Nanobots Magnifying the Dynamics of Medical Precision

In the world of health and medicine, there is an almost negligible window for errors. Even a small mistake can turn fatal for patients or sometimes for doctors’ careers. Quite evidently the medical professionals are highly trained and well-versed in their job and skills yet in some case extreme precision is the utmost requirement. To reach this level of accuracy, experts and professionals are continuously doing extensive research and advanced development in nanotechnology to find the best uses of nanorobots and nanomachines in the medical industry.

About Nanobots

Nanorobotics, also known as nanoids, deals with the design and development of devices at an atomic, molecular or cellular level. Such hypothetical robots are extremely tiny that range from 0.1-10 micrometers. Nanobots are capable of traveling inside human blood. As all the nanorobots have specialized sensors that are able to target molecules, they can be programmed to determine and treat targeted diseases.

Classification of Nanobots in Medical Industry

According to Robert A. Freitas Jr., who has pioneered the study and communication of the benefits to be obtained from advanced nanorobotics and biotechnology, nanorobots have been classified into three types – Respirocytes, Microbivores, and Clottocytes

Respirocytes Microbivores Clottocytes These nanorobots are intended to act as

artificial mechanical red blood cells.

Its characteristics are: spherical

blood-borne shape with 1 micrometer

in diameter; it composes of a diamondoid

1000 atm pressure container, the exterior casing;

and it has reversible molecule-selective pumps. It is an artificial white blood cell that

is also known as Nanorobotic Phagocytes.

Microbivores is a spheroid device that

consists of a diamond and sapphire and

measures 3.4 micrometers in diameter

along its major axis and 2.0 micrometers

diameter along the minor axis.

The nanobot consists of 610 billion of

arranged structural atoms inside it. They are described as artificial

mechanical platelet, designed for

Hemostasis. Clottocytes is spherical

in shape and is powered by

serum-exyglucose. The nanobot is

about 2 micrometers in diameter

and it contains a fiber mesh that’s

neatly folded inside.

Nanobots: Use Cases in Healthcare Industry

Here the significant use cases of nanobots across various departments of medical and healthcare industry.