Publications

Adaptive directional springs (ADS) and self-learning mechanical circuits
Manu Prakash, Vishal Prakash Patil, Ian Ho
LINK: www.freepatentsonline.com/y2024/0410436.html

Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell
Zhang, Q., Leng, H. T., Li, H., Arrigo, K. R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell. bioRxiv, 2024-11.

Inflation-induced motility for long-distance vertical migration
Larson, A. G., Chajwa, R., Li, H., & Prakash, M. (2024). Inflation-induced motility for long-distance vertical migration. Current Biology, 34(22), 5149-5163.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.046

Escape motility of multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes
Yang, X., Prakash, M., & Brumley, D. R. (2024). Escape motility of multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 21(219), 20240310.

ESPressoscope: a small and powerful platform for in situ microscopy
Li, E., Saggiomo, V., Ouyang, W., Prakash, M., & Diederich, B. (2024). ESPressoscope: A small and powerful approach for in situ microscopy. Plos one, 19(10), e0306654.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306654

Hidden Comet-Tails of Marine Snow Impede Ocean-based Carbon Sequestration
Chajwa, R., Flaum, E., Bidle, K. D., Van Mooy, B., & Prakash, M. (2024). Hidden comet tails of marine snow impede ocean-based carbon sequestration. Science, 386(6718), eadl5767.

Single Cells Signal Non-self from Self via ‘XOR’ and ‘NOT EQUALS’ Logic in a Dimer of Dimers
An, R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Single Cells Signal Non-self from Self via'XOR'and'NOT EQUALS'Logic in a Dimer of Dimers. bioRxiv, 2024-10.

Creased ciliary flocks shape unfolding dynamics via information bottlenecks in an aneural animal
Brannon, C. M., & Prakash, M. (2024). Creased ciliary flocks shape unfolding dynamics via information bottlenecks in an aneural animal. bioRxiv, 2024-09.

Morphology-based classification of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia using a low-cost automated microscope and machine learning
Shrestha, P., Lohse, H., Bhatla, C., McCartney, H., Alzaki, A., Sandhu, N., ... & Stoeber, B. (2024). Morphology-based classification of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia using a low-cost automated microscope and machine learning. medRxiv, 2024-09.

Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility
Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility. bioRxiv, 2024-08.

Split Luciferase Molecular Tension Sensors for Bioluminescent Readout of Mechanical Forces in Biological Systems
Zhong, B. L., Elliot, J. M., Wang, P., Li, H., Hall, R. N., Wang, B., Prakash, M., & Dunn, A. R. (2024). Split Luciferase Molecular Tension Sensors for Bioluminescent Readout of Mechanical Forces in Biological Systems. ACS sensors, 9(7), 3489-3495.

Flight-Scope: microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity
Wareing, T., Stokes, A., Crompton, K., Murphy, K., Dawson, J., Urgurluoglu, Y. F., Richardson, C., Li, H., Prakash, M., & Wollman, A. J. (2024). Flight-Scope: microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity. bioRxiv, 2024-06.

A genetic and microscopy toolkit for manipulating and monitoring regeneration in Macrostomum lignano
Hall, R. N., Li, H., Chai, C., Vermeulen, S., Bigasin, R. R., Song, E. S., Sarkar, S.R., Gibson, J., Prakash, M., Fire, A.Z, & Wang, B. (2024). A genetic and microscopy toolkit for manipulating and monitoring regeneration in Macrostomum lignano. Cell Reports, 43(11).
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114892

Rapid, antibiotic incubation-free determination of tuberculosis drug resistance using machine learning and Raman spectroscopy
Ogunlade, B., Tadesse, L. F., Li, H., Vu, N., Banaei, N., Barczak, A. K., ... & Dionne, J. A. (2024). Rapid, antibiotic incubation-free determination of tuberculosis drug resistance using machine learning and Raman spectroscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(25), e2315670121.

Droplet tilings in precessive fields: hysteresis, elastic defects, and annealing
Molina, A., & Prakash, M. (2024). Droplet tilings in precessive fields: hysteresis, elastic defects, and annealing. Soft Matter, 20(34), 6730-6741.

Curved crease origami and topological singularities enable hyperextensibility of L. olor
Flaum, E., & Prakash, M. (2024). Curved crease origami and topological singularities enable hyperextensibility of L. olor. Science, 384(6700), eadk5511.

Coupling and uncoupling of midline morphogenesis and cell flow in amniote gastrulation
Asai, R., Prakash, V. N., Sinha, S., Prakash, M., & Mikawa, T. (2024). Coupling and uncoupling of midline morphogenesis and cell flow in amniote gastrulation. Elife, 12, RP89948.

Algorithmic construction of topologically complex biomineral lattices via cellular syncytia
Vyas, P., Brannon, C. M., Formery, L., Lowe, C., & Prakash, M. (2024). Algorithmic construction of topologically complex biomineral lattices via cellular syncytia. bioRxiv, 2024-02.

Energetics of the Microsporidian Polar Tube Invasion Machinery
Chang, R., Davydov, A., Jaroenlak, P., Budaitis, B., Ekiert, D. C., Bhabha, G., & Prakash, M. (2024). Energetics of the microsporidian polar tube invasion machinery. Elife, 12, RP86638.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.17.524456

Co-axial plunger based home molecular diagnostics kit
Inventors: Manu Prakash, Anesta Kothari, Adam Larson, Shailabh Kumar, Hazel Soto-Montoya