What is a microbivor?

microbivore is a speculative future device, micromachin with numerous internal nanomachins that would function as artificial white blood cells or phagocyte. Although his inventor was outlined a detailed design for the microbivor Robert Freitas, we are currently lacking the means for its production.

Including moving parts with dimensions as small as 150 nanometers would probably require the production of microbivor production after an atom based on mechanosynthesis. "Mechanosynthesis" concerns chemical reactions organized by specific programmed movements of nanoparticles. Such production technology was referred to as molecular nanotechnology by its primary concept, Dr. Eric Drexler. Some futurists expect the development of molecular nanotechnology in a time range of 2020-2030. Collectively are called sepsis, with ~ 1.5 million annual cases and ~ 0.5 million annual deaths around the world. Foreign infections in the bloodstream are particularly dangerous for immunocompromised onlyCe, such as those suffering from AIDS. Many contemporary therapies are rough and only arrest the growth of foreign organisms in the bloodstream rather than erase them completely. Many doctors would welcome a synthetic device capable of performing missions for search and destruction on such microbes.

microbivore is a device with a form of spheroids with a wrap, a length of 3.4 microns and a width of 2.0 microns. Mikron is a millionth meter, similar to the size to most eukaryotic cells. The microbivor would consist of 610 billion precisely arranged structural atoms, with about 150 billion gas or water molecules during operation. To ensure high reliability, the design includes a 10 -fold redundancy for most internal mechanisms, with the exception of the largest structural elements.

as well as natural phagocytes would use the microbivor "digest and discharge" to absorb bacteria, mushrooms and viruses sufficiently unhappy to crosstheir way. Covered with species -specific reversible binding areas, offensive microbes would hold on the surface of the microbivor. The device would then extend small nanorobotic manipulators, attached them to the microbes and then directed it to ingestion, similar to the octopus that wrapped his tentacles around the prey and put them in the mouth. Upon entering the port of ingestion, the target microbe would be mixed with mechanical ground blades and then switched to a hood chamber where specially selected enzymes would break into biologically inactive wastewater

microbivors would be administered intravenously and could be directed to leave the blood beet through the intestine is desirable. Initial estimates suggest that microbivors would be about 1000 times faster and 80 times more effective than natural white blood cells.

Weight production and therapeutic use of microbivors could revolution in medicine. If there are no unforeseen and unsurpassed challenges, many people can currently live from therapies basedH on microbvivors. Many diseases could only be cured if the natural defense of the body could be given some external help.