The medical applications will require some additional time to develop.
How long it will take to develop these systems depends very much on what we do.
If focused efforts to develop molecular manufacturing and its medical applications are pursued, we will have such systems well within our lifetimes.
If we make no special efforts the schedule will slip, possibly by a great deal.
As might be appreciated, developing these systems within our lifetimes would be advantageous for a variety of reasons.
