Papers
15
Total Citations
1,007
H-Index
11
About
Mengmeng Sun is a pioneering researcher in the field of miniature soft robotics, with a focus on liquid metal and ferrofluid-based machines. Her work centers on developing reconfigurable, deformable microrobots that can navigate confined spaces for biomedical applications, including targeted drug delivery and biofilm eradication. Sun’s major contributions include the creation of the first nanoscaled liquid metal machine (2018, 256 citations), which mimics the shape-transformable T-1000 terminator, and the development of a reconfigurable magnetic slime robot (2022, 187 citations) that adapts to its environment. She has also advanced ferrofluid droplets as liquid microrobots with multiple deformabilities (2020, 122 citations) and demonstrated a magnetic microswarm platform for biofilm eradication in biliary stents (2022, 155 citations). Notably, Sun’s work on exploiting ferrofluidic wetting for miniature soft machines (2022, 83 citations) and focused ultrasound for selective actuation (2024, 44 citations) pushes the boundaries of untethered soft robot control. With over 960 citations across her top papers, Sun’s research is highly impactful, offering transformative solutions for minimally invasive surgery and medical implant maintenance.
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Top Papers
- 1Shape-Transformable, Fusible Rodlike Swimming Liquid Metal Nanomachine256 citations · 2018
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- 4Ferrofluid Droplets as Liquid Microrobots with Multiple Deformabilities122 citations · 2020
- 5Exploiting ferrofluidic wetting for miniature soft machines83 citations · 2022
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