Micro and Nanorobots for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The field of nanorobotics for medicine comprises a complex area of science and technology. It provides a bleeding-edge framework with promising potential and remarkable applications. The key to further advancing the implementation of micro- and nanodevice architectures for therapeutical treatments is the ability to integrate cross-disciplinary areas of expertise synergistically. Bridging the required gap to generate the solutions needed to integrate innovative medical instrumentation is paramount. This is a challenging yet rewarding area of development.

Micro- and nanodevices can be used in biomedical engineering problems, including brain aneurysms, diabetes, cancer, and cardiology. Among other areas, nanorobots have the potential to improve health care, drug delivery, telomerase activation, CRISPR scissors instrumentation, and laparoscopic nanosurgery, to name a few. Methodologies related to machine learning, equipment prototyping, hardware emulation, and manufacturing comprise the development. Implementations should also address biocompatibility, teleoperation, propulsion, and data transfer. Clinical trials and regulations are among the approaches required to commercialize nanorobots.

This Special Issue aims to provide a practical and visionary perspective in this continuously growing field of interest. The scientific community, biomedical and pharmaceutical industry, and clinical societies are interested in fostering the research of nanotechnologies for medicine. We invite submissions of research and review papers. Works on integrative studies, basic research, and applications are also highly welcome.

This Special Issue will bring together an ample forum for exchanging scientific-based ideas and address ongoing development. It will present current trends and technological breakthroughs, providing a unique insightful perspective into micro- and nanorobots for biomedical applications.

Dr. Adriano Cavalcanti
Guest Editor

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• biomimetics
• cell signalling
• diagnosis
• drug delivery
• medical instrumentation
• microbiology
• molecular computing
• prototyping
• nanoactuators
• nanocircuits
• nano-communication
• nanoelectronics
• nanomachines
• nanomedicine
• nanonetworks
• nanoneuro
• nanopropulsion
• nanorobot
• nanosensors
• nanoshells
• nanosurgery
• proteomics