Abstract: A method for preparing antibacterial stainless steel by surface alloying includes the steps of coating an infiltration promoter layer on a stainless steel surface, coating an antibacterial metal layer on a surface of the infiltration promoter layer, and performing heat treatment of the stainless steel to diffuse an antibacterial metal into the stainless steel. This method can be applied to various types of stainless steel, and the antibacterial metal can be diffused and quenched into the stainless steel, such that the finally formed surface of the stainless steel has an antibacterial alloy layer with a specific thickness to provide better corrosion resistance and antibacterial ability without changing the advantages and properties of the antibacterial metal or stainless steel substrate, and the thickness and concentration of the antibacterial metal layer, and the parameters for heat treatment can be adjusted to control the chemical composition and thickness of the antibacterial alloy layer.

Abstract: A navigable system for catheter based endovascular neurosurgery including: a micro-motor (3) including a piezoelectric actuator (5) mounted to a free end of a guidewire or micro-catheter (2), the piezoelectric actuator (5) including a piezoelectric element (7), and an elongate transducer (9) mounted on the piezoelectric element (7) and extending therefrom, the transducer (9) being formed from an asymmetric hollow member, and an end member (15) located at a free end of the transducer (9); wherein electrical excitation of the piezoelectric element (7) induces one or both orthogonal flexural and axial vibration modes within the transducer (9), the coupling of the induced vibration modes thereby resulting in rotation of the end member (15) with three degrees of freedom (DOF).

Abstract: A navigable system for catheter based endovascular neurosurgery including: a micro-motor (3) including a piezoelectric actuator (5) mounted to a free end of a guidewire or micro-catheter (2), the piezoelectric actuator (5) including a piezoelectric element (7), and an elongate transducer (9) mounted on the piezoelectric element (7) and extending therefrom, the transducer (9) being formed from an asymmetric hollow member, and an end member (15) located at a free end of the transducer (9); wherein electrical excitation of the piezoelectric element (7) induces one or both orthogonal flexural and axial vibration modes within the transducer (9), the coupling of the induced vibration modes thereby resulting in rotation of the end member (15) with three degrees of freedom (DOF).