title: Medibots: Dual-Action Biogenic Microdaggers for Single-Cell Surgery and Drug Release.
abstract: An innovative concept for the fabrication of dual-action microrobots capable of performing single-cell microsurgery along with a site-directed drug-delivery feature is presented. These multi-action plant-derived biocompatible "medibots" can play a pivotal role in understanding micromotor interactions at the cellular level, aiming toward the destruction of harmful cells (like cancer) among others in living systems.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Sarvesh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medina-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Britta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.affiliation: Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Schmidt
keywords: biogenic micromotors; cancer treatments; drug delivery; microdrilling; non-invasive microsurgery