Cell-like nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood

Cell-like nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood

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https://phys.org/news/2018-05-cell-like-nanorobots-bacteria-toxins-blood.html

The work, published May 30 in Science Robotics, combines technologies pioneered by Joseph Wang and Liangfang Zhang, professors in the Department of NanoEngineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. Wang's team developed the ultrasound-powered nanorobots, and Zhang's team invented the technology to coat nanoparticles in natural cell membranes.

"By integrating natural cell coatings onto synthetic nanomachines, we can impart new capabilities on tiny robots such as removal of pathogens and toxins from the body and from other matrices," said Wang. "This is a proof-of-concept platform for diverse therapeutic and biodetoxification applications."