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KNEW - 2006
A National Level Technical Symposium
PAPER PRESENTATION ON
“ T he N anoR obots”
A Revolution in Biotechnology
Guided By:
Satyaprasad. A
Lecturer, Dept. of ECE, CIT, Gubbi.
Tumkur.
Presented By:
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CONTENTS
Page No.
1. Main Page 1
2. Contents 2
9. Conclusion 12
10. Bibliography 13
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These nanorobots are planned to use inside the human body, in the medical fields.
These nanorobots can be used to cure many diseases with negligible harm to the body.
These nano robots are very sensitive to the acoustic signals. Therefore these nano robots
can be programmed using the sound waves, to perform the specified task.
To do all these things inside the body, the nanorobots can get the energy from the
body itself. (In the form of heat produced inside the body or glucose or sugars which are
present in the body itself).
These nano robots identify the particular harmful cells and try to quarantine it. If not
possible to quarantine, it may destroy the harmful cell itself.
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Here in this project we explain the way of curing diseases like cancer or to destroy
the harmful cells in the body. And also how the scientists are going to manufacture these
special kinds of nanorobots?
Basic nanomachines are already in use. Nanobots will be the next generation of
nanomachines. Advanced nanobots will be able to sense and adapt to environmental
stimuli such as heat, light, sounds, surface textures, and chemicals; perform complex
calculations; move, communicate, and work together; conduct molecular assembly; and, to
some extent, repair or even replicate themselves.
A few generations from now someone diagnosed with cancer might be offered a new
alternative to chemotherapy (the traditional treatment of radiation that kills not just
cancer cells but healthy human cells as well, causing hair loss, fatigue, nausea,
depression, and a host of other symptoms).
Nanorobots are poised to bring the next revolution in technology and medicine,
replacing the cumbersome and toxic Industrial Age and opening humankind up to
incredible possibilities.
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Nanotech is a budding field, and it is unclear if it will pan out. The promise of
atomic-sized "machines" and "nanobots," however, is high. Will these technologies yield
super-materials or lead to great strides in medical science: time will tell.
So if nano robots are invented, then we can easily use the nanorobots to cure the
diseases in the body.
Instead of this as usual if we use the Chemotherapy method, in which to destroy the
cancer cells or to quarantine other cells, exposure of man to the direct radiations can
injure the genetic cells in the body & also it can kill the healthy human cells as well,
causing hair loss, fatigue, nausea, depression, and a host of other symptoms.
It means the chemotherapy treatment can affect the body health. & also weakens the
body strength.
SMART DUST:
Smartdust is a term used to describe groups of very small robots which may be
used for monitoring and detection. Currently, the scale of smartdust is rather small; with
single sensors the size of a deck of playing cards, but the hope is to eventually have robots
as small as a speck of dust. Individual sensors of smartdust are often referred to as motes
because of their small size. These devices are also known as MEMS, which stands for
microelectromechanical sensors.
Energy use is a major area of research in the field of smartdust. With devices so
small, batteries present a massive addition of weight. It is therefore important to use
absolutely minimal amounts of energy in communicating the data they collect to central
hubs where it can be accessed by humans.
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The Nano Technology Nano Robots have so many feature that w e can‟t express. B ut
similarly there is also a possibility of risks & dangerous or disadvantages may also be
their. But according to the inventions that now are going on, the advantages from these
nano robots are very-very high as compare to that of disadvantages.
IN ELECTRONICS:
Not only these types of nanorobots are useful in the Biotechnology, but also they can
be used in many fields such as in electronics fields also (In nano circuits) etc.,
IN SPORTS:
Nanotechnology is already being used for several sports and recreation related
applications. For example, nanotech tennis rackets and golf clubs are lighter, stronger, and
can be engineered to provide more motion control. Nanotech coatings on swim suits repel
water, reduce friction with the water, and allow swimmers to go faster.
IN TELECOMMUNICATION:
In the telecommunications industry, nanotechnology will play an important role in
the coming years particularly with respect to fiber optics. Nanocrystalline materials can
be made with finer resolution than standard fibers for enhanced optic cables, switches,
lenses and junctions. In telecommunications more generally, the fields of nanotechnology
and holotechnology will overlap in the design of the projection screens and user interfaces
o f the next generatio ns o f ho lo graphic cell p ho nes, “H o lo grapho nes,” and televisio ns,
“H o lo T V s.”
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IN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FIELD:
Many human illnesses and injuries have their origins in nanoscale processes.
Accordingly, application of nanotechnology to the practice of medicine and biomedical
research opens up new opportunities to treat illnesses, repair injuries, and enhance human
functioning beyond what is possible with macroscale techniques. At the nanoscale level,
the distinctions between mechanical and biological processes blur. Nanoparticles can
attach to certain cells or tissues and provide medical images of their location and structure.
Hollow nanocapsules with pharmaceutical contents can attach to cancer cells and release
their payloads into them – maximizing targeted delivery and minimizing systemic side
effects. Nanomedibots may repair vital tissue damaged by injury or disease, or destroy
cancerous tissue that has gone away, without invasive surgery.
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Applications of these sensors are seemingly without end. Every aspect of life one
examines opens up new avenues for smartdust. Smartdust (A group of very small robots)
may eventually be used to monitor traffic and better direct it, to accompany soldiers and
alert them to any poisons or dangerous biological substances in the air, to follow people
around and track their activities, to track defects in products as they come off of an
assembly line, and even to enter human bodies and check for physiological problems.
Blood Stream
Nano Robots
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Billions of dollars are being spent to incorporate nanoparticles into products that are
already being marketed to the public; when this investment is compared to the
comparatively scant research into nanotech health issues, some scientists become
concerned.
Experts say the issue is that elements encountered at the nanoscale behave differently
than their larger counterparts. As an example, graphite's properties are well known and it
holds specific position in toxicology guidelines.
Other nanoparticles have also been shown to have adverse effects. Research from
University of California in San Diego in early 2002 revealed cadmium selenide
nanoparticles, also called quantum dots, can cause cadmium poisoning in humans. In 2004
British scientist Vyvyan Howard published initial findings that indicated gold
nanoparticles might move through a mother's placenta to the fetus; and as far back as 1997
scientists at Oxford discovered nanoparticles used in sunscreen created free radicals that
damaged DNA.
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Complicating the dangers of nanotechnology, size and shape of nanoparticles affect
the level of toxicity, preempting the ease of uniform categories even when considering a
single element. In general, experts report smaller particles are more bioactive and toxic.
Their ability to interact with other living systems increases because they can easily cross
the skin, lung, and in some cases the blood/brain barriers. Once inside the body, there may
be further biochemical reactions like the creation of free radicals that damage cells.
While the body has built-in defenses for natural particles it encounters, the danger of
nanotechnology is that it is introducing entirely new type of particles. So the body can take
some time to adjust with it.
ECONOMIC IMPACT:
The use of nanofactories to make countless cheap, durable products could lead to
'disposable thinking' where products are created en mass and discarded in abundance,
overwhelming recycling needs and the environment.
Poor nations might use biomass (carbon-rich trees) as fuel for nanofactories,
leading to increased deforestation.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND ROBOTICS:
POTENTIAL DANGERS:
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CONCLUSION
From these types of inventions, it will be useful for man to cure many diseases &
to lead a fantastic life. But in these technologies there is a possible danger also.
However, finally we wish all the scientists, who are going to invent the nanorobots.
To invent this kind of special featured nanorobots in the safe kind which will be in the non
hazardous to the living kind.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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