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Cuschieri, Alfred

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0764-5947
  • 4159 Citations
  • 36 h-Index
1991 …2022
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Robotics Medicine & Life Sciences
Laparoscopy Medicine & Life Sciences
Tumors Engineering & Materials Science
Shape memory effect Engineering & Materials Science
Actuators Engineering & Materials Science
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy Medicine & Life Sciences
Ablation Engineering & Materials Science
Pressure Medicine & Life Sciences

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Projects 2012 2022

Holographic Super-Resolution Micro-Endoscopy for In-Vivo Applications (LIFEGATE) (joint with Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology)

Cuschieri, A.

1/11/17 → 31/10/22

Project: Research

Wellcome Trust PhD Studentship for Mr Paul Murphy

Cuschieri, A., Keatch, R., Owen-Hughes, T. & Ryan, R.

Wellcome Trust

1/09/15 → 31/08/19

Project: Research

Pilot Investigation to Develop Disposable, Replaceable Sensing Elements for Use in Laparoscopic Surgery to Provide Tactile Feedback for the Identification of Anomalies, Hidden Anatomical Structures and Tissue Consistency

Brown, A. & Cuschieri, A.

1/09/16 → 31/08/17

Project: Research

Synthesis and Characterisation of Oxygen Releasing Hydrogels for Use in the Treatment of Bedsores in the Elderly

Cuschieri, A., Keatch, R. & Melling, D.

11/01/16 → 10/01/17

Project: Research

Compliant Actuation Robotic Platform for Flexible Endoscopy: CARPE

Cuschieri, A. & Manfredi, L.

1/07/15 → 31/12/16

Project: Research

Research Output 1991 2019

4 DOFs hollow soft pneumatic actuator – HOSE

Manfredi, L., Putzu, F., Guler, S., Huan, Y. & Cuschieri, A., 28 Jan 2019, In : Materials Research Express. 6, 4, 045703.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Pneumatic actuators
Actuators
Degrees of freedom (mechanics)
Rubber
Torque

Should we use virtual simulators for surgical resident selection?

Morelli, L., Di Franco, G., Moglia, A. & Cuschieri, A., 3 Jan 2019, 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

A 3 DOFs Mini Variable Stiffness Soft Pneumatic Actuator

Manfredi, L., Yue, L. & Cuschieri, A., 25 Jun 2018, Proceedings of ACTUATOR 2018: 16th International Conference on New Actuators. 4 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Pneumatic actuators
Actuators
Stiffness
Robots
Sensory feedback

A 4 DOFs variable stiffness soft module

Manfredi, L., Yue, L., Zhang, J. & Cuschieri, A., 5 Jul 2018, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2018. IEEE, p. 94-99 6 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Stiffness
Robot
Degree of freedom
Robots
Tendons
2 Citations (Scopus)
4 Downloads (Pure)

A prospective, single-arm study on the use of the da Vinci® Table Motion with the Trumpf TS7000dV operating table

Morelli, L., Palmeri, M., Simoncini, T., Cela, V., Perutelli, A., Selli, C., Buccianti, P., Francesca, F., Cecchi, M., Zirafa, C., Bastiani, L., Cuschieri, A. & Melfi, F., Oct 2018, In : Surgical Endoscopy. 32, 10, p. 4165-4172 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Operating Tables
Hemodynamics
Moving and Lifting Patients
Safety
Urology

Activities 2013 2013

  • 1 Participation in conference

245th ACS National Meeting and Exposition. PMSE: Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering - Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

Alfred Cuschieri (Speaker)
9 Apr 2013

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

Press / Media

Keyhole surgery pioneer to receive Hoogendijk Award

Alfred Cuschieri

5/09/12

1 item of media coverage

Press/Media: Research

Thesis

Advanced fibre-based endoscopy for biophotonics applications

Author: Oliveira Teixeira Leite, I. J., 2018

Supervisor: Cuschieri, A. (Supervisor) & Cizmar, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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Development of an Autonomous Parallel Action Tissue Grasper to Minimise Tissue Trauma.

Author: Brown, A., 2014

Supervisor: Cuschieri, A. (Supervisor) & Wang, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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Development of hydraulic propulsion for colonoscopic devices

Author: Coleman, S., 2019

Supervisor: Cuschieri, A. (Supervisor) & Cochran, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

The cavitation subharmonic signal : mechanistic source and optimised detection

Author: Johnston, K., 2016

Supervisor: Prentice, P. (Supervisor), Cochran, S. (Supervisor) & Cuschieri, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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