the Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers have helped create "biohybrid" remote-controlled "micro-robots" that could be produced to carry and release cancer-battling drugs within the human body. The bots are composed of spirulina algae cells fitted with magnetic particles that enable operators to direct them around the body. Their natural fluorescence makes them detectable using imaging techniques and they naturally release cancer-fighting chemicals as they degrade, making them a potential method of delivering drugs. Their ability to react to changes in the body in the presence of illness also makes them possible disease detectors.
Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers have helped create "biohybrid" remote-controlled "micro-robots" that could be produced to carry and release cancer-battling drugs within the human body. The bots are composed of spirulina algae cells fitted with magnetic particles that enable operators to direct them around the body. Their natural fluorescence makes them detectable using imaging techniques and they naturally release cancer-fighting chemicals as they degrade, making them a potential method of delivering drugs. Their ability to react to changes in the body in the presence of illness also makes them possible disease detectors.