Table 1 Material properties of flexible microrobots used in mathematical modeling and establishment of the FEM
From: Improving guidewire-mediated steerability of a magnetically actuated flexible microrobot
Material | Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) | Neodymium magnet (NdFeB, N52) |
|---|---|---|
Density (kg/m3) | 0.97 | 7.500 |
Young’s modulus (Pa) | 750 × 103 | 160 × 109 |
Poisson’s ratio | 0.49 | 0.24 |
Relative permeability | 1 | 1.05 |
Remanence flux density (T) | 1.43 |