Microrobots: Algae in disguise

<p>Are microrobots the future of biomedicine? Engineers at UCSD have developed microrobots, from algae cells, to swim around the lungs and deliver antibiotics directly to bacteria in the lungs. Join us this week as we bring you through how they developed these microrobots and the mice model that they used to demonstrate its value in treating ventilator-associated pneumonia.</p> <p><strong>TLDR</strong>: Nanoengineers have developed microrobots (from algae) to deliver antibiotics within the lungs to eliminate pneumonia-causing bacteria in mice</p> <p>Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220922124405.htm"><u>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220922124405.htm</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-022-01360-9"><u>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-022-01360-9</u></a></p> <p>Socials:</p> <p>instagram.com/thelabdoctors</p> <p>twitter.com/thelabdoctors</p> <p>Credit for theme music: Fresh Time by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031</p> <p>Email: thelabdoctors@gmail.com</p>