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Aditya Srivatsan | Stephen F. Austin High School | Gifted and Talented Mentorship Program | Fort Bend ISD Michael Liebschner, Ph.D | Associate Professor & Director | Bio-Innovations Laboratory | Baylor College of Medicine Associate Professor | Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center | Research Service Line May 22, 2012 Objective
Generate tissue replacement implants in less than 15 minutes during surgical procedures in case changes to the shape of an implant to be inserted in a patient must be made. Improve quality of life of patients requiring reconstructive surgery.
Lego Project
The Lego project was undertaken to test the Adept Quattro Robots ability to rearrange bio-particles for tissue replacement implants. The robot was programmed to shuffle black and white Lego pieces in various designs on a 32 by 32 piece board. Establish a foundation to test and optimize robotic movement.
Cancer patient, before and after surgery, requiring extensive reconstructive surgery to replace diseased and dissected tissue. [3]
The Adept Robot shows tremendous potential for the ultimate goal of making tissue replacement implants. Currently, it has proven its capabilities on a two dimensional scale. In the future, the third dimension will be implemented and the real tissue replacement implant material will be used instead of Lego pieces. Final bio-particle size will be 3 mm or less. Same concepts of vascular tubular networks and nearest neighbor algorithm will apply to 3-D implant project. By building on these concepts, techniques, and ideas, the Quattro robot will be able to rearrange bio-particles to create tissue replacement implants in the future.
References
[1] Adept Robotics http://www.adept.com [2] Bio-Innovations Laboratory Baylor College of Medicine http://www.bio-innovations.org [3] Department of Neurosurgery Baylor College of Medicine
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Parallel Flow
Pieces can be easily connected to other pieces by the robot through their unique surface design. Porosity of pieces and tubing inside allows blood and nutrient transport to improve recovery in the damaged area. A suitable bio-particle is yet to be found that can degrade over time to allow natural tissue re-growth.
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