Research Area: Environmental Nanotechnology Funding Agencies: USDA Environmental Nanotechnology focuses on applications related to environmental remediation. Applications include air and water disi…
Two disinfection pods have joined the fleet of 16 robots that use UV light to kill viruses and bacteria in patient rooms and on equipment in the Fraser Health region.
These microbots can swim in the water and kill bacteria. It’s very cool, but it would even be more awesome if they could be deployed in the air!
Check out this fantastic concept of using water nanobots to kill airborne and surface-based bacteria and viruses.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nano/research/research-projects/killing-bacteria-and-viruses-with-engineered-water-nano-strucuture/
Some hospitals are already using robots to kill bacteria and viruses.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/germ-fighting-robots-in-fraser-health-get-more-help-killing-hospital-bacteria-and-viruses-1.6562814