Publications

2014

  1. Etheridge, T.; Rahman, M.; Gaffney, C. J.; Shaw, D.; Shephard, F.; Magudia, J.; Solomon, D. E.; Milne, T.; Blawzdziewicz, J.; Constantin-Teodosiu, D.; Greenhaff, P. L.; Vanapalli, S. A.; Szewczyk, N. J.; “The Integrin-Adhesome is Required to Maintain Muscle Structure, Mitochondrial ATP Production, and Movement Forces in Caenorhabditis Elegans”, Faseb Journal, 29, 4, 1235-1246, 2015.
  2. Wang, W. S., Vanapalli, S. A., Millifluidics as a Simple Tool to Optimize Droplet Networks: Case Study on Drop Traffic in a Bifurcated Loop. Biomicrofluidics, 8, 6, 064111, 2014.
  3. Bhattacharjee, B. and Vanapalli, S. A., Electrocoalescence Based Serial Dilution of Microfluidic Droplets. Biomicrofluidics, 8, 4, 44111-44111, 2014.
  4. Bithi, S. S., Wang, W. S., Sun, M., Blawzdziewicz, J. and Vanapalli, S. A., Coalescing Drops in Microfluidic Parking Networks: A Multifunctional Platform for Drop-based Microfluidics. Biomicrofluidics, 8, 3, 034118, 2014.
  5. Solomon, D. E. and Vanapalli, S. A., Multiplexed Microfluidic Viscometer for High-throughput Complex Fluid Rheology. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 16, 4, 677-690, 2014.
  6. Maddala, J., Vanapalli, S. A., and Rengaswamy, R., Origin of Periodic and Chaotic Dynamics Due to Drops Moving in a Microfluidic Loop Device. Physical Review E, 89, 2, 023015, 2014.

2013

  1. Sun, M. and Vanapalli, S. A., Generation of Chemical Concentration Gradients in Mobile Droplet Arrays via Fragmentation of Long Immiscible Diluting Plugs. Analytical Chemistry, Accepted, 2013.
  2. Khan, Z. S. and Vanapalli, S. A., Probing the Mechanical Properties of Brain Cancer Cells Using a Microfluidic Cell Squeezer Device. Biomicrofluidics, 7, 011806, 2013. (Special Topic: Microfluidics in Cancer Research)

2012

  1. Sun, M., Khan, Z. S. and Vanapalli, S. A., Blood Plasma Separation in a Long Two-phase Plug Flowing through Disposable Tubing. Lab on a Chip, 12, 5225-5230, 2012.
  2. Padmanabhan, V., Khan, Z. S., Solomon, D. E., Armstrong, A., Rumbaugh, K. P., Vanapalli, S. A., and Blawzdziewicz, J., Locomotion of C. elegans: a Piecewise-harmonic Curvature Representation of Nematode Behavior. PLoS ONE 7(7): e40121, 2012. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040121
  3. Dewan, A., Kim, J., McLean, R. H., Vanapalli, S. A., and Karim, M. N., Growth Kinetics of Microalgae in Microfluidic Static Droplet Arrays. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 109, 2987-2996, 2012.
  4. Maddala, J., Wang, W. S., Vanapalli, S. A. and Rengaswamy, R., Traffic of Pairs of Drops in Microfluidic Ladder Networks with Fore-aft Structural Asymmetry. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1054-z
  5. H. Chen, Lentz, D. M., Rhoades, A. M., Pyles, R. A., Haider, K. W., Vanapalli, S. A., Nunley, R. K. and Hedden, R. C., Surface Infusion Micropatterning of Elastomeric Substrates. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 12, 451-464, 2012.

2011

  1. M. Sun, Bithi, S. S. and Vanapalli, S. A., Microfluidic Static Droplet Arrays with Tuneable Gradients in Material Composition. Lab on a Chip, 11, 3949-3952, 2011 (Selected as cover article).
  2. Maddala. J, Srinivasan, B., Bithi, S. S., Vanapalli, S. A. and Rengaswamy, R., Design of a Model-based Feedback Controller for Droplet Sorting and Synchronization in a Microfluidic Loop. AIChE J, DOI: 10.1002/aic.12740, 2011.

2010

  1. Bithi, S. S. and Vanapalli, S. A., Behavior of a Train of Droplets in a Fluidic Network with Hydrodynamic Traps. Biomicrofluidics, 4, 044110, 2010.

