Florence Leong
University of Melbourne, Dyson (United Kingdom), Imperial College London
Papers
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Total Citations
142
H-Index
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About
Dr. Florence Leong is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of magnetic actuation, medical robotics, and haptic simulation. Her primary research areas include minimally invasive robotic surgery, electromagnetic actuation systems, and medical training simulators with multimodal sensory feedback. Dr. Leong’s major contributions center on developing local electromagnetic actuation (LEMA) for robotic abdominal surgery, enabling precise instrument control across physical barriers—a concept detailed in her highly cited 2016 review on magnetic surgical instruments (53 citations). She has also advanced medical education through innovative simulators that render facial expressions (26 citations) and replicate tissue examination with haptic, visual, and auditory feedback (18 citations). Her work on modeling and controlling electromagnetic actuation (16 citations) and characterizing magnetic interactions in multi-DOF systems has been foundational for dexterous surgical manipulations. Notably, Dr. Leong’s 2021 study on a haptic mouse with a stiffening muscle layer for simulating abdominal guarding (8 citations) demonstrates her commitment to realistic training tools. With over 140 total citations, her research is shaping the future of robotic surgery and clinical skill acquisition, making her a key figure in biomedical engineering.
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- 1Magnetic Surgical Instruments for Robotic Abdominal Surgery53 citations · 2016
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