THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON A MEDICAL MICRO-ROBOT

A medical micro-robot moving in human intestine is proposed. The locomotion speed of the micro-robotand hydro-dynamic mucus film thickness formed when the medical micro-robot moving in intestine with various diameters, various viscosity mucus and various modulus of elasticity are calculated according to the elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory. The resultsindicate that the medical micro-robot can be suspended to move quickly into intestine.