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Micro-robot Delivers Drugs in Capsules

The robot is capsule-shaped, hollow and has propellants that mimic bacterial movements

23-May-2018

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Features a lid that can be opened and closed.

Cap structure can seal in cells and drugs for delivery.

Micro-robot has propellants that mimic bacterial movements.

Able to pick up and drop particles of several tens of micrometers.

Delivered olfactory nerve cells without killing them.

Research results by DGIST published in Advanced Healthcare Materials.

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Advanced Healthcare Materials

Journal providing information on high-impact materials, devices, and technologies for improving human health.

Bradley Nelson

Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich.

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)

Public science and engineering university.

Hongsoo Choi

Professor in Department of Robotics Engineering at DGIST

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