Foldable structures in small scale for medical application

• Main Author: Lim, Clarence Chi Yuin.
• Other Authors: Chen Yan
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40562
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A number of self foldable deployable structures have been designed and investigated in this final year project for possible medical applications, such as clamping of blood vessels in minimally invasive surgical operations and planting of retractable filters in blood vessels. In this report,...