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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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