Andrea Veciana
ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, Robotics Research (United States)
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About
Andrea Veciana is pioneering the emerging field of transient small-scale robotics, with a focus on creating biodegradable and biocompatible devices for biomedical applications. Her research centers on developing novel fabrication strategies for soft microrobots, leveraging materials like sugars and polyvinyl alcohol to create devices that can safely operate and degrade within the body. Veciana’s most impactful contribution is the development of “CANDYBOTS” (43 citations), a groundbreaking class of 3D-printed, sugar-based transient robots that harness the inherent biocompatibility and degradability of sugars. She further advanced the field by introducing a 3D-printed template-assisted casting method for biocompatible PVA-based soft microswimmers with tunable stability (37 citations), addressing critical biocompatibility concerns in magnetic microrobots. Her latest work features a nature-inspired microfluidic approach for manufacturing tailorable magnetic soft continuum microrobots (24 citations), enabling highly integrated soft devices. Veciana’s work, featured as a cover article in *Advanced Materials*, is establishing new paradigms for safe, degradable microrobots, with her combined citations reflecting a rapidly growing impact in the quest for next-generation biomedical tools.
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