Medical Applications

Abstract

The applications of soft actuators in medical field have been increasing along with its industrial applications. Soft actuators could be used in the human body or be implanted for some extended time. Because soft actuators are flexible, light weight, and deformable to complex shapes, they have advantages over traditional electric motors. Although we are yet to see extensive commercial use of soft actuators in medical field, its number of studies, patents, and scopes are expanding rapidly. Here, we review some of the new and sustained research works of soft actuators in medical field, with specific field of applications.