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Magnetically actuated microrobots in urolithiasis: emerging frontiers in kidney stone diagnosis and management

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Key takeaways

A review of tiny magnet-steered robots being designed to find and clear kidney stones. The hope is that doctors could guide these devices through the urinary tract instead of using surgery or shock waves. The field is early and this article only surveys it, so there are no results in people yet.

Who did this work

Iftakhar Ahmad (National University Bangladesh) · Tasmia Jahin Mim (BRAC University) · Purnata Ghosh (BRAC University) · Maryum Tahir (Ayub Medical College) · Ali Emami (Tehran University of Medical Sciences) · Nimrah Seher (University of Agriculture Faisalabad) · Fouzia Tasnim (BRAC University) · Sachin N. Kothawade (Sitabai Thite College of Pharmacy, Shirur) · Vijaya Padwal (Sitabai Thite College of Pharmacy, Shirur) · Bhushan Rane (Hindu College of Pharmacy)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-07
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-026-02382-4