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Plaque-Fighting Nanorobots Provide Personalized, Hands-Free Oral Care

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The hands-free system uses swarms of iron oxide nanoparticles with catalytic and magnetic activity to create bristle-like structures that can activate in synchronous motion. Initial testing indicates these microbots are capable of shape-shifting to reach the most challenging of spaces to remove oral biofilm.