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Overview

Cesare Stefanini is affiliated with the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Italy. Their body of work spans primarily across the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Biomedical Engineering alongside related subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Control and Systems Engineering, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics of their research involve Soft Robotics and Applications, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Robot Manipulation and Learning, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Stefanini has published extensively, including the following recent papers:

  • SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Viral Genomics, Epidemiology, Vaccines, and Therapeutic Interventions (2020, Viruses)
  • An overview of extrusion-based bioprinting with a focus on induced shear stress and its effect on cell viability (2020, Bioprinting)
  • Concentric Tube Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery: Current Applications and Future Opportunities (2020, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics)
  • Nanocomposite Conductive Bioinks Based on Low-Concentration GelMA and MXene Nanosheets/Gold Nanoparticles Providing Enhanced Printability of Functional Skeletal Muscle Tissues (2021, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering)
  • Multi-Compartment 3D-Cultured Organ-on-a-Chip: Towards a Biomimetic Lymph Node for Drug Development (2020, Pharmaceutics)

The frequent publication venues for Stefanini include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Biological Cybernetics
  • Applied Sciences
  • Journal of Stored Products Research
  • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Donato Romano, Giovanni Benelli, Aya Shanti, Mario Milazzo, and Federico Renda.

Best Publications

  • Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Solutions

    Renato Caliò;Udaya Bhaskar Rongala;Domenico Camboni;Mario Milazzo

  • An overview of extrusion-based bioprinting with a focus on induced shear stress and its effect on cell viability

    Selwa Boularaoui;Kamran A. Khan;Nicolas Christoforou

  • Analysis and development of locomotion devices for the gastrointestinal tract

    L. Phee;D. Accoto;A. Menciassi;C. Stefanini

  • A review on animal–robot interaction: from bio-hybrid organisms to mixed societies

    Donato Romano;Elisa Donati;Giovanni Benelli;Giovanni Benelli;Cesare Stefanini;Cesare Stefanini

  • Design and Fabrication of a Motor Legged Capsule for the Active Exploration of the Gastrointestinal Tract

    M. Quirini;A. Menciassi;S. Scapellato;C. Stefanini

  • Design and Development of the Long-Jumping "Grillo" Mini Robot

    U. Scarfogliero;C. Stefanini;P. Dario

  • Jumping like an insect: Design and dynamic optimization of a jumping mini robot based on bio-mimetic inspiration

    Fei Li;Weiting Liu;Xin Fu;Gabriella Bonsignori

  • Parasitoid learning: Current knowledge and implications for biological control

    G. Giunti;A. Canale;R.H. Messing;E. Donati

  • CoCoRo -- The Self-Aware Underwater Swarm

    Thomas Schmickl;Ronald Thenius;Christoph Moslinger;Jon Timmis

  • Integration of a Miniaturised Triaxial Force Sensor in a Minimally Invasive Surgical Tool

    P. Valdastri;K. Harada;A. Menciassi;L. Beccai

  • The use of compliant joints and elastic energy storage in bio-inspired legged robots

    Umberto Scarfogliero;Cesare Stefanini;Cesare Stefanini;Paolo Dario;Paolo Dario

  • A bioinspired multi-modal flying and walking robot

    Ludovic Daler;Stefano Mintchev;Cesare Stefanini;Dario Floreano

  • Modeling a vertebrate motor system : pattern generation, steering and control of body orientation

    Sten Grillner;Alexander Kozlov;Alexander Kozlov;Paolo Dario;Cesare Stefanini

  • A novel autonomous, bioinspired swimming robot developed by neuroscientists and bioengineers

    C Stefanini;C Stefanini;S Orofino;L Manfredi;S Mintchev

  • Concentric Tube Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery: Current Applications and Future Opportunities

    Hessa Alfalahi;Federico Renda;Cesare Stefanini

  • Modeling and Experiments on a Legged Microrobot Locomoting in a Tubular, Compliant and Slippery Environment

    Cesare Stefanini;Arianna Menciassi;Paolo Dario

  • A Computer-Assisted Robotic Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy System for Video-Assisted Surgery

    Giuseppe Megali;Oliver Tonet;Cesare Stefanini;Mauro Boccadoro

  • A mobile microrobot actuated by a new electromagnetic wobble micromotor

    P. Dario;M.C. Carrozza;C. Stefanini;S. D'Attanasio

  • Multiscale fabrication of biomimetic scaffolds for tympanic membrane tissue engineering.

    Carlos Mota;Serena Danti;Serena Danti;Delfo D'Alessandro;Luisa Trombi

  • Nanocomposite Conductive Bioinks Based on Low-Concentration GelMA and MXene Nanosheets/Gold Nanoparticles Providing Enhanced Printability of Functional Skeletal Muscle Tissues.

    Selwa Boularaoui;Aya Shanti;Michele Lanotte;Shaohong Luo

  • Shape memory alloy clamping devices of a capsule for monitoring tasks in the gastrointestinal tract

    A Menciassi;A Moglia;S Gorini;G Pernorio

  • Modeling and Experiments on a Legged Microrobot Locomoting in a Tubular, Compliant and Slippery Environment.

    Paolo Dario;Cesare Stefanini;Arianna Menciassi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos Agricultural University of Athens
Lorenzo Moroni
Lorenzo Moroni Maastricht University
Federico Renda
Federico Renda Khalifa University
Cecilia Laschi
Cecilia Laschi National University of Singapore
Christos G. Athanassiou
Christos G. Athanassiou University Of Thessaly
Maria Chiara Carrozza
Maria Chiara Carrozza Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Federica Chiellini
Federica Chiellini University of Pisa

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