Stomach acid-powered micromotors get their first test in a living animal
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have shown that a micromotor fueled by stomach acid can take a bubble-powered ride inside a mouse. These tiny motors, each about one-fifth the width of a human hair, may someday offer a safer and more efficient way to deliver drugs or diagnose tumors. The experiment is the first to show that these micromotors can operate safely in a living animal.