The rise of cyborg

It is about time that humans can sustain life by integrating robot technology into their bodies, turning them into cyborgs.

Cyborg's half-man half-final is approaching reality after scientists find a way to 'feed' electronic sensors inside human body cells. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) experts have revealed a new technique that allows sensors to be placed inside living cells. According to the Nature Materials report, this is part of an effort to create a new cell or organ intact, implanted in the body and keep it from infection or risk of muscle damage. can be excreted. CNN quoted Professor Robert Langer of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as saying that the therapy his team is pursuing combined with the creation of a new organ and at the same time monitoring its activity after being implanted with sensors. biological.

Cyborg's era can become a reality

In addition to MIT, other groups are also pursuing projects to raise organs outside the body. In June 2011, a patient received an artificial tracheal graft thanks to his own stem cell therapy to create a new organ. However, Langer's team is making a real turning point in the concept of organ transplantation with connecting nanoscale silicon sensors to living cells. These sensor fibers, with a diameter of less than 1,000 times a human hair, have good sensitivity, detecting energies of less than 1 / 1,000 watts. The research is still in its early stages, and the next step is to test animals before being deployed in humans. Professor Langer estimates that the testing process will take several years.

The agency 'cyborg' project created involves the construction of polymer scaffolds that are filled with silicon nanofibers. Cells are implanted inside scaffolds, similar to grass growing from seeds. When placed in a bioreactor, more cells multiply to create the desired tissue or organ. In this study, scientists successfully cultivated heart, nerve and muscle tissue. With heart tissue, they use sensors to test the reaction of noradrenalin, which can increase heart rate. Also through sensors, scientists can monitor the pH change of artificial blood vessels. Professor Langer hopes that after some time, the cells may be connected in response to negative situations like internal organs of infection.

Scientists hope that with the future cell technology project, they will eventually find the most effective treatment for internal organs that have been damaged or even permanently removed.