US Scientists have developed the
world's smallest,
fastest and longest-running tiny synthetic motor to date that can fit inside a
cell and spin as fast as a jet engine.
Researchers from the Cockrell School of
Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin said the nanomotor is an
important step towards developing miniature machines that could one day move
through the body to administer insulin for diabetics when needed, or target and
treat cancer cells without harming good cells. The invention could provide a
new approach to controlled biochemical drug delivery to live cells. The study
was published in the journal Nature Communications.
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