Papers
12
Total Citations
773
H-Index
8
About
Camilla Parmeggiani is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, photonics, and smart materials, with a particular focus on light-responsive liquid crystalline networks (LCNs) and their applications in microscale actuation and artificial muscles. Her most celebrated contribution, "Light-Fueled Microscopic Walkers" (2015, 438 citations), introduced the first microscopic artificial walker powered by liquid-crystalline elastomer muscles and fabricated via direct laser writing — a landmark achievement in micro-robotics that captured global scientific attention. This work demonstrated autonomous locomotion at scales smaller than any known living terrestrial creature, setting a new benchmark for bioinspired engineering. Parmeggiani's subsequent research has systematically expanded this foundation, exploring optically driven soft micro-robotics, self-regulating photonic systems, and multi-level encryption using stimuli-responsive microstructures. Her investigations into shape-changing polymers, thiol-yne click chemistry for LCE synthesis, and photopolymerization control reflect a sophisticated command of both materials chemistry and microfabrication. Her work bridges fundamental polymer science with transformative applications in tissue engineering, biosensing, and autonomous robotics. With a growing citation record and contributions spanning nearly a decade, Parmeggiani stands as a leading voice in the emerging field of intelligent soft micro-machines.
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Top Papers
- 1Light‐Fueled Microscopic Walkers438 citations · 2015
- 2Optically Driven Soft Micro Robotics164 citations · 2018
- 3Self‐Regulating Capabilities in Photonic Robotics80 citations · 2018
- 4Photonic artificial muscles: from micro robots to tissue engineering26 citations · 2020
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- 10Soft continuous microrobots with multiple intrinsic degrees of freedom6 citations · 2016