Micro/Nanorobots for Biomedicine: Delivery, Surgery, Sensing, and Detoxification
By Jinxing Li, B. Esteban‐Fernandez de Avila, Wei Gao, Liangfang Zhang, Joseph Wang. Science Robotics, 2017
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Small robots may solve big challenges in biomedicine, including diagnosis, detoxification, drug delivery, and surgery. 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.
Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Physiology
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