Nanotechnology and Artificial Blood; Future Revolution in Modern Transfusion Medicine

Abstract

It has been recently reported by World Health Organization reported that currently world is suffering an extreme shortage of donor blood. A possible future solution to this problem could be the promising virgin area of nanorobotics; an aspect of nanotechnology that deals with designing and manufacturing of nanorobots ranging in size from 0.1-10 micrometers. It’s all began in the 19th century when a researcher named Robert A. Frietas at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing (IMM) designed mechanical artificial RBC called a “Respirocyte” and mechanical platelets called Clottocytes that will have an improved physiological function of the natural RBCs and platelets respectively. Chemically inert element such as diamond or fullerene nanocomposite may be central and principal in the manufacturing of these medical nanoparticles