Article intro - Microrobot against kidney stones
Afarin Khabbazian et al. published a research paper in Advanced Healthcare Materials: "Kidney Stone Dissolution By Tetherless, Enzyme-Loaded, Soft Magnetic Miniature Robots". Abstract "Kidney stones are some of the most common urinary diseases, affecting 12% of the population. The high prevalence and recurrence of this disease urges the development of more targeted and effective treatment with lower side effects and less invasiveness avoiding recurrence and prolonged drug administration. Particularly for recurring stone formers, the current methods of persistent drug treatment and repetitive surgeries for stone removal are unsatisfying solutions that bring a huge burden to the patients and healthcare systems. For these reasons, a delivery strategy that provides drug administration at the disease site through active, wireless transport is urgently needed to improve urinary tract disease treatment. A wireless treatment of kidney stones is proposed with the help of flexible, m...
