Publications

For the latest updates, see the publications list in the following ECTM link and on Google Scholar.

Peer-reviewed articles

  • Liao, Z., Zoumhani, O., & Boutry, C. M. (2023). Recent Advances in Magnetic Polymer Composites for BioMEMS: A Review. Materials, 16(10), 3802. Article featured as Front Page Journal Cover. Awarded as “Editor’s Choice Article”
  • Sethi, S., Kovac, M., Wiesemüller, F., Miriyev, A., Boutry, C. M. “Biodegradable sensors are ready to transform autonomous ecological monitoring.” (2022). Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(9), 1245-1247.
  • C. M. Boutry, L. Beker, Y. Kaizawa, C. Vassos, A. C. Hinckley, R. Pfattner, S. Niu, J. Li, J. Claverie, Z. Wang, J. Chang, P. M. Fox, Z. Bao, “Biodegradable and flexible arterial-pulse sensor for the wireless monitoring of blood flow,” Nature Biomedical Engineering, 3, 47-57, 2019.
  • C. M. Boutry, M. Negre, M. Jorda, O. Vardoulis, A. Chortos, O. Khatib, Z. Bao, “A hierarchically patterned, bio-inspired e-skin able to detect the direction of applied pressure for robotics,” Science Robotics, 3(24), eaau6914, November 2018. Article featured as Journal Cover
  • C. M. Boutry, Y. Kaizawa, B. C. Schroeder, A. Chortos, A. Legrand, Z. Wang, J. Chang, P. Fox, Z. Bao, “A stretchable and biodegradable strain and pressure sensor for orthopaedic application,” Nature Electronics, 314(1), 314-21, 2018.
  • C. M. Boutry, A. Nguyen, Q. Omotayo Lawal, A. Chortos, S. Rondeau-Gagné, Z. Bao, “A sensitive and biodegradable pressure sensor array for cardiovascular monitoring,” Advanced Materials, 27(43), 6954-6961, 2015. Article featured as Frontispiece Journal Cover.
  • C. M. Boutry, H. Chandrahalim, P. Streit, M. Schinhammer, A. C. Hänzi, and C. Hierold, “Characterization of miniaturized RLC resonators made of biodegradable materials for wireless implant applications,” Sensors Actuat. A-Phys., vol. 189, pp. 344–355, 2013.
  • C. M. Boutry, I. Gerber, P. Streit, P. Häfliger, and C. Hierold, “Electrically conducting biodegradable polymer composites (polylactide-polypyrrole and polycaprolactone-polypyrrole) for passive resonant circuits,” Polym. Eng. Sci., vol 53, pp. 1196-1208, 2013.
  • C. M. Boutry, H. Chandrahalim, P. Streit, M. Schinhammer, A. C. Hänzi, and C. Hierold, “Towards biodegradable wireless implants,” Phil. trans. R. Soc. A, vol. 370, pp.2418-2432, 2012.
  • C. M. Boutry, M. Müller, and C. Hierold, “Junctions between metals and blends of conducting and biodegradable polymers (PLLA-PPy and PCL-PPy),” Mater. Sci. Eng. C, vol. 32, pp.1610-1620, 2012.
  • C. M. Boutry, R. Kiran, F. Umbrecht, and C. Hierold, “Processing and quantitative analysis of biodegradable polymers (PLLA and PCL) thermal bonding,” J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 20(8), pp. 085006 1-13, 2010.
  • C. M. Boutry, S. Kuehn, P. Achermann, A. Romann, J. Keshvari, and N. Kuster, “Dosimetric evaluation and comparison of different RF exposure apparatuses used in human volunteer studies,” Bioelectromagnetics, vol. 29(1), pp. 11-19, 2008.
  • F. Umbrecht, D. Müller, F. Gattiker, C. M. Boutry, J. Neuenschwander, U. Sennhauser, and C. Hierold, “Solvent assisted bonding of polymethylmethacrylate: Characterization using the response surface methodology,” Sens. Actuators A: Phys., vol. 156(1), pp. 121-128, 2009.
  • L. Hillert, T. Akerstedt, A. Lowden, C. Wiholm, N. Kuster, S. Ebert, C. M. Boutry, S. D. Moffat, M. Berg, and B. B. Arnetz, “The effects of 884MHz GSM wireless communication signals on headache and other symptoms: An experimental provocation study,” Bioelectromagnetics, vol. 29(3), pp. 185-196, 2008.

Patents

  • C. M. Boutry, TU Delft Technology Fellowship, 2017.

  • C. M. Boutry, Z. Bao. Swiss SNSF Postdoc mobility grant No. P2EZP2_152118, 2014.

  • C. M. Boutry, Z. Bao, S. Lacour. Marie Curie European IOF grant No. 622362 “NERVE-REPAIR”, 2015.

Press articles

  • Sethi, S. “Acoustic biodiversity monitoring with hopping robots.” Acoustics Bulletin March/April 2025.

  • M. Woo, “Teaching robots to touch”, Nature Outlook, 26 May 2022.

  • T. Kubota, “Researchers create wireless, battery-free, biodegradable blood flow sensor”, Stanford News Center, 9 January 2019.

