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Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed microscopic robots that can move inside human body, and help in detecting many diseases, continuously exploring the internal environment of the body.
These so-called “bio-bots” are self-propelled microscopic biomachines made of flexible polymer. They possess long tail sections that help them move around liquid medium. Moreover, they are designed to have both fewer moving parts possible.
“Microorganisms have their own universe into which we only from time to time we look through a microscope. This is the first case where an engineering system was able to achieve this hidden from us of the world, ”says professor of mechanics and engineering at the University of Illinois Tahir Saif.
This development can be of great benefit in the field of medicine. Scientists believe that these bio-robots can help find cancer cells, toxins and tumors inside the human body. And what is extremely importantly, in addition to early diagnosis of diseases, they will not cause any harm to the internal health of the body, which is common in traditional operations.
An article on new bio-bots was recently published in Nature Communications magazine.
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