Neutrobots smuggle drugs across biological barriers

Sci Robot. 2021 Mar 24;6(52):eabh0286. doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.abh0286.

Authors

Junsun Hwang^{1

2}, Hongsoo Choi^{3

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Robotics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea.
² DGIST-ETH Microrobotics Research Center, DGIST, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Robotics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea. mems@dgist.ac.kr.
⁴ Robotics Research Center, DGIST, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 34043554
DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abh0286

Abstract

Neutrophil-based microrobots accomplish the mission of crossing the blood-brain barrier for targeted drug delivery.

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Publication types

Review
Comment

MeSH terms

Biological Transport
Blood-Brain Barrier
Drug Delivery Systems
Pharmaceutical Preparations*

Substances

Pharmaceutical Preparations