Grand challenges in bioengineered nanorobotics for cancer therapy

Scott C. Lenaghan; Yongzhong Wang; Ning Xi; Toshio Fukuda; Tzyhjong Tarn; William R. Hamel; Mingjun Zhang

doi:10.1109/TBME.2013.2244599

Grand challenges in bioengineered nanorobotics for cancer therapy

Scott C. Lenaghan, Yongzhong Wang, Ning Xi, Toshio Fukuda, Tzyhjong Tarn, William R. Hamel, Mingjun Zhang

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One of the grand challenges currently facing engineering, life sciences, and medicine is the development of fully functional nanorobots capable of sensing, decision making, and actuation. These nanorobots may aid in cancer therapy, site-specific drug delivery, circulating diagnostics, advanced surgery, and tissue repair. In this paper, we will discuss, from a bioinspired perspective, the challenges currently facing nanorobotics, including core design, propulsion and power generation, sensing, actuation, control, decision making, and system integration. Using strategies inspired from microorganisms, we will discuss a potential bioengineered nanorobot for cancer therapy. © 2013 IEEE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	667-673
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Volume	60
Issue number	3
Online published	1 Feb 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2013.2244599
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

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Bioengineered robots
Cancer therapy
Medical robotics
Micro/nano-robotics
Nanobiotechnology
Nanoparticles

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