Publication/Creation Date

August 16 2017

Creators/Contributors

Timothy Revell (creator)
University Of California At San Diego (contributor)
Joseph Wang (contributor)

Description

This article discusses  how tiny robotic drug deliveries are tested for  treating diseases inside bodies. Micromotors are autonomous vehicles that are the width of a human hair and they are said to "have cured bacterial infections in the stomachs of mice, using bubbles to power the transport of antibiotics."

Augments

Healing, Watching

Technology Keywords

Robots, Micromotors

Keywords

Health, Medicine, Antibiotics

Source

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144050-tiny-robots-crawl-through-mouses-stomach-to-heal-ulcers/