| Baldness is a problem shared by millions of people all | | | | subject. These cells are then transferred to a |
| over the world especially males. Baldness in males is | | | | specially-built container which allows it to grow in |
| commonly caused by a male hormone called | | | | numbers as if it were still in its natural habitat. An |
| dihydrotestosterone. When triggered, this hormone is | | | | exceptionally fine needle is used for injecting the |
| able to make hair follicles reduce in size, become fine, | | | | multiplied cells to the subject’s baldness-prone |
| until it vanishes completely and result to baldness. | | | | area. Intercytex believes that each injection made |
| According to the head honcho of Intercytex, Nick | | | | can translate to an effective regrowth of hair. |
| Higgins, only hair growing at the nape area was safe | | | | At present, Intercytex’s robot is able to |
| from the effects of dihydrotestosterone. | | | | complete the hair-regrowth operation in thirty |
| Fortunately for the males however, Intercytex, a | | | | minutes. The experiment was performed with the |
| biotechnology firm based in Cambridge, is busy | | | | help of seven males suffering from male pattern |
| building a robot that may be able to treat baldness | | | | baldness. Hair cells were taken from the nape area of |
| effectively through cell growth. | | | | each individual, multiplied until they reached the |
| Present Treatments for Baldness Are Virtually | | | | required number for hair production, then lastly, the |
| IneffectiveBaldness is a problem that’s still | | | | hair follicles were injected on parts of the head which |
| waiting for a thoroughly effective cure, in spite of | | | | required hair regrowth. |
| the various types of treatments available in the | | | | Out of the seven tested subjects, five of them had |
| market today. For that reason, Intercytex’s | | | | shown signs of their hair regrowing. As such, |
| baldness-treating robot will be welcomed with great | | | | Intercytex is planning to broaden their experiments |
| pleasure if it proves to be successful in treating hair | | | | by testing the method out on twenty other subjects. |
| loss. | | | | Intercytex’s baldness treating robot performs |
| The company has already been successful in | | | | one primary function: cell production, which includes |
| employing a method in which hair follicles are | | | | numerous procedures but all of which the robot can |
| removed from the nape area, multiplied and then | | | | perform and takes approximately 3 weeks to |
| reimplanted. | | | | complete; the robot is also able to perform these |
| The research, in which The Automation Partnership | | | | steps for two hundred samples. |
| also participates to incorporate the necessary robotic | | | | The only thing that the U.K. firm has to focus on is |
| technology into the process, has already created a | | | | ensuring that the baldness-treating robot |
| robot that’s able to store and grow cells inside | | | | doesn’t give the wrong sample to the wrong |
| it. Besides which, The Automation Partnership is also | | | | individual. |
| hoping that it will be able to manufacture hair follicles | | | | Note: This article may be freely reproduced as long |
| in a large scale and offer it to the public. These cells | | | | as the AUTHOR'S resource box at the bottom of |
| are known as dermal papilla pills. | | | | this article is included and and all links must be Active |
| How the Robot Works | | | | Linkable with no syntax changes. |
| A minute sample of hair follicles is taken from a | | | | |