Micro Robots in Cancer Treatment : There is such a network of cells, tissues, blood vessels and arteries in our body that it is not easy to eradicate a disease like cancer from its roots. But imagine what would happen if small robots enter the body and stop cancer cells from spreading or deliver medicines to the tumor site, that too without causing any harm.
Scientists are doing something similar. With the help of microrobots, we are trying to eradicate cancer from its roots without surgery and with minimal side effects. In such a situation, let us know what are these microrobots and can they really enter the body and eliminate dangerous diseases like cancer…
what are micro robots
Microrobots are small metal cylinders, half the diameter of a hair, like bullets, which follow a pre-programmed path and reach the right place in the body. These are so small that they can be sent into the human body with the help of injection or laser. Then they are controlled through physical and chemical reactions. In the future, they can be used to deliver special substances or as medical equipment.
Cancer treatment with micro robots
A team of bioengineers in Munich has created small microrobots, which when placed under a microscope, attach themselves wirelessly to human cells. Professor Berna Ujkale Edelman of the Institute of Microrobotics and Bioengineering and her team are engaged in this research. He says that his microrobots are round and soft, just like a human cell. These can move, activate cells. These can also be controlled wirelessly. Researchers said that by putting some nano parts in them, they can generate heat, so that the micro robots become active.
Can micro robots eliminate cancer?
One of the objectives of making micro robots is to take their help in preventing cancer. Micro robots can be instructed to attach to cancer cells. In the coming time, there can be more effective treatment through laser. With its help, better cancer medicines can be discovered.
Microrobots can act as transport systems that can deliver drugs to specific cells or deliver tissue to an organ to heal it. Currently scientists are working on this in Munich. So that micro robots can enter the body and help in the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
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