Bubble Bots: Simple Biocompatible Microrobots Autonomously Target Tumors (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Bubble Bots: Simple Biocompatible Microrobots Autonomously Target Tumors

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A Caltech-led team has developed a way of making bubble bots with simple protein shells that can be modified by enzymes or magnetic nanoparticles for efficient drug delivery. One version the researchers has made is "smart" enough to direct itself to direct itself to a tumor target.

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Gao Lab/Caltech

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