Micro/nanorobots for biomedicine: Delivery, surgery, sensing, and detoxification
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.
Additional Information
© 2017 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. Submitted 20 December 2016. Accepted 6 February 2017. Published 1 March 2017. This work is supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (grant numbers HDTRA1-13-1-0002 and HDTRA1-14-1-0064) and by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the NIH (award number R01DK095168).Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 81668
- DOI
- 10.1126/scirobotics.aam6431
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20170921-093719633
- HDTRA1-13-1-0002
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- HDTRA1-14-1-0064
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- R01DK095168
- NIH
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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2017-09-21Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-15Created from EPrint's last_modified field