He has worked on fast plasma deposition technology, focusing on the fundamentals of both plasma, as well as on the surface processes occurring in plasma processing of materials. He specializes in applying new advanced diagnostics for gas phase species detection, as well as in situ analysis and control of the physical and chemical properties of the materials processed. He has authored and coauthored more than 400 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is the coinventor of more than ten patents.,Prof. Sanden is a Fellow of AVS, IUPAC, and IOP, and serves on numerous scientific committees of international conferences.