Veronica Iacovacci
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piaggio (Italy), Chinese University of Hong Kong
Papers
18
Total Citations
1,041
H-Index
13
About
Veronica Iacovacci is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of medical robotics, soft robotics, and biomedical engineering, whose work is transforming how miniaturized machines can be designed, controlled, and deployed within the human body. Her research spans magnetic actuation, microrobotics, and minimally invasive medical devices, with a particular focus on enabling wireless control of robots at scales previously considered impractical for clinical use. Her 2020 review on magnetic actuation methods in bio/soft robotics has become a landmark reference in the field, accumulating over 330 citations and synthesizing foundational strategies used worldwide. Iacovacci has made significant contributions to SPECT-based imaging of soft microrobots, 3D-printed magnetically programmable structures, and biomimetic locomotion inspired by invertebrate biology. Her work on implantable drug delivery devices and untethered magnetic millirobots demonstrates a consistent commitment to translating laboratory innovations into meaningful therapeutic applications. With nearly a decade of highly cited publications spanning targeted drug delivery, robotic colonoscopy, and ultrasound-guided microrobot control, Iacovacci has established herself as a leading voice shaping the future of medical microrobotics and next-generation minimally invasive medicine.
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Top Papers
- 1Magnetic Actuation Methods in Bio/Soft Robotics333 citations · 2020
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- 3High‐Resolution SPECT Imaging of Stimuli‐Responsive Soft Microrobots96 citations · 2019
- 43D Printing of Small‐Scale Soft Robots with Programmable Magnetization78 citations · 2023
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- 7Medical Microrobots59 citations · 2024
- 8Advanced Micro-Nano-Bio Systems for Future Targeted Therapies44 citations · 2015
- 9Untethered magnetic millirobot for targeted drug delivery44 citations · 2015
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