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Outline
Outline
Introduction
Introduction
Cell repair Machines
Cell repair Machines
Features
Features
Applications of Cell Repair Machines
Applications of Cell Repair Machines
Limits and Feasibility of Cell Repair Machines
Limits and Feasibility of Cell Repair Machines
Nano Medicine
Nano Medicine
Respirocytes
Respirocytes
Ongoing Research
Ongoing Research
Nano Horrors
Nano Horrors
Cell Repair Machines
Cell Repair Machines
Medical Nano Robots (Molecular technology and AI)
Medical Nano Robots (Molecular technology and AI)
Will change medicine at its foundations
Will change medicine at its foundations
A system including nanocomputers and molecular scale sensors
A system including nanocomputers and molecular scale sensors
and tools, programmed to repair damage to cells and tissues
and tools, programmed to repair damage to cells and tissues
A fundamental break through : these machines will free medicine
A fundamental break through : these machines will free medicine
from the reliance of self repair as the only path to healing
from the reliance of self repair as the only path to healing
Selective Destruction : example cancerous cells , recognize and
Selective Destruction : example cancerous cells , recognize and
destroy a specific kind of cell
destroy a specific kind of cell
Nature's own cell repair machines are limited in their ability
Nature's own cell repair machines are limited in their ability
Features
Features
Size
Size
micron scale robot with nano scale parts , parts would be from
micron scale robot with nano scale parts , parts would be from
1 to 100 nm , the actual machine would be 0.5 to 3 microns
1 to 100 nm , the actual machine would be 0.5 to 3 microns
Bio Compatibility
Bio Compatibility
Passive Diamond coating , because of its inert nature , not attacked by
Passive Diamond coating , because of its inert nature , not attacked by
the immune system
the immune system
Powering
Powering
Metabolize local glucose and oxygen for energy
Metabolize local glucose and oxygen for energy
Clinical environment acoustic energy
Clinical environment acoustic energy
Communication
Communication
Broadcast acoustic type messages
Broadcast acoustic type messages
Device similar to an Ultra Sound Probe
Device similar to an Ultra Sound Probe
Acoustic sensors
Acoustic sensors
Internal communication network
Internal communication network
Navigation :
Navigation :
a navigational network with station
a navigational network with station
keeping navigational elements
keeping navigational elements
providing high positional accuracy
providing high positional accuracy
Accurate positions could be
Accurate positions could be
reported to the physician using the
reported to the physician using the
internal communication network
internal communication network
Applications of cell Repair
Applications of cell Repair
Machines
Machines
Drug Delivery
Drug Delivery
Sophisticated ways
Sophisticated ways
• Target specific ,enable the use of
Target specific ,enable the use of
lower doses of medicine
lower doses of medicine
• Side effects may be minimized
Side effects may be minimized
and stronger medicine could be
and stronger medicine could be
used
used
• Trigger based , will release
Trigger based , will release
medicine when needed example
medicine when needed example
Insulin delivery
Insulin delivery
Correcting Genetic Disorders
Correcting Genetic Disorders
Comparing the strand of nucleotides
Comparing the strand of nucleotides
segment by segment
segment by segment
Changing the nucleotides within a DNA
Changing the nucleotides within a DNA
so that it matches a correct pattern
so that it matches a correct pattern
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