Tiny robots thinner than a human hair could help fight cancer tumours, reveals study

According to a study, tiny robots that are thinner than a human hair may be able to combat cancerous tumors.

Researchers have created unique 3D-printed microbots that can deliver medications straight to cancer cells.

They may readily transition from solid to liquid and back again since they are barely 30 microns, or thousands of millimeters, in diameter.

They would exit the body through urine and can withstand gastric acid.

Bladder tumor growth has already been reduced in a mouse experiment.

Long-term human testing is now hoped for.

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Wei Gao, a researcher from Caltech University in the United States, stated: We can now direct our microrobots to a tumor site and release the medicine in a controlled and effective manner instead of sending it into the body and letting it spread around.

We believe that this technology has great promise for precision surgery and medication delivery.

In the future, we might consider employing this robot as a platform to administer various medicinal chemicals or payloads for various ailments.

We intend to test this with humans in the future.

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