Title :
Nanorobotic challenges in biomedical applications, design and control
Author :
Cavalcanti, Adriano ; Rosen, Lior ; Kretly, Luiz C. ; Rosenfeld, Moshe ; Einav, Shmuel
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Sch., Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
Ongoing developments in molecular fabrication, computation, sensors and motors will enable the manufacturing of nanorobots - nanoscale biomolecular machine systems. The present work constitutes a novel simulation approach, intended to be a platform for the design and research of nanorobot control. The simulation approach involves a combined and multi-scale view of the scenario. Fluid dynamics numerical simulation is used to construct the nanorobotic environment, and an additional simulation models nanorobot sensing, control and behavior. We discuss some of the most promising possibilities for nanorobotics applications in biomedical problems, paying a special attention to a stenosed coronary artery case.
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; biomolecular electronics; computational fluid dynamics; medical computing; medical robotics; mobile robots; nanotechnology; CFD; biomedical computing; biomedical nanorobot simulation; biomolecular computing; coronary stenosis; mobile robots; molecular fabrication; molecular motors; molecular sensors; nanomedicine; nanorobotic control; nanorobotic environment; nanoscale biomolecular machine systems; nanotechnology; stenosed coronary arteries; Arteries; Biomedical computing; Biosensors; Computational modeling; Computer aided manufacturing; Fabrication; Fluid dynamics; Micromotors; Numerical simulation; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2004. ICECS 2004. Proceedings of the 2004 11th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8715-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2004.1399714
