Microscopic Fish May Change How We View Internal Medicine

There is no denying that robot are useful when it comes to medical care.  The robotic surgeries are more precise, the robot health care givers for the elderly at home are better than humans, and now the robotic revolution is ready to pass on its benefits to the field of internal medicine.

Futuristic microscopic fish are all set to enter where no robot has been before, inside the human body. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have taken 3D printing to a new level by churning out a fish that is so small that sixteen of them would fit into the area occupied by a single grain of sand. That is small indeed, but its not the only fascinating thing about these fish.

With magnetic iron oxide nano particles in the head and platinum nano particles in the tail, the fish can be directed through the blood stream by effectively controlling its direction and speed. The body itself is made of a gel which has already been used in other medical applications.

Sending in the microscopic fish to diagnose and even cure ailments is the next step for the researchers.  Needless to say this science project is indeed ground breaking stuff in the field of internal medicine. Although we are still a few years away from the fish living up to their full potential.