Ukuphulukisa ama-microchips: I-Novel tech ekwazi ukusheshisa ukuphulukiswa komuntu

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• February 15, 2023

Amadivayisi anikwe amandla ezobuchwepheshe njengama-microchips okuhlelwa kabusha kweselula namabhandeshi ahlakaniphile awumkhakha othuthuka ngokushesha wocwaningo lwezokwelapha. Le mishini inamandla okuguqula indlela izifo nokulimala okuphathwa ngayo futhi kuqashwe ngokuhlinzeka ngendlela engahlaseli nesebenza kahle kakhulu yokulungisa izicubu nezitho ezilimele. Bangakwazi futhi ukuthuthukisa imiphumela yesiguli futhi bonge ezindlekweni zokunakekelwa kwezempilo.

Ukuphulukisa ama-microchips umongo

Ngo-2021, ithimba labacwaningi base-Indiana University School of Medicine ezinze e-US bahlola idivayisi entsha ye-nanochip engakwazi ukuhlela kabusha amangqamuzana esikhumba emzimbeni ukuze abe imithambo yegazi emisha namaseli ezinzwa. Lobu buchwepheshe, obubizwa nge-tissue nano-transfection, busebenzisa i-silicon nanochip ephrintiwe ngamashaneli agcina ngoxhaxha lwezinaliti ezincane. I-chip iphinde ibe nesiqukathi sempahla phezu kwayo, esiphethe izakhi zofuzo ezithile. Idivayisi isetshenziswa esikhumbeni, futhi izinaliti ezincane ziletha ufuzo kumaseli ukuze ziwahlele kabusha.

Idivayisi isebenzisa ishaje kagesi egxilile ukuze yethule izakhi zofuzo ezithile esiculweni esiphilayo ekujuleni okunembayo. Le nqubo ishintsha amaseli kuleyo ndawo futhi iwaguqule abe i-bioreactor ehlela kabusha amaseli ukuthi abe izinhlobo ezihlukene zamaseli noma izakhiwo zamangqamuzana amaningi, njengemithambo yegazi noma imizwa. Lolu shintsho lungenziwa ngaphandle kwezinqubo zaselabhorethri eziyinkimbinkimbi noma izinhlelo zokudlulisa amagciwane ayingozi. La mangqamuzana asanda kwakhiwa kanye nezicubu zingasetshenziswa ukulungisa umonakalo ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zomzimba, kuhlanganise nobuchopho.

Lobu buchwepheshe bunamandla okuba enye indlela elula nengabi yingozi kangako ekwelashweni kwe-stem cell yendabuko, engadinga izinqubo eziyinkimbinkimbi zaselabhorethri futhi ibe namandla okuzala amangqamuzana anomdlavuza. Futhi kuyintuthuko ethembisayo yemithi yokuvuselela, njengoba ivumela ukukhula kwamangqamuzana, izicubu, futhi ekugcineni izitho ezizohambisana ngokuphelele nesiguli, ziqede inkinga yokwenqatshwa kwezicubu noma ukuthola abanikeli. 

Umthelela ophazamisayo 

Lobu buchwepheshe bungalindeleka ukuthi buhlanganiswe emithini nasekunakekelweni kwezempilo ngamanani akhulayo okuguqula ukusebenza nokuphulukisa, ikakhulukazi emithini yokuvuselela. Ama-microchips aphilisayo anamandla okuhlinzeka ngendlela engabizi kakhulu futhi elula yokulungisa izicubu nezitho ezilimele. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kungase kuthuthukise kakhulu imiphumela yesiguli noma izinga lempilo futhi kunciphise isidingo sokuhlinzwa okumba eqolo.

Ukwengeza, ukuhlolwa okuphumelelayo kule ndawo kuzosheshisa ucwaningo emikhakheni engaphandle kwesikhumba nezicubu zegazi. Imishini enjalo ingafinyelela ekusindiseni zonke izitho zomzimba ekunqanyulweni, zithuthukise amazinga okusinda eziguli nezisulu zempi nezingozi. Ukwengeza, ukulandelela inqubekelaphambili yezilonda ngaphandle kokuvakashela izibhedlela kuzophinde kunciphise amathuba okuthi iziguli zithole izifo ezingaba khona futhi kusize ukonga izindleko zokuhamba.
 
Ucwaningo lwamabhandeshi ahlakaniphile nobunye ubuchwepheshe obuhlobene nalo kungenzeka lukhule. Ngo-2021, abacwaningi beNyuvesi Kazwelonke YaseSingapore bakha ibhandishi elihlakaniphile elivumela iziguli ezinezilonda ezingalapheki ukuthi ziqaphe zikude ukuphola kwazo ngohlelo lokusebenza kuselula yazo. Ibhandeshi lifakwe inzwa egqokekayo elandelela amapharamitha ahlukahlukene afana nezinga lokushisa, uhlobo lwebhaktheriya, amazinga e-pH, nokuvuvukala, abese edluliselwa kuhlelo lokusebenza, okungenzeka asuse isidingo sokuvakashela udokotela njalo.

Izicelo zokuphulukisa ama-microchips

Ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuphulukisa ama-microchips zingabandakanya:

• Ukuthuthukiswa kwezidakamizwa okuthuthukisiwe ngokunikeza izindlela ezintsha zokuhlola amakhemikhali ezinhlotsheni ezithile zamaseli nezicubu, ezingasheshisa inqubo yokuthuthukiswa kwezidakamizwa futhi kuthuthukise amathuba okuphumelela.
• Isidingo esincishisiwe sokuhlinzwa nokwelashwa okumba eqolo, okungenzeka kwehle zonke izindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
• Ukuvuselelwa kwezicubu okwenziwe kuthuthukisa izimpilo zabantu abanezifo ezingapheli, abalimele, noma ukuphazamiseka kokuzalwa okuthinta ikhono lokuvuselela izicubu.
• Ukuthuthukiswa kwemithi yomuntu siqu ngokuvumela odokotela ukuthi benze izinhlelo zokwelashwa ezihambisana ngqo nezidingo zesiguli ngasinye.
• Ukwenyuswa kwezimali kwamathuluzi okuphulukisa akude nahlakaniphile, njengama-plaster, okuholela ku-telemedicine ebanzi.

Imibuzo okufanele icatshangelwe

• Ngabe lobu buchwepheshe buzoba nomthelela kanjani ohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nezindleko zezokwelapha?
• Yiziphi ezinye izimo/izimo zezokwelapha lobu buchwepheshe obungasetshenziswa kuzo?