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Exploring fluid dynamics in multi-scale hollow fibres for soft surgical robots and medical phantoms

Academic lead
Dr Jaemin Lee, School of Mechanical Engineering, [email protected]
Co-supervisor(s)
Prof Rob Kay, School of Mechanical Engineering, [email protected] , Dr Sepideh Khodaparast, School of Mechanical Engineering, [email protected] , Dr Oliver Harlen, School of Mathematics, [email protected] , Dr Irvin Teh, School of Medicine, [email protected]
Project themes
Advanced Manufacturing, Experimental Techniques, Fundamental, Health, Multiphysics & Complex Fluids

This project will explore fluid dynamics in multi-scale soft hollow fibres for soft surgical robots and medical phantoms which is unknown despite the advances in soft robotics and actuators. We aim to address the challenges in drug delivery during robot actuation and biomimicking medical phantoms.  

This investigation is based on a unique, unconventional additive manufacturing technology and nano/micro-scale hollow robots recently developed and available at the University of Leeds that will enable breakthroughs in advanced soft actuators, sensors and medical phantom models. The PhD will investigate advanced materials, novel manufacturing technologies and fluid dynamics, conducting case studies: manipulation of magnetically driven soft hollow robots and actuation of soft medical phantoms.