• Fault-Tolerant Electro-Responsive Surfaces for Dynamic Micropattern Molds and Tunable Optics. 

  Lin, I-T; Wang, T; Zhang, F; Smoukov, SK (2017-10-02)

  Electrically deformable surfaces based on dielectric elastomers have recently demonstrated controllable microscale roughness, ease of operation, fast response, and possibilities for programmable control. Potential applications ...

• Multilayer Formation in Self-Shaping Emulsion Droplets. 

  Cholakova, D; Denkov, N; Tcholakova, S; Valkova, Z; Smoukov, SK (2019-04-23)

  In several recent studies, we showed that micrometer-sized oil-in-water emulsion droplets from alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, triglycerides, or mixtures of these components can spontaneously "self-shape" upon cooling into ...

• Three-dimensional cancer cell culture in high-yield multiscale scaffolds by shear spinning 

  Ahmed, AA; Luo, CJ; Perez-Garrido, S; Browse, CR; Thrasivoulou, C; Stoyanov, SD; Smoukov, SK; Gout, I (2019)

• Rational approach to guest confinement inside MOF cavities for low-temperature catalysis 

  Wang, T; Gao, L; Hou, J; Herou, SJA; Griffiths, JT; Li, W; Dong, J; Gao, S; Titirici, M-M; Kumar, RV (2019-03-22)

• Shape-shifting polyhedral droplets 

  Haas, PA; Cholakova, D; Denkov, N; Goldstein, RE; Smoukov, SK (American Physical Society, 2019-09-16)

  Cooled oil emulsion droplets in aqueous surfactant solution have been observed to flatten into a remarkable host of polygonal shapes with straight edges and sharp corners, but different driving mechanisms - (i) a partial ...

• Rechargeable self-assembled droplet microswimmers driven by surface phase transitions 

  Cholakova, D; Lisicki, M; Smoukov, SK; Tcholakova, S; Lin, EE; Chen, J; De Canio, G; Lauga, E; Denkov, N (Nature Research, 2021-07-15)

• Sustainably Grown: The Underdog Robots of the Future 

  Smoukov, SK (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2022-08-23)

• Flow reactor for preparation of lipid nanoparticles via temperature variations 

  Lesov, I; Glushkova, D; Cholakova, D; Georgiev, MT; Tcholakova, S; Smoukov, SK; Denkov, N (Elsevier, 2022-04-01)

• Origin of life from a maker's perspective -- focus on protocellular compartments in bottom-up synthetic biology 

  Ivanov, I; Smoukov, SK; Nourafkan, E; Landfester, K; Schwille, P (Wiley, 2023-02-17)

• Extension of the TraPPE Force Field for Battery Electrolyte Solvents. 

  Luo, Z; Burrows, SA; Smoukov, SK; Fan, X; Boek, ES (2023-03-02)

  Optimizing electrolyte formulations is key to improving performance of Li-/Na-ion batteries, where transport properties (diffusion coefficient, viscosity) and permittivity need to be predicted as functions of temperature, ...

• Investigation of the Waste Heat Recovery System of a Biomass Combustion Plant through Ground Source Heat Pumps 

  Babak Dehghan, B; Wang, L; Motta, M; Karimi, N; International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (2022-06-08)

  Renewable energies are to respond to the challenges raised by the growing energy demands, consumption of fossil fuels and the resultant emission of greenhouse gases. Biomass is regarded as a very promising source of renewable ...

• Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications 

  Sotoudeh, F; Mousavi, SM; Karimi, N; Lee, BJ; Abolfazli-Esfahani, J; Manshadi, MKD (2023-04-01)

• Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications 

  Sotoudeh, F; Mousavi, SM; Karimi, N; Lee, BJ; Abolfazli-Esfahani, J; Manshadi, MKD (Elsevier, 2023-02-02)

  Self-cleaning surfaces are nature-inspired and based on the surface processes occurring on butterfly wings and lotus leaves. Owing to their unique characteristics, they are usable in a number of industrial applications, ...

• Using machine learning in photovoltaics to create smarter and cleaner energy generation systems: A comprehensive review 

  Sohani, A; Sayyaadi, H; Cornaro, C; Shahverdian, MH; Pierro, M; Moser, D; Karimi, N; Doranehgard, MH; Li, LKB (2022-09-01)

• Computational analysis of heat transfer augmentation and thermodynamic irreversibility of hybrid nanofluids in a tube fitted with classical and elliptical-cut twisted tape inserts 

  Khfagi, AM; Hunt, G; Paul, MC; Karimi, N (2022-11)

• Computational assessment of the thermal response of a Li-ion battery module to transient loads 

  Saeed, A; Karimi, N; Paul, MC (2022-12-30)

• Numerical investigation of premixed hydrogen/air combustion at lean to ultra-lean conditions and catalytic approach to enhance stability 

  Mondal, MNA; Karimi, N; Jackson, SD; Paul, MC (Elsevier, 2023-02-14)

  Premixed combustion of hydrogen/air over a platinum (Pt) catalyst is numerically investigated in a planar channel burner with the aim of stabilising the flame at lean to ultra-lean conditions. A steady laminar species ...

• Experimental investigation of a hybridized flat-plate solar collector/gas burner for low-carbon production of hot water - Analysis of energy, exergy, and GHG emissions 

  Soleymani, P; Saedodin, S; Rostamian, SH; Karimi, N (2023-02)

• A combination of large eddy simulation and physics-informed machine learning to predict pore-scale flow behaviours in fibrous porous media: A case study of transient flow passing through a surgical mask 

  Mesgarpour, M; Habib, R; Shadloo, MS; Karimi, N (Elsevier, 2023-01-16)

  A predictive method using physics-informed machine learning (PIML) and large eddy simulation (LES) is developed to capture the transient flow field through microscale porous media (PSPM). An image processing technique ...

• Speakers Raise their Hands and Head during Self-Repairs in Dyadic Conversations 

  Ozkan, EE; Healey, PGT; Gurion, T; Hough, J; Jamone, L (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023-03-10)

  People often encounter difficulties in building shared understanding during everyday conversation. The most common symptom of these difficulties are self-repairs, when a speaker restarts, edits or amends their utterances ...

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