Paul Breedveld in AD about an ultra-thin and steerable needle

Surgeons will find it easier to operate with a flexible, ultra-thin and steerable needle. Indeed, many medical applications have a need for this new type of needle, for example during deep medical interventions in the spinal cord. Paul Breedveld, professor of Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology developed an ultra-thin, flexible and steerable needle with PhD student Marta Scali and fellow researcher Dimitra Dodou. 

Read the article on the website of AD (Dutch): https://www.ad.nl/delft/tu-onderzoekers-ontwikkelen-naald-die-iets-dikker-is-dan-mensenhaar-en-operaties-eenvoudiger-maakt~a43feeee/