Bacterial Microrobots for Targeted Drug Delivery to Tumors
In a new study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany combined robotics with biology, equipping Escherichia coli with artificial components to construct biohybrid microrobots. First, they attached several nanoliposomes to each E. coli, which encapsulated indocyanine green (ICG) that melts when exposed to near-infrared light. Moving inward, these nanoliposomes contain … Read more