Controlled in vivo swimming of a swarm of bacteria-like microrobotic flagella.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
In vivo imaging and actuation of a swarm of magnetic helical microswimmers by external magnetic fields (less than 10 mT) in deep tissue is demonstrated for the first time. This constitutes a major milestone in the field, yielding a generation of micrometer-scale transporters with numerous applications in biomedicine including synthetic biology, assisted fertilization, and drug/gene delivery.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
- Flagella
- Models, Biological
- Swimming