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- Title
Micro/nanorobots for biomedicine: Delivery, surgery, sensing, and detoxification.
- Authors
Jinxing Li; de Ávila, Berta Esteban-Fernández; Wei Gao; Liangfang Zhang; Wang, Joseph
- Abstract
Micro- and nanoscale robots that can effectively convert diverse energy sources into movement and force represent a rapidly emerging and fascinating robotics research area. Recent advances in the design, fabrication, and operation of micro/nanorobots have greatly enhanced their power, function, and versatility. The new capabilities of these tiny untethered machines indicate immense potential for a variety of biomedical applications. This article reviews recent progress and future perspectives of micro/nanorobots in biomedicine, with a special focus on their potential advantages and applications for directed drug delivery, precision surgery, medical diagnosis, and detoxification. Future success of this technology, to be realized through close collaboration between robotics, medical, and nanotechnology experts, should have a major impact on disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
- Subjects
NANOROBOTICS; DETOXIFICATION (Alternative medicine); FABRICATION (Manufacturing); DRUG delivery systems; MEDICAL robotics
- Publication
Science Robotics, 2017, Vol 2, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
2470-9476
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1126/scirobotics.aam6431