Publications
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.
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.
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.
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
Active sinking particles: sessile suspension feeders significantly alter the flow and transport to sinking aggregates
Krishnamurthy, D., Pepper, R., & Prakash, M. (2023). Active sinking particles: sessile suspension feeders significantly alter the flow and transport to sinking aggregates. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20(199), 20220537.
Engineering reconfigurable flow patterns via surface-driven light-controlled active matter
Xingting Gong, Arnold Mathijssen, Zev Bryant, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.123104
Multi-scale spatial heterogeneity enhances particle clearance in airway ciliary arrays
Guillermina R. Ramirez-San Juan, Arnold J. T. M. Mathijssen, Mu He, Lily Jan, Wallace Marshall & Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-0923-8
Collective intercellular communication through ultra-fast hydrodynamic trigger waves
Arnold J. T. M. Mathijssen, Joshua Culver, M. Saad Bhamla & Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1387-9
Rapid behavioral transitions produce chaotic mixing by a planktonic microswimmer
William Gilpin, Vivek N. Prakash, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1804.08773
Reply to: Boundary effects on currents around ciliated larvae
William Gilpin, Vivek Prakash, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys4166
Paperfuge: An ultra-low cost, hand-powered centrifuge inspired by the mechanics of a whirligig toy
M. Saad Bhamla, Brandon Benson, Chew Chai, Georgios Katsikis, Aanchal Johri & Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-016-0009
Schistosoma mansoni cercariae exploit an elastohydrodynamic coupling to swim efficiently
Deepak Krishnamurthy, Georgios Katsikis, Arjun Bhargava & Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3924
A Swimming Rheometer: Self-propulsion of a freely-suspended swimmer enabled by viscoelastic normal stresses
Kroo, L. A., Binagia, J. P., Eckman, N., Prakash, M., & Shaqfeh, E. S. (2021). A swimming rheometer: self-propulsion of a freely-suspended swimmer enabled by viscoelastic normal stresses. arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.10515.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.10515
Modeling epithelial tissues as active-elastic sheets reproduce contraction pulses and predict rip resistance
Armon, S., Bull, M. S., Moriel, A., Aharoni, H., & Prakash, M. (2021). Modeling epithelial tissues as active-elastic sheets reproduce contraction pulses and predict rip resistance. Communications physics, 4(1), 216.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00712-2
Excitable mechanics embodied in a walking cilium
Bull, M. S., Kroo, L. A., & Prakash, M. (2021). Excitable mechanics embodied in a walking cilium. arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.02930.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2107.02930
Ciliary flocking and emergent instabilities enable collective agility in a non-neuromuscular animal
Bull, M. S., Prakash, V. N., & Prakash, M. (2021). Ciliary flocking and emergent instabilities enable collective agility in a non-neuromuscular animal. arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.02934.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2107.02934