http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/ Engadget Comments for Self-propelled microboats could save your life http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
I've got a boat at home.]]>May 22nd 2008 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/Hell, I pronounce Fruhlinger as "Fruh! - link - Er..?" =P]]>May 22nd 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 23rd 2008 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
Theses things look like good shovelers. Why not use them to shovel cholesterol out of arteries. They can dump it in the brain to make you smarter.]]>May 22nd 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
And no i cant say toy boat three times fast either.]]>May 22nd 2008 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
But seriously, out of all things they want to use them in blood vessels for drug delivery...pffft So stupid! That's why we have injections dumbasses. Besides, I wouldn't want my vessels blocked by that]]>May 22nd 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
At least I'm not alone in my disappointment.]]>May 22nd 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
For point specific treatment. Think cancers, tumors, etc. No need to flood a person's body with massive amounts of a drug thereby causing problems with health tissue/organs.

With something like this, they could put it in an artery, watch it via CT/MRI and activate the delivery right where it's needed.

Now, all that said and done, I have to question the propulsion method for use within a liquid environment. It sounds like this has only been tested for surface movement. His method doesn't work the same say "under water".

On top of that, IsoAlcohol is not good for internal use. It's very caustic and causes soft tissue cellular damage. Yea, it's used extensively on external wounds, but it's not meant to be introduced into the blood stream. Granted, we're talking about minute amounts, but who knows what problems that could cause later. Those problems might be assumed to be related to what the boat is treating even.]]>May 22nd 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/May 22nd 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
That propulsion mechanism only works on the surface, not submerged, and at the size we're looking at right now, that's certainly "not for internal use"

Stromm has it dead on.

I'm thinking the guy spent a lot of time designing a tiny little toy boat, and now want to pretend he's somehow being noble. :\]]>May 22nd 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/self-propelled-microboats-could-save-your-life/
First realize how fast the blood is circulating around your body, then begin to remember that theres no MOTOR and that isopropyl alcohol isn't going to combat your blood circulation especially if the boat will probably be spinning in circles as it travels down the nile, and then at this point ask yourself "Hey, how the F*** are we gonna steer this thing now that its going in the wrong direction??

Also, unless your planning waterskiing with the S.S. Drug Treatment Boat in the Aorta, millimeters in size Isn't going to cut it when this thing tries to mosey across capillary beds which are ~1 cell size in diameter... where all the isopropyl alcohol will probably be left to dilute out into the same area of smooth muscle tissue causing problems..

Then how do you plan on finding this thing afterwards lol

But hey, if all these problems are somehow solved than sure why not! I'll even ask my doc to bring along my swim trunks :)]]>Jun 11th 2008 4:31PM