Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems News
02 November 2018 | Stuttgart

Nanorobots propel through the eye

Nanoroboter werden ins auge injiziert
Nanoroboter steuern erstmals durch den Glaskörper eines Auges
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Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
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Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
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Scientists developed specially coated nanometer-sized vehicles that can be actively moved through dense tissue like the vitreous of the eye. So far, the transport of nano-vehicles has only been demonstrated in model systems or biological fluids, but not in real tissue. The work was published in the journal Science Advances and constitutes one step further towards nanorobots becoming minimally-invasive tools for precisely delivering medicine to where it is needed.