Title |
Small intestinal model for electrically propelled capsule endoscopy
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Published in |
BioMedical Engineering OnLine, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-925x-10-108 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sang Hyo Woo, Tae Wan Kim, Zia Mohy-Ud-Din, Il Yong Park, Jin-Ho Cho |
Abstract |
The aim of this research is to propose a small intestine model for electrically propelled capsule endoscopy. The electrical stimulus can cause contraction of the small intestine and propel the capsule along the lumen. The proposed model considered the drag and friction from the small intestine using a thin walled model and Stokes' drag equation. Further, contraction force from the small intestine was modeled by using regression analysis. From the proposed model, the acceleration and velocity of various exterior shapes of capsule were calculated, and two exterior shapes of capsules were proposed based on the internal volume of the capsules. The proposed capsules were fabricated and animal experiments were conducted. One of the proposed capsules showed an average (SD) velocity in forward direction of 2.91 ± 0.99 mm/s and 2.23 ± 0.78 mm/s in the backward direction, which was 5.2 times faster than that obtained in previous research. The proposed model can predict locomotion of the capsule based on various exterior shapes of the capsule. |
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