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Izadyar Tamadon is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente. Izad joined the Biomedical Device Design and Production Technology (BDDP) group since 2022.

The main focus of his current research is to use new techniques, new technologies, plus new ways of using existing methods to enhance comfort, accuracy and reliability in design of biomedical instruments. In his academic career, he has contributed to minimally invasive therapies and interventions with special focus on mechatronics design that shaped from collaborations with clinicians.

His passion and enthusiasm in this field initiated from a M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics engineering (IUST, Tehran, IRAN) and a PhD program in BioRobotics (SSSA, Pisa, ITALY). He continued the research journey for three years in the surgical robotics lab and regenerative technologies lab as a postdoctoral researcher.

Izad was an active member of several EU Horizon and Italian projects like ARTERY, FORGETDIABETES, BIOSUP, ROBOIMPLANT and VALVETECH. Those projects were related to innovative designs of flexible manipulators for cardiac interventions, implantable drug delivery devices and artificial mechatronics organs.

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Publications

2024

Design and Hysteresis Compensation of a Telerobotic System for Transesophageal Echocardiography (2024)IEEE Robotics and automation letters. Zhang, X., Tamadon, I., Jara, B. I. F., Cannizzaro, V., Peloso, A., Bicchi, A., Aliverti, A., Votta, E., Menciassi, A. & Momi, E. D.https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2024.3502057Optimized Magnetically Docked Ingestible Capsules for Non-Invasive Refilling of Implantable Devices (2024)Advanced Intelligent Systems, 6(11). Article 2400125. Al-Haddad, H., Guarnera, D., Tamadon, I., Arrico, L., Ballardini, G., Mariottini, F., Cucini, A., Ricciardi, S., Vistoli, F., Isabella Rotondo, M., Campani, D., Ren, X., Ciuti, G., Terry, B., Iacovacci, V. & Ricotti, L.https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400125A Multi-Sensorization Approach to Improve Safety in Transesophageal Echocardiography (2024)IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 6(3), 829-838. Faoro, G., Tamadon, I., Tognarelli, S. & Menciassi, A.https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2024.3407378

2023

Semiautonomous Robotic Manipulator for Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement (2023)IEEE transactions on robotics, 39(6), 4500-4519. Tamadon, I., Sadati, S. M. H., Mamone, V., Ferrari, V., Bergeles, C. & Menciassi, A.https://doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2023.33159663D Printing of Small-Scale Soft Robots with Programmable Magnetization (2023)Advanced functional materials, 33(15). Article 2211918. Ansari, M. H. D., Iacovacci, V., Pane, S., Ourak, M., Borghesan, G., Tamadon, I., Vander Poorten, E. & Menciassi, A.https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202211918Controlling and powering a fully implantable artificial pancreas refillable by ingestible pills (2023)In 2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, EMBC 2023 - Proceedings (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS). IEEE. Ballardini, G., Tamadon, I., Guarnera, D., Al-Haddad, H., Iacovacci, V., Mariottini, F., Ricciardi, S., Cucini, A., Libera, A. D., Vistoli, F., Menciassi, A., Dario, P., Cobelli, C. & Ricotti, L.https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340006

Research profiles

Courses academic year 2024/2025

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Courses academic year 2023/2024

Current projects

Robotic Implant System for Enhancing Urination (RISE-U)

More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from urinary incontinence (UI). It is twice as common in older women as in older men. UI is also a common condition in the Netherlands, with a prevalence of 36.8% in adults. The functionality of the urinary system in turn depends on the proper functioning of the individual organs that compose it. In this context, RISE-U aims to provide a modular solution for patients with UI, based on the combination of different engineering fields (bioengineering, mechanics, electronics, material and computer) to restore proper functionality. In this paradigm, a novel implantable device is paired with an external smartwatch, allowing the patient to monitor and control the system. The proposed device is able to harvest energy from the urine stream in the initial phase of urination and accelerate it at the end. The harvested energy will be utilized in the low power electronics for bladder pressure sensing, communication, and most importantly opening the sphincter in the next micturition event.

OxyForce - Oxygen and Force Sensing Solution for Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and early detection is critical for improving patient outcomes. However, current screening methods (e.g. mammography or ultrasound) have limitations in terms of accessibility, cost, accuracy, and reliability. Measuring oxygen saturation levels in cancerous tissue can provide valuable information about the tumor microenvironment. To address this hypothesis, we propose a novel approach that combines multiple technologies inspired by the metabolic and mechanical properties of the tumor: oxygen saturation sensing, force sensing, and artificial intelligence (AI). This proposal aims to develop a new diagnostic tool that can detect tumors at an early stage with high sensitivity and reliability, while also providing a non-invasive, user-friendly, and cost-effective solution for breast cancer screening. Ultimately, incorporating these technologies in breast cancer detection has the potential to improve patient outcomes, screening frequency and mortality rate associated with breast cancer.

Finished projects

Experimental Tissue Characterization: Cutting edge tool for science and education.

Up till now, the teaching approach had been quite limited to demonstrating anatomies or calculating biomechanical properties, respectively. In both education models, room for enhanced and profound learning experiences is available. Research wise, data on human tissue properties are scarce, and if present, reported by limited statistical parameters, but certainly not location or functionality dependent parameters. The ambition is to fill the research and education gaps by developing a novel education module that uses hand-on measurements on human tissues toward enhanced learning experience while collecting high quality data for open access database. We envision to start with the development of one axial force measurement setup dedicated to tendons/ligaments, along with complementary standardized measurement protocols. The module allows UT/VU students to experience the look or feel of human tissue, perform experiments, process data, perform (bio)statistics, and report according to research standards. As a pilot, we intend to incorporate the novel module in a new course-Medical Device Prototyping, which will be an elective course for UT/VU students. Once this education module is established, we explore integration of it in other courses such as the ones that academic teaching and research skills are among the learning goals. The module itself will be scaled up with additional experimental setups (e.g. biaxial and shear forces) and tissue types. The setups are suitable for joint master assignments to compare properties of fresh frozen and embalmed (Fix for life method) cadaver tissues. The continued generation of reliable human tissue data will be valuable for research areas such as virtual twin models, life-like training and education phantoms, surgical instrument and implant development.

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W104
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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