Nanomedicine and Medical Nanorobotics
Robert A. Freitas Jr.*
Institute for Molecular Manufacturing
Los Altos, CA 94022 USA
This is an abstract
for a presentation given at the
1st Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology:
Research, Applications, and Policy
Current nanomedicine focuses on targeted nanoparticles and self-assembled
nanostructures. In 10-20 years, the methods of massively-parallel molecular
manufacturing will allow the construction of complex diamondoid medical
nanorobots. These nanorobots will be used to maintain tissue oxygenation in
the absence of respiration, repair and recondition the human vascular tree
eliminating heart disease and stroke damage, and instantly staunch bleeding
after traumatic injury. Other medical nanorobots will eliminate microbial
infections and cancer, and even replace chromosomes in individual cells thus
reversing the effects of genetic disease and other accumulated damage to our
genes.
*Corresponding Address:
Robert A. Freitas Jr.
Institute for Molecular Manufacturing
P.O. Box 605, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 USA
Email: rfreitas@rfreitas.com
Web: http://www.rfreitas.com/
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