Developing Electronically Steerable Guidewires
Advancing the next generation of minimally invasive medical devices requires technologies that offer greater precision, manoeuvrability, and safety. Electronically steerable guidewires represent a promising step towards this goal, combining smart materials, microactuators, and sensing technologies to enable active navigation within the human body.
Anand Pandey is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Physics at the Sensor and Actuator Systems (SAS) division. He received his PhD in Physics from the University of Allahabad, India, in 2023, where his research focused on organometal halide perovskite materials for photovoltaic applications. Following his doctoral studies, he worked as a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati before joining Linköping University.
His research spans semiconductor physics, thin-film materials, micro- and nanofabrication, optoelectronics, ion-matter interactions, and energy device reliability. Through this multidisciplinary background, he has developed expertise in translating fundamental materials research into functional devices and engineering solutions.
At Linköping University, his current work focuses on the development of electronically steerable guidewires for minimally invasive interventions. By integrating soft electroactive actuators with biomedical and sensing technologies, he aims to create guidewires capable of controlled steering and enhanced manoeuvrability within complex anatomical pathways. The long-term vision is to enable safer, more precise, and more effective medical procedures through the development of smart and responsive medical devices.
