Researchers at the American Universities of Michigan and Oxford have developed a microscopic microscope with a high ability to deliver medications accurately to the targeted sites inside the body.
Researchers from the two universities emphasized, in a joint study, characterized by robots with multiple capabilities of movement such as: crawling, walking, and swinging, which enables them to efficiently move inside the body, noting that they were designed in the form of bilateral particles, one of which is made of hydrogel that is able to carry medicines or cells, and the other side contains magnetic molecules that allow precise control in Its movement using an external magnetic field.
They noted that robots were tested in models that mimic clinical uses, such as connecting a therapeutic dye to a pillar joint printed with 3D technology, and the results showed high accuracy, and the speed of robots in reaching the target, with the ability to retrieve them after successfully completing their mission, pointing out that the results of the study pave the way for medical applications that exceed the delivery of medications, as experiments showed capacity Microbial robots to strictly navigate, disassemble and re -assemble as needed, allowing the design of flexible robotic systems to adapt to complex body environments.
They also explained that these robots can be used in the future for diagnosis, by collecting samples from specific locations inside the body, or carrying sensors to detect vital indicators, and use them in the restoration of tissues by connecting stem cells or growth factors to the affected areas.
In a related context, Dr. Molly Stevens, the researcher participating in the study at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford, explained that the study is a qualitative leap in the field of delivery of medicines to specific locations within the body, by developing accurate robots capable of moving accurately within the complex biological environments, such as the intestine, and delivering medicines to its targeted places with high efficiency and lower side effects.
She pointed out that this technique may cause a transformation in the field of personal medicine, by improving the results of the treatment of chronic diseases such as inflammation of the bowel, cancer, and topical infections, by delivering multiple medications accurately to different places within the body, as it can contribute to reducing the general exposure rates of medicines, which reduces side effects, allows the use of lower doses, and reduces the need for surgical interventions or long residence in hospitals, which is What is reflected in lowering healthy costs.
The microscope is a microscopic device, which can be directed from remoteness, and is used in medicine to connect medications directly to the site of infection or inflammation, which reduces the need for high doses or surgical interventions, and limits the side effects associated with traditional treatment.