Research

Please review our publications for more details. The following are some of the research that we have done in our lab. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.

  • Mechanics of Curved Needle in Tissues
  • Mechanics of Bioinspired Surgical Needles in Tissues
  • Development of Endograft Modification Machine
  • Research and Development of Smart Surgical Needle
  • Additive Manufacturing of Smart Surgical Needle
  • Bioinspired Fine Needle Biopsy
  • Design and Development of Honeybee-inspired Surgical Needle: https://youtu.be/wvIzo8Py0xI?feature=shared
  • Design and Development of Mosquito-inspired Surgical Needle

Please also check out this cool video from PBS that inspires some of our research. It is fascinating to learn how mosquitoes use six needles to suck our blood!! https://youtu.be/rD8SmacBUcU?feature=shared