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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Agave sisalana: towards distributed manufacturing of absorbent media for menstrual pads in semi-arid regions
Molina, A., Kothari, A., Odundo, A., & Prakash, M. (2023). Agave sisalana: towards distributed manufacturing of absorbent media for menstrual pads in semi-arid regions. Communications Engineering, 2(1), 81.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-023-00130-y
Mechanopathology of biofilm-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords
Mishra, R., Hannebelle, M., Patil, V. P., Dubois, A., Garcia-Mouton, C., Kirsch, G. M., ... & Thacker, V. V. (2023). Mechanopathology of biofilm-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords. Cell, 186(23), 5135-5150.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.016
Topological damping in an ultrafast giant cell
Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2023). Topological damping in an ultrafast giant cell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(41), e2303940120.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2303940120