Katayoun Saatchi

Dr. Katayoun Saatchi


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

View All Publications
1 May 2009 in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
HZHong Zhao
Hong Zhao
KSKatayoun Saatchi
Katayoun Saatchi
UHUrs Hafeli
Urs Hafeli

14 February 2024 in Science Robotics
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
NLNing Li
Ning Li
PFPhillip Fei
Phillip Fei
CTCyril Tous
Cyril Tous
MAMahdi Rezaei Adariani
Mahdi Rezaei Adariani
MHMarie-Lou Hautot
Marie-Lou Hautot
GSGilles Soulez
Gilles Soulez
Using external actuation sources to navigate untethered drug-eluting microrobots in the bloodstream offers great promise in improving the selectivity of drug delivery, especially in oncology, but the current field forces are difficult to maintain with enough strength inside the human body (>70-centimeter-diameter range) to achieve this operation. Here, we present an algorithm to predict the optimal patient position with respect to gravity during endovascular microrobot navigation. Magnetic resonance navigation, using magnetic field gradients in clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is combined with the algorithm to improve the targeting efficiency of magnetic microrobots (MMRs). Using a dedicated microparticle injector, a high-precision MRI-compatible balloon inflation system, and a clinical MRI, MMRs were successfully steered into targeted lobes via the hepatic arteries of living pigs. The distribution ratio of the microrobots (roughly 2000 MMRs per pig) in the right liver lobe increased from 47.7 to 86.4% and increased in the left lobe from 52.2 to 84.1%. After passing through multiple vascular bifurcations, the number of MMRs reaching four different target liver lobes had a 1.7- to 2.6-fold increase in the navigation groups compared with the control group. Performing simulations on 19 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) demonstrated that the proposed technique can meet the need for hepatic embolization in patients with HCC. Our technology offers selectable direction for actuator-based navigation of microrobots at the human scale.

24 March 2005 in Inorganic Chemistry
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
KSKatayoun Saatchi
Katayoun Saatchi
KTKatherine H. Thompson
Katherine H. Thompson
BPBrian O. Patrick
Brian O. Patrick
MPMaren Pink
Maren Pink
VYViolet G. Yuen
Violet G. Yuen
COChris Orvig
Chris Orvig

11 May 2020 in ACS Nano
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
MAMonica Agnoletti
Monica Agnoletti
CRCristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Cristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez
SKSylvia Natalie Kłodzińska
Sylvia Natalie Kłodzińska
TETullio V. F. Esposito
Tullio V. F. Esposito
KSKatayoun Saatchi
Katayoun Saatchi
UHUrs Hafeli
Urs Hafeli

1 July 2020 in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
LWLan Wu
Lan Wu
CRCristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Cristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez
DCDongmei Cun
Dongmei Cun
MYMingshi Yang
Mingshi Yang
KSKatayoun Saatchi
Katayoun Saatchi
UHUrs O. Häfeli
Urs O. Häfeli

23 February 2012 in Bioconjugate Chemistry
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
KSKatayoun Saatchi
Katayoun Saatchi
PSPeter Soema
Peter Soema
NGNikolaus Gelder
Nikolaus Gelder
RMRipen Misri
Ripen Misri
KMKelly McPhee
Kelly McPhee
UHUrs Hafeli
Urs Hafeli