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Nanorobots used to administer anti-cancer drugs

17-Aug-2016

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100 million flagellated bacteria propel drug laden nanobots through body fluids, helped by the use of magnetic fields.

Nanobots can detect the most cancerous areas and release the anti-cancer drug.

Avoids harming healthy cells and organs.

Trials in mice devised by Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal together with McGill University.

The study was published in the Nature Nanotechnology journal.

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McGill University

Public Research university.

Nature Nanotechnology

A journal providing information from all aspects of nanoscale science and technology.

Polytechnique Montréal

Engineering school affiliated with the Université de Montréal.

Sylvain Martel

Professor in Department of Computer Engineering and Software Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal.

Université de Montréal (University of Montreal)

Public research university in Montreal, Canada.

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