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Medical microbots need better imaging and control

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Mariana Medina-Sánchez and Oliver G. Schmidt set priorities for more realistic tests of tiny machines that could be used to diagnose and treat conditions.

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  1. group leader of the Micro and Nano-biomedical Engineering Group at the Leibniz IFW, Dresden, Germany

    Mariana Medina-Sánchez

  2. Institute for Integrative Nanosciences at the Leibniz IFW, Dresden, Germany

    Oliver G. Schmidt

  3. Material Systems for Nanoelectronics at Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany

    Oliver G. Schmidt

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  1. Mariana Medina-Sánchez
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Medina-Sánchez, M., Schmidt, O. Medical microbots need better imaging and control. Nature 545, 406–408 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/545406a

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