Super interesting work. I happen to work in related field. What is the advantage of using bacteria as drug carriers compared to nonliving systems? For example, similar targeting approaches have been explored using superparamagnetic iron oxide. Is there a concern that chemotherapeutic could be metabolized by the bacteria? Thanks!
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Reply to AskScience AMA Series: I'm Birgül Akolpoglu, a doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany. I work on microalgae and bacteria-based microrobots that could one day be used to deliver drugs and battle cancer! AMA! by AskScienceModerator
Super interesting work. I happen to work in related field. What is the advantage of using bacteria as drug carriers compared to nonliving systems? For example, similar targeting approaches have been explored using superparamagnetic iron oxide. Is there a concern that chemotherapeutic could be metabolized by the bacteria? Thanks!