Advance in technology have increased our ability to manipulate the world around us on an ever –decreasing scale . Nanotechnologies are rapidly emerging within the realm of medicine , and this subfield has been termed NANO medicine . Use of nanoparticle technology has become familiar and increasingly commonplace , especially with pharmaceutical technology . An exciting and promising area of NANO technological development is the building of NANO robots ,which are devices with components manufactured on the NANO scale.

1. By
SATHISHKUMAR G
(sathishsak111@gmail.com)

2. Advance in technology have increased our ability to
manipulate the world around us on an ever –decreasing
scale .
Nanotechnologies are rapidly emerging within the
realm of medicine , and this subfield has been termed
NANO medicine .
Use of nanoparticle technology has become familiar
and increasingly commonplace , especially with
pharmaceutical technology .
An exciting and promising area of NANO technological
development is the building of NANO robots ,which are
devices with components manufactured on the NANO
scale.

3. THE FIELD OF MICROBIOLOGY HAS BEEN SUCESSFULLY USED
AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF
ROBOTIC FUNCTIONS IN NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY .
AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR ENABLING PROPULSION OF
MICROROBOTS AND NANOROBOTS IS COUPLING THEM TO
MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA SUCH AS MAGETOCOCCUS
,MAGNETOSPIRILLUM ,MAGNETOTACTICUM OR
MAGNETOSPIRILLUM MAGNRTICUM .
THE SMALLEST KNOWN SPECIES OF MAGNETOTACTIC
BACTERIA IS THE MARINE MAGNETOTACTIC SPIRILLUM , WHICH
IS 0.5 MICROMETER (500 NANOMETER) , JUST ABOVE THE
UPPER LIMIT OF THE NNI’S DEFINITION OF THE NANOSCALE .

5. THERE IS A RICH BASE OF RESEARCH AND POTENTIAL
APPLICATIONS FOR NANOMEDICINE AND NANOROBOTIC
APPLICATION IN THE FIELD OF HEMATOLOGY .
ONE OF THESE DEVICES CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN IS
A NANOROBOT DUBBED A RESPIROCYTE.
THIS ROBOT IS EQUIPPED TO HAVE THREE
FUNCTIONS AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE
BLOODSTREAM .
1 ST COLLECTING OXYGEN AS IT PASSES THROUGH A
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT
THE BLOODSTREAM .

7. A FIELD IN WHICH NANOROBOTS CAN HAVE
SIGNIFICANT ROUTINE AND SPECIALISED USE IN
THE FIELD OF DENSITY .
USE OF NANOROBOTS IN PROCEDURES SUCH AS
ROOT CANEL FILLINGS OR IN THE TREATMENT OF
INFECTION IN ALSO PLAUSIBLE .
NANOROBOTS CAN POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE
SUCCESS RATE OF ROOT CANAL PROCEDURES .
IN 2011 ,THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HAD A
70% SUCCESS RATE FOR ROOT CANAL PROCEDURES ,
WHICH LEAVES PLENTY OF ROOM FOR
IMPROVEMENT .

9. Nanotechnology has progressed from a theoretical
proposal to a rich area of proposals and ideas , and now
is an active area of practical research and development .
The topic of spinal cord injury and nerve damage is an
important area of concern within neurosurgery as a field
and as a significant life-altering event for affected
patients .
The practice of reconnecting transected nerves has
been done for more than 100 years , with progressive
advancement in technique and technology .
A Nano knife with a 40 nanometer diameter has been
developed and found to be effective for axon surgery .

12. Improving the treatment quality and clinical outcomes
of cancer patients ,and reducing the mortality and
morbidity associated with oncological conditions and
their treatment has been identified as a goal by the
institute of medicine .
One of the limitations of conventional chemotherapy
has been the toxic effects on normal cells by the
chemotherapeutic agents limiting the dose .
Nanotechnology has created the opportunity for
numerous ways to improve cancer therapy and as nano
robotic technology progresses ,it is doubtless that more
applications will be envisioned.

15. THE PREMISE OF INTRAVASCULLAR THERAPY FOR A
DIVERSE NUMBER OF CONDITIONS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED
MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO ,IT HAS BEEN OVER THE
PAST COUPLE OF DECADES THAT INTRAVASCULAR
THERAPY HAS BECOME EESTABLISHED A MAINSTAY OF
TREATMENT FOR CONDITION RANGING FROM
ANEURYSMS AND TUMOURS TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS
THE TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABLITIES ARE PRESENT FOR
THESE DESIGNS AND AS THE CURRENT PROPOSALS
UNDERGO DEVELOPMENT AND PROOF OF CONCEPT
STUDIES IT WILL BE A NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE
NANOROBOTICS ENTERS THE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT .

17. THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IS IN THE MIDST OF A
BREAKTHROUGH IN DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY ON A SCALE
ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE SMALLER THAN EVER BEFORE .
AS OUR TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES ,AND A WE EXPOLRE ON
SMALLER AND SMALLER SCALES WE ARE ABLE TO GAIN INCREASED
CONTROL OF THE WORLD AROUND US AND OURSELVES .
OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF MEDICINE NANOTECHNOLOGY
WILL AFFECT OUR LIVES IN COUNTLESS OTHER WAYS THROUGH
INDUSTRIES SUCH AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND AGRICULTURE .
THE REVIEW PROVIDED A BRIEF OUTLINE OF NANODEVICES AND
NANOROBOTICS IN MEDICINE ,A SMALL SUBSET OF THE MASSIVE
FIELD NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY.
IT IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE WITHIN A GENERATION OF TIME THAT
USE OF NANOROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY WILL BECOME UBIQUITOUS IN
MEDICINE.