The world's first molecular robot was born to accelerate drug development

Release date: 2017-12-28

The charm of science and technology exists in the persistence of the hypothesis model, which appears in the surprise of “seeing” the unknown world through various tools, and also in creating unknown pleasures with known conditions.

The achievements of molecular robots are obviously the last case. Scientists regard the basic laws as magic wands and chanting spells, and the molecules are obedient.

In September, Nature published a paper introducing the world's first molecular robot made by the University of Manchester. It consists of a total of 150 atoms of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, and is only a millionth of a millimeter in size, stacking tens of billions of such robots, and only one salt.

Such a tiny molecular robot can manipulate a single molecule according to the "instruction" and build a molecular product with a robotic arm. The process is very similar to the process of building a Lego robot, but it is replaced by an atom.

Although the construction of such molecular robots is extremely complex, the techniques used are based on simple chemical reactions, the fundamental principles of atomic and molecular interactions, and the chemical knowledge of how small molecules build macromolecules.

Because of its very small size, molecular robots have many advantages, which can reduce material requirements, accelerate drug development, significantly reduce energy consumption, and promote product miniaturization. Therefore, it is expected to bring exciting applications in many fields in the future.

Source: Technology Daily

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