Li and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an 800 nanometers "nanofish." made from inner nickel segments and two outer gold segments. The technology is to be used for non-invasive surgery and single cell manipulation. Experiments have shown that the nanofish moves more efficiently than similar technologies inspired by the corkscrew tails of bacteria. Researchers are thus currently researching its development from biodegradable materials due to difficulties from removing it from the body after usage.
Jinxing Li and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an 800 nanometers "nanofish." made from inner nickel segments and two outer gold segments. The technology is to be used for non-invasive surgery and single cell manipulation. Experiments have shown that the nanofish moves more efficiently than similar technologies inspired by the corkscrew tails of bacteria. Researchers are thus currently researching its development from biodegradable materials due to difficulties from removing it from the body after usage.