Jing Jin Shen

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Jing Jin Shen is a researcher whose work sits at the critical intersection of biomechanics, tactile sensing, and robot-assisted surgery, with a particular focus on improving mitral valve repair. Her primary research areas involve the viscoelastic modeling of soft tissues and the development of miniaturized tactile sensors for surgical applications. Shen’s major contributions include establishing accurate contact models for tool-tissue interaction, which are essential for creating high-fidelity surgical instruments. Her most cited work, "Viscoelastic Modeling of the Contact Interaction Between a Tactile Sensor and an Atrial Tissue" (2012, 15 citations), provides foundational insights into parameter identification for soft tissue modeling. She further advanced this field by analyzing frictional effects in tool-tissue interactions during robot-assisted mitral valve repair (2013, 6 citations). Notably, Shen also contributed to the development of a miniaturized tactile sensor capable of localizing the mitral annulus among surrounding tissues (2011, 2 citations), a key achievement for enhancing tactile feedback in robotic surgery. Her research bridges theoretical modeling with practical surgical tools, offering significant implications for the future of minimally invasive cardiac procedures.