Abstract
The coming era of personalized cancer treatment, which requires the exact diagnosis of individual patients, is presenting micro/nano automation technology with unprecedented opportunities. Atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanorobotics is capable of detecting multiple physical properties of single cells and single molecules in their native states, considerably complementing traditional biochemical assays. The unique information obtained by AFM nanorobotics provides novel insights into cellular and molecular behaviors and facilitates developing novel label-free methods for drug evaluation and efficacy prediction, which will have potential impacts on personalized medicine and innovative engineering.
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Li, M. (2018). Introduction to Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nanorobotics for Biomedical Applications. In: Investigations of Cellular and Molecular Biophysical Properties by Atomic Force Microscopy Nanorobotics. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6829-4_1
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