Publications
Measuring the properties of a viscoelastic fluid using a tethered swimmer
Chiu, Selena, et al. "Measuring the properties of a viscoelastic fluid using a tethered swimmer." Journal of Rheology 70.4 (2026): 809-829.
Cilia-driven epithelial folding and unfolding in an early diverging animal
Brannon, C. M., & Prakash, M.
Spectral imaging platform for infectious disease diagnosis
Inventors: Hongquan Li, Manu Prakash
Fluid-Squid: DIY Multiplexed Imaging of Cells and Tissues
John W. Hickey, Hongquan Li, Chiara Caraccio, You Yan, Kevin Marx, Peter Martin, Hope T Leng, John Fayiah, Elvis Towalid, Bonnie Dighero-Kemp, Garry P. Nolan, Manu Prakash, David R. McIlwain
EasyVoid: A Handheld Coandă Effect Uroflowmeter for Accurate and Portable Measurement of Urinary Flow Dynamics
Chang, Ray, Yu-Chen Chen, Hao-Wei Chen, Ruei-Hong Zeng, and Manu Prakash. "EasyVoid: A Handheld Coandă Effect Uroflowmeter for Accurate and Portable Measurement of Urinary Flow Dynamics." IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine 14 (2026): 210-224.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.176122851.16201394/v1
Ballistic Microscopy (BaM)
Jijumon, A. S., Ray Chang, and Manu Prakash. "Ballistic Microscopy (BaM)." bioRxiv (2025): 2025-10.
Cellular Olympics: Ultrafast Cellular Motility Across the Tree of Life
Chang, Ray, and Manu Prakash. "Cellular Olympics: Ultrafast Cellular Motility Across the Tree of Life." Annual Review of Microbiology 79 (2025).
Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell
Zhang, Qing, Hope T. Leng, Hongquan Li, Kevin R. Arrigo, and Manu Prakash. "Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell." bioRxiv (2024): 2024-11.
Octopi 2.0: Open and Scalable Microscopy Platform for AI-powered Diagnostic Applications
Thomas Wareing, Alexander Stokes, Katrina E. Crompton, Koren Murphy, Jack Dawson, Yusuf Furkan Ugurluoglu, Connor Richardson, Hongquan Li, Manu Prakash & Adam J. M. Wollman
Long-range actin-driven endosymbiont mobility in a deep-diverging bilaterian
Grace Zhong, Gaëlle Toullec, Pierre-Henri Jouneau, Johan Decelle, Manu Prakash
LINK: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.08.658386
Microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity using FlightScope
Thomas Wareing, Alexander Stokes, Katrina E. Crompton, Koren Murphy, Jack Dawson, Yusuf Furkan Ugurluoglu, Connor Richardson, Hongquan Li, Manu Prakash & Adam J. M. Wollman
LINK: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-025-00470-3
Schistosomiasis parasite enhance transmission rates via interfacial swimming
Melanie Hannebelle, Ian Ho, Alassane N’diaye, Manu Prakash
LINK: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.13.653683
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.