A Cell-Size Robot
June 27, 2023 | Terry Sharrer
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Researchers have created a micro-robot propelled by electricity and magnetic fields that can identify and capture a single human cell
“Once the hybrid propulsion system was assembled, researchers [at Tel Aviv University] were able to demonstrate the micro-robot’s capabilities. They used it to capture a single red blood cell, cancer cells, and a single bacterium, demonstrating that the micro-robot could distinguish between a healthy cell and one that had been damaged by a drug or a dying cell and one that was undergoing a natural “suicide” process (apoptosis). Once captured, the cell can be moved to an external instrument for further analysis.” MORE
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