Analysis on Nanorobot Based on Bacterial Propulsion Method

Abstract Nanorobots have shown great potential in medical applications in vivo. Ingenious propulsion methods of nanorobots are significant for saving energy and accomplishing the difficult and complicated tasks. Considering variable ambient conditions inside human body, devices for propulsion methods are able to sustain in different environments. Bacterial propulsion method is one of the popular propulsion methods. Nanorobots are attached to bacteria which will carry them into the specific places in body. The in vitro experiments based on bacterial propulsion in recent ten years will be generalized and discussed here. It has proved that it is feasible to combine nanorobots with bacteria and this combination is steady. This paper aims to introduce bacterial propulsion method, which is one of propulsion methods with high efficiency, good biocompatibility and controllability.