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3D-printed swimming microrobots can sense and remove toxins

29-Jun-2015

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Fish shape nanobots manufactured using microscale continuous optical printing (µCOP) at much smaller resolution than traditional 3D printing. Devices created from three different types of functional nanoparticles allowing them to be customized to suit their intended purpose.

Self-propelled. Chemically powered. Magnetically steered. Detect and destroy toxins.

The study was published in the Advanced Materials journal.

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Advanced Materials

Scientific journal covering materials science.

Shaochen Chen

Professor and Chair of NanoEngineering Department at University of California San Diego.

UCSD NanoEngineering Department

University department in San Diego, California.

Topics mentioned on this page:
Nanobots, 3D Printing