Microorganism-Powered Robots May One day do target drug delivery

Microorganism-Powered Robots May One day do target drug delivery

Biohybrid microrobots combine mobile microorganisms with carrier structures to deliver drugs or perform other useful functions in the body. Researchers are exploring the use of multiple different microbes for propulsion and various types of cargo-carrying structures; success requires finding effective methods for integrating the microbe with the carrier and effective methods of steering the hybrid bot, such as with magnetic fields, light pulses or chemical signals in the bot’s environment.Its not happening yet but biohybrid cellular microrobots could be candidates for medical applications, including targeted drug delivery

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