Papers
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Total Citations
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H-Index
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About
Colette Abah is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, medical devices, and human-robot interaction, whose work has made significant strides in addressing critical challenges in cardiac care, minimally invasive surgery, and endovascular intervention. Her most influential contributions center on implantable soft robotic devices for heart failure, including a groundbreaking cardiac assist system in which soft actuators wrapped around the ventricles synchronize with natural cardiac function, and a septal-bracing device targeting isolated ventricular failure — both published in 2017 and accumulating over 80 and 76 citations respectively. Abah has also championed the democratization of soft robotics through contributions to the open-access Soft Robotics Toolkit, enabling broader community engagement with the field. Her research portfolio extends to snake-like robots for single-port surgeries, continuum robots equipped with multi-modal sensor arrays for safe human-robot collaboration in confined spaces, and, more recently, self-steering catheters and image-guided robotic systems for neuroendovascular interventions including stroke treatment. With a total citation profile reflecting consistent impact across multiple high-stakes domains, Abah's work exemplifies how robotic innovation can meaningfully transform clinical outcomes.
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- 6A Multi-modal Sensor Array for Safe Human-Robot Interaction and Mapping21 citations · 2019
- 7Self-Steering Catheters for Neuroendovascular Interventions9 citations · 2024
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- 10Endovascular Detection of Catheter-Thrombus Contact by Vacuum Excitation6 citations · 2024