Nanorobots functions

According to Wikipedia, nanorobots are characterized by functions of movement, processing and transmission of information, and the implementation of specific programs. Their sizes are 10 nm. 

However, it should be noted that the practical implementation of such ways of nanorobots movement and mechanical manipulation with their components in order to provide, for example, the directed transport of drugs or to realize other useful functions, remains a rather problematic perspective (Gu et al., 2010 Lund et al., 2010 Muscat et al., 2011 Lewandowski et al., 2013 Korochkova et al., 2008 Korochkova and Rosenbaum, 2006). 

Nanoarchitecture scheme of the multilevel medico-biological nanocomposites with function of nanorobots... 

Molecular assemblers and nanorobots are two other potential tools. The assemblers would use specialized tips to form bonds with materials that would make specific types of materials easier to move. Nanorobots might someday move through a person s blood stream or through the atmosphere, equipped with nanoscale processors and other materials that enable them to perform specific functions. 

In this ehapter the focus is on perfluorinated sulfonic ionic multi-functional materials, as potentially powerful ionic polymers for biomimetie distributed nanosensing, nanoaetuation, nanorobotics, nanotransducers for power conversion and harvesting, as well as artificial muscles for medical and industrial applications. 

Nanorobots would constitute any passive or active structure capable of actuation, sensing, signaling, information processing, intelligence, swarm behavior at the nano scale. These functionalities could... 

Development of bio-nanocomponents from biological systems is the first step towards the design and development of an advanced bio-nanorobot, which could be used for future applications (see Figure 19.14). Since the planned systems and devices will be composed of these components, we must have a sound understanding of how these behave and how could they be controlled. From the simple elements such as structural links to more advanced concepts such as motors, each component must be carefully studied and possibly manipulated to understand the functional Hmits of each one of them. DNA and... 

The next step involves the assembly of functionally stable bio-nanocomponents into complex assembhes. Some examples of such complex assemblies or bio-nanorobots are shown in Figure 19.15. Figure 19.15a... 

Swarm behavior W Exhibit binding capabilities with similar bio-nanorobots so as to perform distributive sensing, intelligence, and action (energy storage) functions All the tasks to be performed by the bio-nanorobots will be planned and programmed keeping in mind the swarm behavior and capabilities... 

FIGURE 19.18 (Step 4) 20-30 years — an automatic fabrication floor layout Different color represents different functions in automatic fabrication mechanisms. The arrows indicate the flow of components on the floor layout Section 1 Basic stimuli storage — control expression Section 2 Biomolecular component manufacturing (actu-ator/sensor) Section 3 Linking of bio-nanocomponents Section 4 Fabrication of bio-nanorobots (assembl e... 

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