Scientists Working On Device To Travel Through Bloodstream

April 4, 2012 6:18 PM

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STANFORD (CBS13) - In the 1966 film “Fantastic Voyage,” a submarine, full of scientists, is shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a seriously wounded diplomat.

Forty-six years later, the idea sounds less far fetched. In a Stanford lab, engineers are perfecting their fantastic voyage.

“And then, we can make it smaller,” said electrical engineer Professor Ada Poon, Ph.D.

Poon says smaller is the name of the game.

“We have been in this project for more than four years. So we encounter a lot of obstacles along the way and then we solve them one by one, said Poon.

Instead of a battery, which takes up lots of space, the device that will be used for travel is powered wirelessly with electromagnetic radio waves.

“The prototype we built is 3mm by 4mm. You can see here that we have a 2mm by 2mm receiving antennae,” said Dan Pivonka, PhD.

The result is a new class of medical devices that are so small they can travel through the bloodstream.

“Right now we could go to the arteries. The midsize could go through the arteries, but we want it to even go through some smaller bloodstreams,” said Poon.

These tiny devices may one day change how we perform diagnostic tests, deliver medications, and even do surgical procedures.

“We are pretty excited about it, but this is only the first step. We still have a long way to go in order to realize this fantastic voyage,” said Poon.

Scientists Working On Device To Travel Through Bloodstream

dpbisme

Frank Serpico ias an idiot and know nothing about how China was before they started using Commy-Capitalism;;;, thre is actually food to eat now and the people are leaving the Peasantry in droves(this means they learn to read, write, and all in all their lives are better… ALSO: Capitalism is responsible for the things we enjpy today that were once sole controlled by the RICH,,, The because toof Capitaism and freedom the %99 percent have lives that can be amazing,, you can travel the world, eat honey, chocolate, own a phone, a car, a plane, a boat, a house, go to college, all what were once things only a RICH PERSON COULD DO… I am a %99 and I live well,,, true I have to work unlike the 1% but mankind has always had to work to eat..

Dan

Even the 1% had to work to get there.

Well, except for the Kennedy’s and John Kerry.

MaD_dOG

This was done successfully in 1987. Old News.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093260/
Jedi Joe

Serpico you’re an idiot. Capitalism isn’t a zero sum game – there doesn’t have to be a “loser” – well – except for you…
Ranger01

From the Picture – What is on his finger will not travel through the bloodstream. the device will have to be many thousands of times smaller. We are talking NanoMeter in size. If the device is larger than a blod cell it will raise havok. Iif it is not extremely pliable, it will get stuck in tissue.
Possom497

So… When are we going to get coverage on RFID chips?
You know, those things that are supposively going to be mandatory for USAmericans next year?
Those little chips that let the government know where we are at every moment and may or may not have cyanide in them to dispose of “terrorists” if need be.
Just wondering.
Andy Taylor

I’m one of the 99%, and my life and my family’s life are VERY good. I live in a modest house, drive a used car (always paid for), have cable TV, and send my kids to community college. And I don’t take 1 dime of direct government money. Life is GOOD in a capitalistic society.
Frank Serpico

This is a plutocracy, the reason why it has turned that way is because our capitalism is set up for people to cheat. The laws are set up to protect these people who cheat. And every one else thinks theyre going to hit the lotto.
This so called hard earned money should sit in someones bank account? How does that help the economy? The wealthier someone is, evidentally the more money they horde. I don’t get how hording money is patriotic, when it actually hinders the economy. But i mean you people back the Officials who iinstalled great american bills such as the Free trade agreement. Moving companies factories such as GMC overseas. Awesome Logic
Frank Serpico

it might just be my childhood mental compacity, because this is where i learned it. In Grade school ” United we stand” “we the people” . Just like in the military youre squad is judged by the slowest one. Instead of showing how fast you are, and swimming in your personal money, why not help the weakest link? Do you not understand why this is done in a military setting?
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There is probably a button on the control box that says “Press in case of none payment of bill.” They then expand out and stop all blood flow. Oops, I forgot with Obamacare everything will be free.
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His name is Poon.
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Joe Lucido

No matter how small they make these devices, they will never be able to fix the disease of stupidity. Stupid is a disease of the left, Stupid is unfixable, when you are stupid you run for office on the democratic ticket.

John Wayne said life is tough, it is even tougher when you are stupid. We have a whole lot of stupid people in this country running things. Even science will not be able to find the cure, no matter how small the devices become. It’s a shame because this is the disease they should be working on.
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gingerbread

I think that it’s fantastic. Maybe they can repair or remove a bloodclot from the bloodstream. By removing a clogged artery or even removing the “CLOG”, causing heart attack, it will further the length of life. Keep it up, I’d be the first one that they can experiment with
Ricardo Queso

If your name is Professor Poon, shouldn’t you look more like this?
http://i.imgur.com/ynyho.jpg
Fran

Economics 101 Anyone?????

ReBennett

Columnist Thomas Sowell wrote a great book: “Basic Economics” which every
Child and politician should read.

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JohnS

It could be injected with your flu shot or other immunization some day, without your consent. Coded to you, it could be ‘activated’ by authorities if you don’t follow the government’s policies, like, for instance, believing in global warming.
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