Parita Sanghani

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About

Parita Sanghani is a leading researcher at the intersection of flexible electronics and surgical robotics, with a primary focus on stretchable graphene pressure sensors and their application in advanced medical procedures. Her most notable contribution is the development of a novel pressure sensor featuring Shar-Pei-like hierarchical wrinkles, which enables exceptional stretchability and sensitivity for collision-aware surgical robotics. This work, published in 2019 and garnering 127 citations, demonstrated the sensor's ability to maintain functionality under 0%, 30%, and 50% stretching states while exhibiting a small gauge factor of ~0.2 under 40% strains—a critical advancement for tactile feedback in robotic surgery. Sanghani's research has direct translational impact, as she successfully integrated these sensors with two surgical robots for transoral robotic surgery, conducting cadaveric trials that validated their real-world utility. Her work bridges materials science and clinical application, offering a pathway to safer, more intuitive robotic-assisted procedures. By enabling robots to "feel" collisions and pressure variations, Sanghani's innovations promise to enhance surgical precision and patient outcomes, marking her as a key figure in the evolution of smart surgical tools.