Medical microbots need better imaging and control

Mariana Medina-Sánchez and Oliver G. Schmidt set priorities for more realistic tests of tiny machines that could be used to diagnose and treat conditions.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2017-05, Vol.545 (7655), p.406-408
Main Authors: Medina-Sánchez, Mariana, Schmidt, Oliver G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biocompatible Materials - analysis
Biocompatible Materials - standards
Clinical Trials as Topic
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Diagnostic Equipment
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Microchemistry - instrumentation
Motion
multidisciplinary
Nanomedicine - instrumentation
Robotic surgery
Robotics - instrumentation
Science
Technology application
Therapeutics - instrumentation
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Summary:Mariana Medina-Sánchez and Oliver G. Schmidt set priorities for more realistic tests of tiny machines that could be used to diagnose and treat conditions.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/545406a