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Nanoscale devices making big strides in surgery

17-Jan-2016

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Not nanobots but tiny surgical instruments.

Imperial College used nanoscale 3D printing to develop a clasping hand that fits on top of a minute piece of fibre.

Device thinner than a human hair.

Enables surgeons to carry out procedures at human cell level.

Precise drug delivery.

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Guang-Zhong Yang

Former Director and Co-Founder of the Hamlyn Centre.

Hamlyn Centre

Robotic Surgery Centre at Imperial College London.

Imperial College London (ICL)

Public research university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research

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Medical Technology