| Shooting mechanisms in nature: a systematic review A Sakes, M van der Wiel, PWJ Henselmans, JL van Leeuwen, D Dodou, ... Plos one 11 (7), e0158277, 2016 | 79 | 2016 |
| Design of non-assembly mechanisms: A state-of-the-art review K Lussenburg, A Sakes, P Breedveld Additive Manufacturing 39, 101846, 2021 | 50 | 2021 |
| Buckling prevention strategies in nature as inspiration for improving percutaneous instruments: a review A Sakes, D Dodou, P Breedveld Bioinspiration & biomimetics 11 (2), 021001, 2016 | 48 | 2016 |
| Catheter steering in interventional cardiology: Mechanical analysis and novel solution A Ali, A Sakes, EA Arkenbout, P Henselmans, R van Starkenburg, ... Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of …, 2019 | 38 | 2019 |
| Crossing total occlusions: navigating towards recanalization A Sakes, E Regar, J Dankelman, P Breedveld Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology 7, 103-117, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
| A fully 3D-printed steerable instrument for minimally invasive surgery C Culmone, K Lussenburg, J Alkemade, G Smit, A Sakes, P Breedveld Materials 14 (24), 7910, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
| Beyond the pedicle screw–a patent review EP de Kater, A Sakes, E Edström, A Elmi-Terander, G Kraan, P Breedveld European Spine Journal 31 (6), 1553-1565, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| 3D Imaging with a single-element forward-looking steerable IVUS catheter: initial testing J Janjic, MD Leistikow, A Sakes, F Mastik, N De Jong, JG Bosch, ... 2016 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 1-4, 2016 | 10 | 2016 |
| Design of a novel three-dimensional-printed two degrees-of-freedom steerable electrosurgical grasper for minimally invasive surgery A Sakes, K Hovland, G Smit, J Geraedts, P Breedveld Journal of Medical Devices 12 (1), 011007, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| Development of a novel wasp-inspired friction-based tissue transportation device A Sakes, IA Van de Steeg, EP De Kater, P Posthoorn, M Scali, ... Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8, 575007, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| Novel miniature tip design for enhancing dexterity in minimally invasive surgery A Sakes, A Ali, J Janjic, P Breedveld Journal of Medical Devices 12 (3), 035002, 2018 | 8 | 2018 |
| Treating total occlusions: applying force for recanalization A Sakes, E Regar, J Dankelman, P Breedveld IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering 9, 192-207, 2016 | 7 | 2016 |
| Minimally invasive surgical instruments with an accessory channel capable of integrating fibre-optic cable for optical biopsy: A review of the state of the art F Jelínek, EA Arkenbout, A Sakes, P Breedveld Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of …, 2014 | 7 | 2014 |
| A bio-inspired expandable soft suction gripper for minimal invasive surgery—An explorative design study VG Kortman, A Sakes, G Endo, P Breedveld Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 18 (4), 046004, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
| Endovascular crossing of chronic total occlusions using an impulse: an explorative design study A Sakes, M van der Wiel, D Dodou, P Breedveld Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology 8, 145-163, 2017 | 5 | 2017 |
| Design of a flexible wasp-inspired tissue transport mechanism EP de Kater, A Sakes, J Bloemberg, DJ Jager, P Breedveld Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9, 782037, 2021 | 4 | 2021 |
| A retrofit sensing strategy for soft fluidic robots S Zou, S Picella, J de Vries, VG Kortman, A Sakes, JTB Overvelde Nature Communications 15 (1), 539, 2024 | 3 | 2024 |
| Additive manufacturing of a miniature functional trocar for eye surgery K Lussenburg, M Scali, A Sakes, P Breedveld Frontiers in Medical Technology 4, 842958, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
| Feasibility of narrow-band imaging, intraductal biopsy, and laser ablation during mammary ductoscopy: protocol for an interventional study S Makineli, MD Filipe, F Euwe, A Sakes, J Dankelman, P Breedveld, ... International Journal of Surgery Protocols 26 (1), 73-80, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
| Flexible impulse transfer using a Newton's Cradle-inspired catheter: A feasibility study A Sakes, L Grandia, R Lether, L Steenstra, MC Valentijn, P Breedveld, ... Medical Engineering & Physics 67, 88-95, 2019 | 3 | 2019 |
