Abstract:Microscopic robots in the bloodstream could obtain power from fuel cells using glucose and oxygen. Previous studies of small numbers of such robots operating near each other showed how robots compete with their neighbors for oxygen. However, proposed applications involve billions of such robots operating throughout the body. With such large numbers, the robots can have systemic effects on oxygen concentration. This paper evaluates these effects and their consequences for robot power generation, oxygen availabl… Show more
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