title: Potential applications of microsystems engineering in minimal invasive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Research Centre, Institute for Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Menz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buess
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003199:Computer Systems; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000295:instrumentation; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008839:Microelectrodes; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D008904:Miniaturization; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012825:Silicon