Army Of Antimicrobial Microbots
Scientists created a special type of microbots. A larger amount could, for example, clean your teeth. But in general, the microbots will be capable to access places where other technologies can’t get. Plus they are programmable.
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When we think of micro and nanobots we usually imagine them programmed for finding dangerous substances and removing them from the body. And even though this is something we are unlikely to see anytime soon new technology shows that we might be seeing something like this sooner than we expected as scientists from the University of Pennsylvania that introduced two new microbot systems that are meant for cleaning microbial substances.
Microbot cleaners
Two newly introduced microbot systems known as CAR – Catalytic Antimicrobial Robots – focus on cleaning and removing bacteria and other organisms that can be found in biofilms. These biofilms are formed pretty much anywhere where you can find a surface.
One of the systems is meant for relatively flat surfaces and the other is capable of working even in areas that are much harder to access. This is the case of, for example, cleaning teeth where we need special tools and while those can be used even by average people sometimes you still need the help of a professional.
Careful and precise work
One of the main benefits of the microbot systems is that they are precise and don’t damage their surroundings. The microbots effectively and in a controlled manner remove and kill biofilms from the surface on which they can be found. In the end, it’s simple physical removal of bacteria and biofilms. The microbots are controlled and charged via a magnetic field. The process is so thorough that it actually helps prevent the biofilm from being created in the same area again.
The fact that the process is physical and that the microbots don’t use chemical batteries also prevents harm from happening.
Cleaning everything
As we already mentioned biofilms can form pretty much anywhere and thus the new microbot systems could find their use not only in cleaning teeth but also in cleaning blood vessels or if we move away from the human body for example in cleaning water pipes or anywhere where chemical cleaning in too complicated, dangerous or just ineffective and imprecise.
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Awesome! I always had something like this in mind as the future, perhaps due to some things Kurzweil was predicting, and it's very hopeful to see it becoming reality.