Lucio Pancaldi

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Charles Humbert 8

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Total Citations

171

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About

Lucio Pancaldi is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, microengineering, and minimally invasive medicine, with a particular focus on developing next-generation endovascular devices capable of navigating the most challenging regions of the human vasculature. His most celebrated contribution — a flow-driven robotic navigation system for microengineered endovascular probes — has garnered 96 citations and represents a significant breakthrough in catheterization technology, enabling access to previously unreachable areas such as the intricate vessels of the brain. Pancaldi's work extends beyond navigation alone; his 2019 research on modular soft robotic microdevices (46 citations) demonstrates a sophisticated fusion of programmable colloidal self-assembly, plasmonic nanotransducers, and compliant polymer systems to create biologically inspired microelectromechanical systems capable of delicate biomanipulation. More recently, his 2022 study on sensor-integrated soft robotic devices navigating sub-millimeter arteries under impaired flow conditions (28 citations) has advanced the field of interventional cardiology and neuroradiology by addressing the critical clinical challenge of operating within small, tortuous vessels. Collectively, Pancaldi's body of work positions him as an influential voice in medical microrobotics, with real implications for reducing procedural risk and expanding the frontier of minimally invasive surgery.