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Total Citations
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About
Sara Nocentini is a leading researcher in the field of photonic soft robotics and responsive microstructures, with a focus on developing light-driven actuators and artificial muscles. Her work bridges materials science, optics, and micro-engineering, particularly through the use of liquid crystalline networks (LCNs) and shape-changing polymers. Her most cited paper, "Optically Driven Soft Micro Robotics" (2018, 164 citations), establishes foundational principles for miniaturized robots that respond to light, while "Self‐Regulating Capabilities in Photonic Robotics" (2018, 80 citations) advances autonomous behavior in these systems. Nocentini has also pioneered applications in tissue engineering and multi-level encryption, as seen in her work on photonic artificial muscles and stimuli-responsive labels. Her research on self-folding behaviors and thiol–yne click chemistry has expanded the molecular design toolkit for smart polymers. With over 300 total citations across her key publications, Nocentini’s contributions are shaping the next generation of micro-robots and adaptive materials, offering transformative potential for biomedical devices, tunable optics, and soft robotics. Her innovative use of two-photon direct laser writing to fabricate 3D microstructures further underscores her impact on precision manufacturing at the microscale.
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- 1Optically Driven Soft Micro Robotics164 citations · 2018
- 2Self‐Regulating Capabilities in Photonic Robotics80 citations · 2018
- 3Photonic artificial muscles: from micro robots to tissue engineering26 citations · 2020
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