Design and fabrication of cubic eggshell containing chick embryo for a novel biomedical platform

Wenjing Huang, Fumihito Arai, Tomohiro Kawahara

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Abstract

We propose a novel biomedical platform of a cubic (artificial) eggshell containing a chick embryo. The use of this proposed platform can eliminate the use of large animals as experimental models, making it more ethically accepted. It also has the advantages of low cost and a small size. The specific design and fabrication method of the cubic eggshell uses polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polycarbonate, which were shown to achieve the required specifications of the proposed platform. The viability of the chick embryo in the cubic eggshell was confirmed through basic experiments. Finally, surgical tools were inserted into the cubic shell and the internal organs were operated on to confirm the use of the developed cubic shell as an appropriate platform for microsurgical training.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication"2014 5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
EditorsRaffaella Carloni, Lorenzo Masia, Jose Maria Sabater-Navarro, Marko Ackermann, Sunil Agrawal, Arash Ajoudani, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Matteo Bianchi, Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Maura Casadio, Kevin Cleary, Ashish Deshpande, Domenico Formica, Matteo Fumagalli, Nicolas Garcia-Aracil, Sasha Blue Godfrey, Islam S.M. Khalil, Olivier Lambercy, Rui C. V. Loureiro, Leonardo Mattos, Victor Munoz, Hyung-Soon Park, Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Cheu, Roque Saltaren, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Valentina Squeri, Arno H.A. Stienen, Nikolaos Tsagarakis, Herman Van der Kooij, Bram Vanderborght, Nicola Vitiello, Jose Zariffa, Loredana Zollo
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages34-39
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479931262
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 30 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Duration: Aug 12 2014Aug 15 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
ISSN (Print)2155-1774

Other

Other5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CitySao Paulo
Period8/12/148/15/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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