# Magnetic microbots show promise for treating aneurysms and brain tumours

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/magnetic-microbots-show-promise-for-treating-aneurysms-and-brain-tumours/
- Published: 2024-04-08T09:45:14-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Remote control Schematic showing (top panel) how microfibrebots can anchor to a blood vessel, […]. Image courtesy: Jianfeng Zang, HUST. Article by Abigail Williams. Physics World – March 14, 2024. Research article: Science Robotics. A team of researchers in China has developed novel magnetic coiling “microfibrebots” and used them to embolize arterial bleeding in a rabbit – paving the way for a range of controllable and less invasive treatments for aneurysms and brain tumours. […] Click here to view original web page at physicsworld.com