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Overview

Samuel Sanchez is affiliated with the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia in Spain. Their research contributions primarily lie at the intersection of engineering and physics, with a significant focus on biomedical engineering and condensed matter physics.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology

Key topics in their research include:

  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Samuel Sanchez has contributed to several frequent publication venues, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Nano

The scientist has frequently collaborated with the following coauthors:

  • Maria Guix
  • Rafael Mestre
  • Tania Patiño
  • Judith Fuentes
  • Ana C. Hortelão

Recent papers by Samuel Sanchez include:

  • "Swarming behavior and in vivo monitoring of enzymatic nanomotors within the bladder," 2021, Science Robotics
  • "Biohybrid soft robots with self-stimulating skeletons," 2021, Science Robotics
  • "Urease-powered nanobots for radionuclide bladder cancer therapy," 2024, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Biohybrid robots: recent progress, challenges, and perspectives," 2022, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
  • "Guided accumulation of active particles by topological design of a second-order skin effect," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Chemically Powered Micro- and Nanomotors

    Samuel Sánchez;Lluís Soler;Jaideep Katuri

  • Rolled-up nanotech on polymers: from basic perception to self-propelled catalytic microengines

    Yongfeng Mei;Alexander A. Solovev;Samuel Sanchez;Oliver G. Schmidt

  • Self-propelled micromotors for cleaning polluted water.

    Lluís Soler;Lluís Soler;Veronika Magdanz;Vladimir M. Fomin;Samuel Sanchez;Samuel Sanchez

  • Graphene-Based Microbots for Toxic Heavy Metal Removal and Recovery from Water

    Diana Vilela;Jemish Parmar;Yongfei Zeng;Yanli Zhao

  • Enzyme-Powered Hollow Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors.

    Xing Ma;Anita Jannasch;Urban-Raphael Albrecht;Kersten Hahn

  • Development of a sperm-flagella driven micro-bio-robot.

    Veronika Magdanz;Samuel Sanchez;Oliver G. Schmidt

  • Magnetic Control of Tubular Catalytic Microbots for the Transport, Assembly, and Delivery of Micro‐objects

    Alexander A. Solovev;Samuel Sanchez;Martin Pumera;Martin Pumera;Yong Feng Mei

  • Catalytic Janus motors on microfluidic chip: deterministic motion for targeted cargo delivery.

    Larysa Baraban;Denys Makarov;Robert Streubel;Ingolf Mönch

  • Topographical pathways guide chemical microswimmers

    Juliane Simmchen;Jaideep Katuri;William E. Uspal;William E. Uspal;Mihail N. Popescu;Mihail N. Popescu

  • Self-propelled nanotools

    Alexander A. Solovev;Wang Xi;David H. Gracias;Stefan M. Harazim

  • Micro- and Nanomotors as Active Environmental Microcleaners and Sensors

    Jemish Parmar;Diana Vilela;Katherine Villa;Joseph Wang

  • Catalytic Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors for Active Cargo Delivery

    Xing Ma;Kersten Hahn;Samuel Sanchez

  • The Mass-Metallicity relation explored with CALIFA: I. Is there a dependence on the star formation rate?

    S. F. Sanchez;F. F. Rosales-Ortega;B. Jungwiert;J. Iglesias-Paramo

  • Catalytic nanomotors for environmental monitoring and water remediation.

    Lluís Soler;Samuel Sánchez

  • Motion Control of Urea-Powered Biocompatible Hollow Microcapsules.

    Xing Ma;Xu Wang;Kersten Hahn;Samuel Sánchez;Samuel Sánchez

  • Transport of cargo by catalytic Janus micro-motors

    L. Baraban;M. Tasinkevych;M. Tasinkevych;M. N. Popescu;M. N. Popescu;S. Sanchez

  • Rolled-up magnetic microdrillers: towards remotely controlled minimally invasive surgery

    Wang Xi;Alexander A. Solovev;Adithya N. Ananth;David H. Gracias

  • Enzyme-Powered Nanobots Enhance Anticancer Drug Delivery

    Ana C. Hortelão;Tania Patiño;Ariadna Perez-Jiménez;Àngel Blanco

  • Dynamics of biocatalytic microengines mediated by variable friction control.

    Samuel Sanchez;Alexander A. Solovev;Yongfeng Mei;Oliver G. Schmidt

  • Controlled manipulation of multiple cells using catalytic microbots

    Samuel Sanchez;Alexander A. Solovev;Sabine Schulze;Oliver G. Schmidt

  • Designing Micro- and Nanoswimmers for Specific Applications

    Jaideep Katuri;Xing Ma;Xing Ma;Morgan M. Stanton;Samuel Sánchez;Samuel Sánchez

  • Electrochemical nanobiosensors

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Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver G. Schmidt
Oliver G. Schmidt Chemnitz University of Technology
Xing Ma
Xing Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Martin Pumera
Martin Pumera Brno University of Technology
Knud Jahnke
Knud Jahnke Max Planck Society
Christian Wolf
Christian Wolf Australian National University
Daniel H. McIntosh
Daniel H. McIntosh University of Missouri–Kansas City
Eric F. Bell
Eric F. Bell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Klaus Meisenheimer
Klaus Meisenheimer Max Planck Society
Catherine Heymans
Catherine Heymans University of Edinburgh
Yongfeng Mei
Yongfeng Mei Fudan University

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