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. 2020 Dec 2;4(1):011003. doi: 10.1115/1.4048935

Fig. 2.

(a) Image shows an arborizing catheter and single-port catheter. (b) Magnified image of distal ends of the catheters showing microneedle deflection in the arborizing catheter and the reflux-arresting step change for the respective catheters. (c) Measured angles for the arborizing catheter. Phi (φ) was defined as the angle along the axes of two adjacent needles. Theta (θ) was defined as the angle of deflection of each microneedle in reference to the axis of the cannula.

(a) Image shows an arborizing catheter and single-port catheter. (b) Magnified image of distal ends of the catheters showing microneedle deflection in the arborizing catheter and the reflux-arresting step change for the respective catheters. (c) Measured angles for the arborizing catheter. Phi (φ) was defined as the angle along the axes of two adjacent needles. Theta (θ) was defined as the angle of deflection of each microneedle in reference to the axis of the cannula.