Adriano Cavalcanti 1,2, Bijan Shirinzadeh 2, Robert A Freitas Jr 3 and Tad Hogg 4
1
CAN Center for Automation in Nanobiotech, Melbourne VIC 3168, Australia
2
Robotics and Mechatronics Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia
3
Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, Pilot Hill, CA 95664, USA
4
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Adriano Cavalcanti et al 2008 Nanotechnology 19 015103
This work has an innovative approach for the development of nanorobots with sensors for medicine. The nanorobots operate in a virtual environment comparing random, thermal and chemical control techniques. The nanorobot architecture model has nanobioelectronics as the basis for manufacturing integrated system devices with embedded nanobiosensors and actuators, which facilitates its application for medical target identification and drug delivery. The nanorobot interaction with the described workspace shows how time actuation is improved based on sensor capabilities. Therefore, our work addresses the control and the architecture design for developing practical molecular machines. Advances in nanotechnology are enabling manufacturing nanosensors and actuators through nanobioelectronics and biologically inspired devices. Analysis of integrated system modeling is one important aspect for supporting nanotechnology in the fast development towards one of the most challenging new fields of science: molecular machines. The use of 3D simulation can provide interactive tools for addressing nanorobot choices on sensing, hardware architecture design, manufacturing approaches, and control methodology investigation.
87.85.Qr Nanotechnologies-design
Issue 1 ( 9 January 2008)
Received 30 March 2007
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in final form 17 October 2007
Published 29 November 2007
Adriano Cavalcanti et al 2008 Nanotechnology 19 015103