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In this single-authored paper, I study the manner in which the use of active fluids can drive immiscible non-active fluids, when these two fluids are present in a capillary in a core-annular configuration.

In this paper, we show how the use of Na-TFSI salt with POEM SPE improves the electrolyte conductivity. This is Tanmay’s 7th paper and Raashiq’s 10th paper from the group. Congratulations to both !!!!!

In this paper, we report a non-linear increase in electroosmotic transport in nanochannels grafted with PMETAC brushes. We discuss the reason for such an increase to an anti-electrophoretic deformation of the brushes that localizes the counter ions at brush-bulk interface away from the interior of the brush layer. This is Raashiq’s 9th paper from the

In this paper, we study the effect of active liquids in altering the Nusselt number in thermally fully developed pipe flows.

Prof. Das delivers an invited talk at the Catholic University of America titled “Soft and Active Interfaces: Enhanced Liquid Flows in Polymer-Functionalized Nanochannels, Self-Assembly via Active Drops, and Reduced Conductivity of Printed Nanoparticle Traces.”

This is a collaborative paper with the research groups of Prof. Po-Yen Chen and Prof. Taylor Woehl. We show that nano confinement affects rates of chemical reactions. My group’s contributions have been to develop molecular simulations for capturing these effects. This is Tanmay’s 5th paper from the group.

In this paper, we propose a new mechanism of aggregation of magnetic nanoparticles and complete de-encapsulation of such aggregates from inside a drop placed in a soft medium. This is Swarup’s 7th paper, Ghansham’s 5th, and Vishal’s 25th paper from the group. Congrats All!!!!

In this collaborative effort with the team at University of Twente (led by Prof. Sissi de Beer and her student Leon Smook), we probe the adsorption of the lactone molecules on polyacryclic acid brush layer using all-atom molecular simulations. This is Raashiq’s 8th paper and Tanmay’s 5th paper from the group. Congratulations !!!!

In this paper, we study the streaming current generation and resulting electrokinetic transport in capillaries transporting active liquids. This is Ghansham’s 4th paper from the group. Congratulations !!!!

In this paper, we study the fluid mechanics of active fluids in a permeable capillary. This is Prof. Das’ 6th single-author paper.