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ArticleScience advances2025

Magnetically actuated multimaterial fiberbot for precise minimally invasive knee laser surgery.

Yuqi Zou, Yu Liu, Yang Li, Lvyun Yang, Yang Liu, Kaidong He, Yuanzhuo Xiang, Jingyu Ouyang, Pan Li, Jun Liang and 9 more

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Yuqi ZouResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0009-0001-5751-4040
Yu LiuResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0009-0002-5136-9388
Yang LiSchool of Integrated Circuits, Shandong University, Jinan 250101, China.
Lvyun YangResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6450-9891
Yang LiuResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Kaidong HeResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Yuanzhuo XiangResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4863-223X
Jingyu OuyangResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Pan LiResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Jun LiangResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6855-9798
Ning ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100029, China.
Huaping ZangSchool of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Nan RuanResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Peng LiResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8791-7465
Mi XiaoResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5544-9935
Xiang LuResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Ruilin ZhengAdvanced Laser and Optoelectronic Functional Materials Department, Special Glasses and Fibers Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8564-614X
Lili HuAdvanced Laser and Optoelectronic Functional Materials Department, Special Glasses and Fibers Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
Guangming TaoResearch Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, Department of Geriatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1371-7735

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional methods, such as open and arthroscopy-assisted surgery, still encounter challenges in terms of tool flexibility when addressing knee diseases in patients. Robotics has enhanced the precision and efficiency of numerous surgical procedures. However, there is still a lack of minimally invasive surgical tools capable of flexibly resecting knee lesions. Here, we present a flexible fiberbot that integrates steerable midinfrared laser ablation and active navigation functions. The fiberbot features an internal multicore structure for midinfrared laser delivery and an external magnetic elastomer, allowing precise control under an applied magnetic field. The fiberbot was demonstrated to perform precise navigation and steering in a constrained spherical model and an isolated pig knee joint. Moreover, the fiberbot was further demonstrated in steerable laser ablation for leg bones of rats in vivo. Given its compact design, safer actuation, and quicker manipulation, our fiberbot is expected to pave a promising avenue for future knee surgery.

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Knee JointLaser TherapyMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresAnimalsEquipment DesignHumansRatsRobotic Surgical ProceduresSwine

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