Anke Klingner

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Anke Klingner is a leading researcher in the field of medical microrobotics, specializing in the magnetic control of tiny, untethered devices for minimally invasive interventions. Her work focuses on developing bio-inspired robots that can navigate complex biological environments, with major contributions to the mechanical treatment of blood clots and the propulsion of soft robotic systems. Klingner pioneered a method for mechanically rubbing blood clots using helical robots under ultrasound guidance, offering a safer alternative to chemical lysis—a concept validated in her highly cited 2018 paper (84 citations). She is also renowned for her work on robotic sperms, exploring how these magnetically actuated microswimmers can mimic natural flagellar motion to achieve efficient propulsion at low Reynolds numbers, as demonstrated in her 2016 paper (74 citations). Her research extends to controllable swimming mode switching, drug carrier positioning, and ex vivo validation of intravascular robots in clinical settings. With over 260 citations across her top papers, Klingner’s innovative fusion of soft robotics, magnetic actuation, and biomedical engineering is paving the way for next-generation, wireless surgical tools that promise greater precision and reduced patient risk.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Mechanical Rubbing of Blood Clots Using Helical Robots Under Ultrasound Guidance

   84 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Magnetic propulsion of robotic sperms at low-Reynolds number

   74 citations · 2016
3. 3
   Controllable switching between planar and helical flagellar swimming of a soft robotic sperm

   37 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Magnetic-based motion control of a helical robot using two synchronized rotating dipole fields

   26 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Ex vivo validation of magnetically actuated intravascular untethered robots in a clinical setting

   18 citations · 2024
6. 6
   Positioning of drug carriers using permanent magnet-based robotic system in three-dimensional space

   9 citations · 2017
7. 7
   Control of Magnetically-Driven Screws in a Viscoelastic Medium

   6 citations · 2020
8. 8
   Swimming in low reynolds numbers using planar and helical flagellar waves

   5 citations · 2017
9. 9
   Wireless mechanical and hybrid thrombus fragmentation of <i>ex vivo</i> endovascular thrombosis model in the iliac artery

   3 citations · 2025
10. 10
    Helical Propulsion in a Viscous Heterogeneous Medium

    3 citations · 2020

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