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Islam S. M. Khalil received his master’s and doctoral degrees in Mechatronics Engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomechanical Engineering at the University of Twente. For two years he was a post-doctoral fellow in the Robotics and Mechatronics research group and MIRA–Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente. He was also the Director of the Medical Micro and Nanorobotics Laboratory at the German University in Cairo, Egypt. His research interests include modeling and design of motion control systems for soft microrobots, biologically-inspired microrobots, mechatrnoic system design, and untethered magnetic micro/nanorobotics with applications to micro/nanomanipulation, microassembly, and targeted drug delivery.
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Ex vivo validation of magnetically actuated intravascular untethered robots in a clinical setting , Article 68. Ligtenberg, L.-J., Rabou, N. C. A., Goulas, C. , Duinmeijer, W. , Halfwerk, F. R. , Arens, J. , Lomme, R., Magdanz, V., Klingner, A., Rot, E. A. M. K., Nijland, C. H. E., Wasserberg, D. , Liefers, H. R. , Jonkheijm, P. , Susarrey-Arce, A. , Warlé, M. & Khalil, I. S. M. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-024-00215-2 Remote Control of Untethered Magnetic Robots within a Lumen using X-Ray-Guided Robotic Platform: Remote Control of Untethered Magnetic Robots within a Lumen using X-Ray-Guided Robotic Platform In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2024) (pp. 17763-17769). Ligtenberg, L.-J. W., Rabou, N. C. A., Peters, S., Vengetela, T., Schut, V., Liefers, H. R. , Warlé, M. C. & S.M. Khalil, I. Soft Bio-Microrobots: Toward Biomedical Applications , Article 2300093. Wang, Z., Klingner, A., Magdanz, V., Misra, S. & S.M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202300093 Magnetic polycaprolactone microspheres: drug encapsulation and control , 143-153. El Gohary, N. A., Mahmoud, A., Ashraf Nazmy, M., Zaabalawi, R., El Zahar, L., Khalil, I. S. M. & Mitwally, M. E. https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2022.2132248 2023
Helical Propulsion in Low-Re Numbers with Near-Zero Angle of Attack In 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 2647-2652). IEEE. Ligtenberg, L.-J. W., Ekkelkamp, I. A. A., Halfwerk, F. R. , Goulas, C. , Arens, J. , Warlé, M. & Khalil, I. S. M. https://doi.org/10.1109/iros55552.2023.10341627 Influence of Nanoparticle Coating on the Differential Magnetometry and Wireless Actuation of Biohybrid Microrobots In 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 2653-2658). IEEE. Magdanz, V., Cumming, J. R., Salamzadeh, S., Tesselaar, S., Alic, L. , Abelmann, L. & S.M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS55552.2023.10341258 Navigation of Untethered Small-Scale Helical Devices Using Magnetic System under Ultrasound Guidance , 1093-1104. Li, C., Misra, S. & Khalil, I. S. M. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2023.3318642 IRONSperm swimming by rigid-body rotation versus transverse bending waves influenced by cell membrane charge , 49-60. Magdanz, V., Klingnert, A., Abelmann, L. & S.M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12213-023-00158-5 Input-Output Boundedness of a Magnetically-Actuated Helical Device In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2023) (pp. 5433-5438). IEEE. Ligtenberg, L.-J. W. & S.M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10160556 Closed-Loop Control Characterization of Untethered Small-Scale Helical Device in Physiological Fluid with Dynamic Flow Rates , Article 2200322. Li, C., Misra, S. & Khalil, I. S. M. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202200322 Locomotion of bovine spermatozoa during the transition from individual cells to bundles , Article e2211911120. Zhang , K., Klingner, A., Le Gars, Y., Misra, S. , Magdanz, V. & S.M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2211911120 Flagellar Propulsion of Sperm Cells Against a Time-Periodic Interaction Force , Article 2200210. Wang, Z., Klingnert, A., Magdanz, V., Hoppenreijs, M., Misra, S. & S.M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200210 Embedded 3D printing of dilute particle suspensions into dense complex tissue fibers using shear thinning xanthan baths , Article 015014. Trikalitis, V. D. , Kroese, N. J. J., Kaya, M. , Cofino Fabres, C., ten Den, S. A., S.M. Khalil, I. , Misra, S. , Koopman, B. F. J. M. , Passier, R. , Schwach, V. & Rouwkema, J. https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/aca124 2022
Visualization of micro-agents and surroundings by real-time multicolor fluorescence microscopy , Article 13375. Kaya, M. , Stein, F., Padmanaban, P., Zhang, Z., Rouwkema, J. , Khalil, I. S. M. & Misra, S. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17297-7 Drug-Loaded IRONSperm clusters: modeling, wireless actuation, and ultrasound imaging , Article 065001. Middelhoek, K., Magdanz, V., Abelmann, L. & S. M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ac8b4b Multicolor fluorescence microscopy for tracking magnetic micro-agents . University of Twente. Kaya, M. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036554343 Bundle formation of sperm: Influence of environmental factors , Article 957684, 1. Morcillo i Soler1, P., Hidalgo, C., Fekete, Z., Zalanyi, L., S.M. Khalil, I. , Yeste , M. & Magdanz, V. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.957684 Rigid-Body rotation versus transverse bending wave swimming of magnetically-functionalized sperm cells In 2022 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS) . IEEE. Magdanz, V., Klingner, A., Abelmann, L. & S. M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1109/MARSS55884.2022.9870506 An open-source automated magnetic optical density meter for analysis of suspensions of magnetic cells and particles , Article 094101. Welleweerd, M. K. , Hageman, T. , Pichel, M. , Van As, D., Keizer, H., Hendrix, J., Micheal, M. M., Khalil, I. S. M. , Mir, A., Korkmaz, N., Kräwinkel, R., Chevrier, D. M., Faivre, D., Fernandez-Castane, A., Pfeiffer, D. & Abelmann, L. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098008 Scaling Rules for Microrobots with Full Energetic Autonomy In Proceedings of MARSS, International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales . IEEE. van Renselaar, E., Keitel, B., Dinc, M., Mizaikoff, B., Susarrey Arce, A. , Gardeniers, H. , Abelmann, L. & S. M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1109/MARSS55884.2022.9870509 Controlled Helical Propulsion Against the Flow of a Physiological Fluid . Li, C., Halfwerk, F. R. , Arens, J. , Misra, S. , Warlé, M. C. & S. M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1109/marss55884.2022.9870248 Understanding Robustness of Magnetically Driven Helical Propulsion in Viscous Fluids Using Sensitivity Analysis , Article 2100519, 1-14. S. M. Khalil, I. & Venezian, R. https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.202100519 2D Magnetic Actuation and Localization of a Surface Milli-Roller in Low Reynolds Numbers , 3874-3881. Farag, M. M. M., Sadek, A. A. M. M., Kim, C.-S., Park, J.-O., Misra, S. & S. M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3148787 Modeling and Characterization of the Passive Bending Stiffness of Nanoparticle-Coated Sperm Cells using Magnetic Excitation , Article 2100438. Dias, J. M. S., Estima, D., Punte, H., Klingner, A., Marques, L., Magdanz, V. & S. M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.202100438 2021
Open-Loop magnetic actuation of helical robots using position-constrained rotating dipole field In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 8522-8527). Avaneesh, R., Venezian, R., Kim, C.-S., Park, J.-O., Misra, S. & S. M. Khalil, I. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS51168.2021.9636564 Research profiles Courses academic year 2023/2024 Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
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