jiaxin Liu

6. Robotic cell biopsy for disease diagnosis　

Mingyang Xie and Adnan Shakoor

7. 3D Force-Feedback Optical Tweezers for Experimental Biology

Sinan Haliyo and Edison Gerena

8. Magnetically driven robots for clinical treatment

Jiangfan Yu, Xingzhou Du and Yuezhen Liu

Part II: Robotic cell characterization

9. Robotic cell electrophysiological characterization for drug discovery

Mighten C. Yip, Craig Forest, Riley E. Perszyk, Stephen Traynelis and Andrew Jenkins

10. Automated cell aspiration for genetic and mechanical analysis

Mingzhu Sun, Huiying Gong, Yujie Zhang, Yaowei Liu, Yue Du, Qili Zhao and Xin Zhao

11. Cell characterization by nanonewton force sensing

Ruiguo Yang, Amir Monemian Esfahani, Xiaowei Jin, Jordan Rosenbohm, Grayson Minnick and Bahareh Safa

12. Cellular mechanical measurement by magnetic robots

Yu Sun, Xian Wang and Jintian Wang

13. Nanorobotics for investigating cell mechanics based on atomic force microscopy

Mi Li, Yaqi Feng and Lianqing Liu

14. Robotic manipulation of zebrafish larva for disease therapy

Songlin Zhuang, Huijun Gao and Xinghu Yu

15. Acoustic field to separate cells for health monitoring

Daniel Ahmed, Zhiyuan Zhang, Prajwal Agrawal, ZAHRA ghorbanikharaji and Zhan Shi

16. Separation and characterization of cells using electrical field

Yupan Wu and Yingqi Meng

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 20, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Changsheng Dai

Changsheng Dai is currently a professor at Dalian University of Technology. His research focuses on robotic cell manipulation and medical image analysis. Dr. Dai has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in premium journals and international conference proceedings such as Nature Reviews Urology, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, and IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, and has received the Best Paper Award in Automation at 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Connaught International Scholarship, William Dunbar Memorial Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering, and Weber and Mariano Scholarship in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto. He served as a peer reviewer for several journals such as IEEE Transactions on Robotics and IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China

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Guanqiao Shan

Dr. Guanqiao Shan is a Professor at Dalian University of Technology. His research interests include robotic cell manipulation and characterization, automation at micro-nano scales, intelligent control systems, and medical robotics. His research has been recognized by both the robotics and automation society and reproductive medicine society.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor at Dalian University of Technology, China.

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Yu Sun

Dr. Yu Sun is a Professor at the University of Toronto. He holds a Tier I Canada Research Chair and is the founding Director of Robotic Institute at the University of Toronto. His Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Laboratory specializes in developing innovative robotic and AI technologies for reproductive medicine. His techniques have been applied in clinical centers from multiple countries.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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