Researchers create swarms of tiny robots to attack and remove blood clots

(University of Houston) Current treatments for pulmonary embolism rely on clot-busting medication, sometimes with a surgical procedure to alter the clot. However, both options have been linked to unintended adverse events for patients. Researchers from the University of Houston's Robotic Swarm Control Laboratory and Houston Methodist Hospital are working on an innovative solution.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news