Medibots: Dual-Action Biogenic Microdaggers for Single-Cell Surgery and Drug Release.

Srivastava, Sarvesh Kumar; Medina-Sánchez, Mariana; Koch, Britta; Schmidt, Oliver G · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

An innovative concept for the fabrication of dual-action microrobots capable of performing single-cell microsurgery along with a site-directed drug-delivery feature is presented. These multi-action plant-derived biocompatible "medibots" can play a pivotal role in understanding micromotor interactions at the cellular level, aiming toward the destruction of harmful cells (like cancer) among others in living systems.