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. 2024 Feb 29;15:1839. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46046-9

Fig. 5. Ex vivo demonstration of multi-target drug release and sampling in porcine stomach and small intestine, respectively.

Fig. 5

a Schematic depiction of the employed magnetic actuation system that utilizes a 6-DOF magnetic manipulator and a coil for ex vivo testing within a porcine stomach. b Sliding mode of the capsule under the magnetic gradient force. c Rolling mode of the capsule under the magnetic torque. d Demonstration of multi-targeted drug delivery of the capsule with a high-frequency (30 Hz) magnetic field. e Schematic depiction of the employed magnetic actuation system that utilizes a 6-DOF magnetic manipulator for ex vivo sampling testing and incorporates a coil with a trapezoidal cross-section iron core. f Magnetic field distribution map around the coil surface computed by the COMSOL Multiphysics software. g Measured and simulated magnetic fields under different coil voltages along the central axis. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. h Drug release testing performed at varying distances from the coil center aimed to demonstrate the fixed-point sampling capability of this coil setup. i Demonstration of active locomotion and the sampling process within an ex vivo model of the porcine small intestine. Scale bar: 10 mm.