Nanobots For Nanomedicine
12 May 2008, 13:02
Categories: molecular-machines--devices
The present era of nanotechnology has reached to a stage where scientists are able to develop programmable and externally controllable complex machines that are built at molecular level. Nanotechnology will enable engineers to construct sophisticated nanorobots that can navigate the human body, transport important molecules, manipulate microscopic objects and communicate with physicians by way of miniature sensors, motors, manipulators, power generators and molecular-scale computers. The idea to build a medical nanorobot comes from the fact that the body has natural nanodevices; neutrophiles, lymphocytes and white blood cells constantly rove about the body, repairing damaged tissues, attacking and eating invading microorganisms, and sweeping up foreign particles for various organs to break down or excrete.
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