Jun-07-18
Ultrasound-powered nanorobots able to target and destroy toxins in the blood could offer a new way to treat infections.
Developed by a team at the University California San Diego, the nanorobots are made up of gold nanowires that have been covered in a biological coating of platelets and red blood cells. The coating, which disguises the true nature of the bot, attracts bacteria—which are then trapped and neutralized by the nanowires. The nanobots can also be directed to specific locations via ultrasound waves, increasing their collisions with the pathogens to speed up the detoxification.
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