Vol.6, Special Issue, 2007 pp. 1-8
UDC 007.52.+004.8(045)=111
NANOROBOTS FOR MICROFACTORIES TO OPERATIONS
IN THE HUMAN BODY AND ROBOTS PROPELLED BY BACTERIA
Sylvain Martel
NanoRobotics Laboratory, Dept. of Computer and Software Engineering,
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal
(EPM) - University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada
e-mail: sylvain.martel
@polymtl.ca
Abstract. The exploitation of the properties at the nanoscale enables
novel nanorobotic-based instrumented platforms and techniques. Here, some
unique interdisciplinary examples from our research laboratory are briefly
described providing some insights about the possibilities and the huge
potentials of nanorobotics with main areas of applications in medicine
and bioengineering, including supporting new robotic platforms for micro-
and nano-manufacturing and high-throughput automatic operations at the
nanoscale. For several applications where specifications cannot be met
using modern technologies, especially at such small scales, a highly interdisciplinary
approach integrating biological components in engineered systems becomes
an essential part of the development process.
Key words: Nanometer-scale operations, blood vessels, magnetic
resonance, flagellated bacteria, magnetotaxis
NANOROBOTI ZA MIKROFABRIKE, SVE DO OPERACIJA
U LJUDSKOM TELU I ROBOTI POKRENUTI BAKTERIJAMA
Eksploatacija osobina na nanoskali fizikalnog sveta omogućava nove platforme
i tehnike zasnovane na nanorobotici. U ovom radu su neki specifični interdisciplinarni
primeri iz naše istraživačke laboratorije kratko opisani pružajući
uvide o mogućnostima i ogromnim potencijalima nanorobotike. Nanorobotika
ima veliku primenu u oblasti medicini i bioinženjerstva, uključujući
i nove robotske platforme za mikro- i nano-izradu i za visoko zaštićene
operacije na nivou fizikalnog sveta nanoskale. Za nekoliko aplikacija gde
specifikacije ne mogu da se postignu korišćenjem modernih tehnologija,
posebno na tako ekstermno malim skalama, visoko interdisciplinarni pristup
integrisanja bioloških komponenti u inžinjerskim sistemima postaje esencijalni
deo razvojnog procesa.
Ključne reči: Operacije nanometarske skale, krvni sudovi,
magnetska rezonanca, bakterija u opadanju, magnetotaksija
