Nanomedicine
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Robert A. Freitas
“Compatibility” most broadly refers to the suitability of two distinct systems or classes of things to be mixed or taken together without unfavorable results.2004 More specifically, the safety, effectiveness, and utility of medical nanorobotic devices will critically depend upon their biocompati...
Shapes and Metamorphic Surfaces
Robert A. Freitas
It has been asserted that nanomechanical systems fundamentally differ from systems of biological molecular machinery in their basic architecture—specifically, that nanomechanical components are supported and constrained by stiff housings, while biological components often can move freely with re...
Systemic Nanorobot Distribution and Phagocytosis
Robert A. Freitas
Traditional biocompatibility focuses on the implant-host interface. But a human patient is an interconnected structure with various mechanisms permitting physical exchange among all of its tissues and organs. Of particular interest in nanomedicine is the movement of solid bodies and particulate ...
The Prospect of Nanomedicine
Robert A. Freitas
The history of disease is vastly older than that of humankind itself. Indeed, disease and parasitism have been inseparable companions to life since the dawn of life on Earth. Fossilized bacteria similar to those responsible for many infections that afflict people today have been found in geologi...
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