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About
Alexandre Caprio is a biomedical engineer and researcher specializing at the intersection of soft robotics, minimally invasive medicine, and cardiac device innovation. His work focuses on developing next-generation catheter-deployable tools that address critical limitations in current clinical technologies, particularly for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and structural heart conditions. Caprio's most influential contribution — a multilayer soft robotic sensor array for left atrial mapping (2020, 27 citations) — demonstrated how conformable, catheter-delivered devices could overcome the tedious point-by-point mapping constraints of existing systems. This work exemplifies his broader research philosophy: leveraging soft robotic fabrication techniques, including thermoplastic polyurethane lamination and laser cutting, to create flexible, anatomy-conforming medical devices. His development of a soft robotic inflatable basket catheter and a proof-of-concept transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement further highlight his translational ambitions. Beyond hardware, Caprio has advanced microneedle surface patterning for implantable devices and applied deep learning to catheter tracking under X-ray fluoroscopy, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach spanning materials science, electronics, and artificial intelligence. His more recent work on stretchable flex-PCB electronics underscores a sustained commitment to scalable, clinically viable cardiac mapping platforms, accumulating over 80 citations across his body of work.
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- 6Rapid Manufacturing of Thin Soft Pneumatic Actuators and Robots5 citations · 2019
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- 8Rapid Manufacturing of Thin Soft Pneumatic Actuators and Robots4 citations · 2019
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