Re:Microrobots can brush and floss teeth in a proof-of-conce...
by unsupp0rted on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @11:20AM
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Any concern those enzymes would get swallowed and break down membranes in the digestive tract?
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Re:Microrobots can brush and floss teeth in a proof-of-conce...
by krageon on Thursday July 07, 2022 @09:19AM
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Seeing as they pass through the acid in your stomach (and will denature there, which is the point of your stomach) you must be primarily worried about any of the bits before that. These enzymes are made to go in your mouth. If they dissolved the tissues in there they wouldn't be appropriate for that, so this is not a concern.