2009

  1. Li, Y., Vanapalli, S. A. and Duits, M. H. G., Dynamics of Ballistically Injected Latex Particles in Living Human Endothelial Cells. Biorheology, 46, 309-321, 2009.
  2. Green, R.,  Vanapalli, S. A., Chips & Tips: Quick Assessment of the Stability of Flow Generated by a Syringe Pump in a Microfluidic Device. Lab on a Chip, 2009.
  3. Vanapalli, S. A., Li, Y., Mugele, F. and Duits, M. H. G., On the Origins of the Universal Diffusive Dynamics of Endogenous Granules in Mammalian Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, 6, 191-202, 2009.
  4. Duits, M. H. G., Li, Y. Vanapalli, S. A., Mugele, F. Mapping of Spatiotemporal Heterogeneous Particle Dynamics in Living Cells, Physical Review E, 79, 051910, 2009.
  5. Vanapalli, S. A., Wijnperle, D., van den Berg, A., Mugele, F. and Duits, M. H. G. Microfluidic Valves with Integrated Structured Elastomeric Membranes for Reversible Fluidic Entrapment and in situ Channel Functionalization, Lab on a Chip, 9, 1461-1467, 2009.
  6. Winkel, E. S., Oweis, G., Vanapalli, S. A., Perlin, M., Dowling, D. R., Solomon, M. J. and Ceccio, S. L. High Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layer Friction Drag Reduction from Wall-injected Polymer Solutions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 621, 259-288, 2009.
  7. Vanapalli, S. A., Duits, M. H. G. and Mugele, F. Microfluidics as a Functional Tool for Cell Mechanics, Biomicrofluidics, 3, 012006, 2009. (Selected to be included in the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics).
  8. Vanapalli, S. A., Banpurkar, A. G., van den Ende, D., Duits, M. H. G. and Mugele, F. Hydrodynamic Resistance of Single Confined Moving Droplets in Rectangular Microchannels, Lab on a Chip, 9, 982-990, 2009.

2008

  1. Purnomo, E. H., van den Ende, D., Vanapalli, S. A. and Mugele. F. Glass Transition and Aging in Dense Thermosensitive Suspensions of Microgel Particles, Physical Review Letters, 101, 238301, 2008.
  2. Gu, H., Malloggi, F., Vanapalli, S. A. and Mugele, F. Electrowetting-enhanced Microfluidic Device for Drop Generation, Applied Physics Letters, 93, 183507, 2008.
  3. Vanapalli, S. A., Iacovella, C. R., Sung, K. E., Mukhija, D., Mirecki-Millunchick, J., Burns, M. A., Glotzer, S. C. and Solomon, M. J. Fluidic Assembly and Packing of Microspheres in Confined Channels, Langmuir, 24, 3661-3670, 2008.
  4. Sung, K. E., Vanapalli, S. A., Mukhija, D., McKay, H., Mirecki-Millunchick, J., Burns, M. A. and Solomon, M. J. Programmable Fluidic Production of Microparticles with Configurable Anisotropy, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130, 1335-1340, 2008.
  5. Malloggi, F., Gu, H., Banpurkar, A. G., Vanapalli, S. A. and Mugele, F. Electrowetting - A Versatile Tool for Microdrop Generation. European Physical Journal E – Soft Matter, 26, 91-96, 2008.

2007

  1. Malloggi, F., Vanapalli, S. A., Gu, H. and Mugele, F. Electrowetting-controlled Droplet Generation in a Microfluidic Flow-focusing Device. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 19, 462101, 2007 (Highlighted in Top Papers 2007 Showcase).
  2. Vanapalli, S. A., van den Ende, D., Duits, M. H. G. and Mugele, F. Scaling of Interface Displacement in a Microfluidic Comparator. Applied Physics Letters, 90, 114109, 2007.

2006

  1. Vanapalli, S. A., Ceccio, S. L. and Solomon M. J. Universal Scaling for Polymer Chain Scission in Turbulence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 103, 16660-16665, 2006 (Editorial highlight in In This Issue).

2005

  1. Vanapalli, S. A., Islam, M. T. and Solomon M. J. Scission-induced Bounds on Maximum Polymer Drag Reduction in Turbulent Flows. Physics of Fluids, 17, 095108, 2005.

2004

  1. Islam, M. T., Vanapalli, S. A. and Solomon M. J. Inertial Effects on Polymer Chain Scission in Planar Elongational Cross-slot Flow. Macromolecules, 37, 1023-1030, 2004.

2003

  1. Vanapalli, S. A. and Coupland, J. N. Orthokinetic Stability of Food Emulsions. In Food Emulsions (ed. S. Friberg, K. Larsson, J. Sjoblom), 4th Edition, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003.

2002

  1. Vanapalli, S. A., Palanuwech, J. and Coupland, J. N. Stability of Emulsions to Dispersed Phase Crystallization-effect of Oil Type, Dispersed Phase Volume Fraction and Cooling Rate. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemcial and Engineering Aspects, 204, 227-237, 2002.
  2. Vanapalli, S. A., Palanuwech, J. and Coupland, J. N. Influence of Fat Crystallization on the Stability of Flocculated Emulsions. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 50, 5224-5228, 2002.

2001

  1. Vanapalli, S. A. and Coupland, J. N. Emulsions under Shear – Formation of Partially Coalesced Lipid Structures. Food Hydrocolloids. 15, 507-512, 2001.
  2. Vanapalli, S. A. and Coupland, J. N. Characterization of Food Colloids by Phase Analysis Light Scattering. Food Hydrocolloids, 14, 315-317, 2000.