Nanobots: Blood and Human Body

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The artificial respirocyte is a hollow, spherical Nano medical device 1 micron in diameter. The respirocyte is built of 18 billion precisely arranged structural atoms, and holds an additional 9 billion molecules when it is fully loaded. Respirocytes are Nano machines, tiny mechanical devices designed to operate on the molecular level. Respirocytes function as artificial red blood cells, carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules through the body. There are three main storage tanks - one for oxygen, another for carbon dioxide and a third for ballast water. An onboard chemo mechanical turbine or fuel cell generates power by combining glucose drawn from the bloodstream and oxygen drawn from internal storage. This is converted to mechanical power which drives molecular sorting rotors and other subsystems, as demonstrated in principle by a variety of biological motor systems such as bacteria flagella. [pic]

Each power plant develops 0.3 Pico watts of power. That's enough energy to fill the oxygen tank in 10 seconds from empty; a pumping rate of 100 million molecules/sec .Power is transmitted mechanically or hydraulically using an appropriate working fluid. Power is distributed with sliding rods and gear trains, or using pipes and mechanically operated valves, and is controlled by the computer. An onboard computer is necessary for precise control of respiratory gas loading and unloading, rotor...
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