Stella Laperrousaz

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Papers

Total Citations

163

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About

Stella Laperrousaz is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, advanced materials science, and biomedical engineering, with a particular focus on the fabrication of multimaterial fibers for next-generation intelligent systems. Her work addresses a critical challenge in the field: developing scalable, high-aspect-ratio soft material structures capable of sophisticated functionality in medical and wearable applications. Laperrousaz's most impactful contribution lies in thermal drawing techniques applied to complex soft material systems. Her 2022 paper on highly integrated multimaterial fibers for soft robotics (73 citations) demonstrated a transformative approach to manufacturing miniaturized, complex soft robotic components suitable for minimally invasive procedures. Building on this foundation, her 2023 work on soft multimaterial magnetic fibers and textiles (63 citations) extended these capabilities to magnetically responsive systems, opening doors for steerable surgical tools, smart prosthetics, and responsive smart textiles. Her research on thermally drawn elastomer nanocomposites (27 citations) further broadened the scope by enabling tunable stretchable sensors for health monitoring and human-machine interaction. Collectively accumulating over 160 citations within just a few years, Laperrousaz has rapidly established herself as an influential voice shaping the future of soft robotics and wearable sensing technologies.