Nanotech And The Future Of Medicine

Medicine, from its origins thousands of years ago all the way to today, has undergone some significant changes as technology and knowledge of the human body have gotten better. One of those improvements being made right now is having tiny, pill sized robots inside your body helping and healing your body in many new and interesting ways. Vibrating capsules in the gut can help promote muscle contractions to jumpstart digestion and can treat constipation without any severe side effects, dose tracking pills relays data about which drugs have been taken, when they were taken, and how much was taken, which can be helpful for people that are either too busy to keep track or can’t keep track.

Other than having pills that can track, record, and help speed healing processes, nanobots will relatively soon be able to perform what used to be high risk or high difficulty surgeries very quickly without any risk. Another use for nanobots is for vaccine patches, bandages, and microscopes. Pretty soon, vaccine patches made from thousands of silicon microneedles, making transporting and administering vaccines easier than ever because they don’t need to be refrigerated. Bioabsorbable bandages, made from hydrogel, can be left on until they dissolve.

Find out the challenges for the future of nanotechnology and how it’s affecting medicine here.
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