  • A. Gautam, “Biodegradable pressure sensor eliminates the need for second surgery”, Biomedical devices, PhysicsWorld, 21 May 2018.

  • A. Chen, “How sensors are giving us another way to peek inside our bodies. Scientists have engineered sensors that can be swallowed and sensors that disappear”, 25 May 2018.

  • T. Abate, “A robot’s delicate touch – Stanford develops an electronic glove that gives robots a sense of touch.” Stanford News, 21 November 2018.

Official report

  • C. M. Boutry, A. Romann, U. Lott, and N. Kuster, “B-field exposure from induction cooking appliances,” Study for the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), 2007.

  • Liao, Z., Zoumhani, O., & Boutry, C. M. (2023). Recent Advances in Magnetic Polymer Composites for BioMEMS: A Review. Materials, 16(10), 3802. Article featured as Front Page Journal Cover.
  • Sethi, S., Kovac, M., Wiesemüller, F., Miriyev, A., Boutry, C. M. “Biodegradable sensors are ready to transform autonomous ecological monitoring.” (2022). Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(9), 1245-1247.
  • C. M. Boutry, L. Beker, Y. Kaizawa, C. Vassos, A. C. Hinckley, R. Pfattner, S. Niu, J. Li, J. Claverie, Z. Wang, J. Chang, P. M. Fox, Z. Bao, “Biodegradable and flexible arterial-pulse sensor for the wireless monitoring of blood flow,” Nature Biomedical Engineering, 3, 47-57, 2019.
  • C. M. Boutry, M. Negre, M. Jorda, O. Vardoulis, A. Chortos, O. Khatib, Z. Bao, “A hierarchically patterned, bio-inspired e-skin able to detect the direction of applied pressure for robotics,” Science Robotics, 3(24), eaau6914, November 2018. Article featured as Journal Cover
  • C. M. Boutry, Y. Kaizawa, B. C. Schroeder, A. Chortos, A. Legrand, Z. Wang, J. Chang, P. Fox, Z. Bao, “A stretchable and biodegradable strain and pressure sensor for orthopaedic application,” Nature Electronics, 314(1), 314-21, 2018.
  • C. M. Boutry, A. Nguyen, Q. Omotayo Lawal, A. Chortos, S. Rondeau-Gagné, Z. Bao, “A sensitive and biodegradable pressure sensor array for cardiovascular monitoring,” Advanced Materials, 27(43), 6954-6961, 2015. Article featured as Frontispiece Journal Cover.
  • C. M. Boutry, H. Chandrahalim, P. Streit, M. Schinhammer, A. C. Hänzi, and C. Hierold, “Characterization of miniaturized RLC resonators made of biodegradable materials for wireless implant applications,” Sensors Actuat. A-Phys., vol. 189, pp. 344–355, 2013.
  • C. M. Boutry, I. Gerber, P. Streit, P. Häfliger, and C. Hierold, “Electrically conducting biodegradable polymer composites (polylactide-polypyrrole and polycaprolactone-polypyrrole) for passive resonant circuits,” Polym. Eng. Sci., vol 53, pp. 1196-1208, 2013.
  • C. M. Boutry, H. Chandrahalim, P. Streit, M. Schinhammer, A. C. Hänzi, and C. Hierold, “Towards biodegradable wireless implants,” Phil. trans. R. Soc. A, vol. 370, pp.2418-2432, 2012.
  • C. M. Boutry, M. Müller, and C. Hierold, “Junctions between metals and blends of conducting and biodegradable polymers (PLLA-PPy and PCL-PPy),” Mater. Sci. Eng. C, vol. 32, pp.1610-1620, 2012.
  • C. M. Boutry, R. Kiran, F. Umbrecht, and C. Hierold, “Processing and quantitative analysis of biodegradable polymers (PLLA and PCL) thermal bonding,” J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 20(8), pp. 085006 1-13, 2010.
  • C. M. Boutry, S. Kuehn, P. Achermann, A. Romann, J. Keshvari, and N. Kuster, “Dosimetric evaluation and comparison of different RF exposure apparatuses used in human volunteer studies,” Bioelectromagnetics, vol. 29(1), pp. 11-19, 2008.
  • F. Umbrecht, D. Müller, F. Gattiker, C. M. Boutry, J. Neuenschwander, U. Sennhauser, and C. Hierold, “Solvent assisted bonding of polymethylmethacrylate: Characterization using the response surface methodology,” Sens. Actuators A: Phys., vol. 156(1), pp. 121-128, 2009.
  • L. Hillert, T. Akerstedt, A. Lowden, C. Wiholm, N. Kuster, S. Ebert, C. M. Boutry, S. D. Moffat, M. Berg, and B. B. Arnetz, “The effects of 884MHz GSM wireless communication signals on headache and other symptoms: An experimental provocation study,” Bioelectromagnetics, vol. 29(3), pp. 185-196, 2008.

For the latest updates, see the publications list in the following ECTM link and on Google Scholar.

For the latest updates, see the publications list in the following ECTM link and on Google Scholar.