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‘Microswimmer’ robots to drill through blocked arteries within four years

Corkscrew-shaped bacteria enables drilling motion

30-Jun-2015

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Corkscrew-shaped bacteria are being developed

By an $18-million, 11-institution research initiative

Headed by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technologies (KEIT).

The study was published in the Journal of Nanoparticle Research.

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Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)

Public science and engineering university.

Drexel University

Private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hanyang University

Private research university in Seoul, South Korea.

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Journal focused on physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and processes in structures of sizes comparable to a few nanometers.

Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT)

Institute of technology in Daegu, South Korea.

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Multi-disciplinary research institute located in Seoul, South Korea.

MinJun Kim

Professor in Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering at Drexel University.

Purdue University

Public research university and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system

Samsung Medical Center

Tertiary hospital in South Korea.

Seoul National University

National university in Seoul, South Korea.

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)

Public research university for technology and science

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