Illustration of a millirobot navigating inside a beating heart to deliver drugs

Johns Hopkins Engineers Develop Millirobots for Targeted Drug Delivery in Beating Hearts

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Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed millirobots the size of a pencil tip designed to navigate through the body and deliver medication directly to infections within a beating heart. This innovation aims to improve targeted drug delivery in cardiac treatments. The technology uses magnetic guidance to precisely reach affected areas inside the heart.

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Originally published by gnews