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Journal Papers


Under review

  1. Hydrodynamic origin of friction between suspended rough particles
    J Minten, B Rallabandi
    Submitted (2025)

  1. Continuum model of wind-driven formation of coastal polynyas
    L Zhu, B Rallabandi, M Winton, H A Stone
    Submitted (2025)

  1. Wicking in paper-based devices with engineered surface grooves
    B Rallabandi, S Modha, B Kalish, H Tsutsui
    Submitted (2025)

  1. Wind-driven collisions between floes explain the observed dispersion of Arctic sea ice
    B Shaddy, A Greaney, B Rallabandi
    Submitted (2025)

2025

  1. Enhancement and Suppression of Active Particle Movement Due to Membrane Deformations
    A H Bialus, B Rallabandi, N Oppenheimer
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Accepted (2025)

  1. Time-averaged interactions between a pair of particles in oscillatory flow
    X Zhang, B Rallabandi
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2025)

  1. Non-monotonic frictional behavior in the lubricated sliding of soft patterned surfaces
    A Kargar-Estahbanati, B Rallabandi
    Soft Matter (2025)
    ➔ Invited article, Soft Matter Emerging Investigators Series

2024

  1. Elasto-inertial rectification of oscillatory flow in an elastic tube
    X Zhang, B Rallabandi
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2024)

  1. In situ enzymatic control of colloidal phoresis and catalysis through hydrolysis of ATP
    E Shandilya, B Rallabandi, S Maiti
    Nature Communications (2024)

  1. Particle hydrodynamics in acoustic fields: Unifying acoustophoresis with streaming
    X Zhang, J Minten, B Rallabandi
    Physical Review Fluids (2024)

  1. Fluid-elastic interactions near contact at low Reynolds number
    B Rallabandi
    Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (2024)
    ➔ Invited review article

2023

  1. Diffusioosmotic dispersion of solute in a long narrow channel
    J Teng, B Rallabandi, J T Ault
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2023)

  1. Three-dimensional streaming around an obstacle in a Hele-Shaw cell
    X Zhang, B Rallabandi
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2023)

2022

  1. Rotation--Translation Coupling of Soft Objects in Lubricated Contact
    A Kargar-Estahbanati, B Rallabandi
    Soft Matter (2022)

  1. Self-Sustained Three-Dimensional Beating of a Model Eukaryotic Flagellum
    B Rallabandi, Q Wang, M Potomkin
    Soft Matter (2022)

  1. Coupling of Translation and Rotation in the Motion of Finite-Length Rods near Solid Boundaries
    J Teng, B Rallabandi, H A Stone, J T Ault
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2022)

2021

  1. Motion of a tighty-fitting axisymmetric object through a lubricated elastic tube
    B Rallabandi, J Eggers, M A Herrada, H A Stone
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2021)

  1. Lift Forces on Three-Dimensional Elastic and Viscoelastic Lubricated Contacts
    A Kargar-Estahbanati, B Rallabandi
    Physical Review Fluids (2021)

  1. Inertial Forces in the Maxey--Riley Equation in Nonuniform Flows
    B Rallabandi
    Physical Review Fluids (2021)

  1. Electrostatic Wrapping of a Microfiber around a Curved Particle
    J K Nunes, J Li, I M Griffiths, B Rallabandi, J Man, H A Stone
    Soft Matter (2021)

  1. CO₂-Driven Diffusiophoresis for Maintaining a Bacteria-Free Surface
    S Shim, S Khodaparast, C-Y Lai, J Yan, J T Ault, B Rallabandi, O Shardt, H A Stone
    Soft Matter (2021)

  1. An Unrecognized Inertial Force Induced by Flow Curvature in Microfluidics
    S Agarwal, F K Chan, B Rallabandi, M Gazzola, S Hilgendeldt
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021)

2020

  1. Silver-Based Self-Powered pH-Sensitive Pump and Sensor
    K Gentile, B Rallabandi, S Maiti, H A Stone, A Sen
    Langmuir (2020)

  1. Size-Dependent Particle Migration and Trapping in Three-Dimensional Microbubble Streaming Flows
    A Volk, M Rossi, B Rallabandi, C J Kähler, S Hilgenfeldt, A Marin
    Physical Review Fluids (2020)

  1. Rotation of an submerged finite cylinder moving down a soft incline
    B Saintyves, B Rallabandi, T Jules, J T Ault, T Salez, C Schönecker, H A Stone, L Mahadevan
    Soft Matter (2020)

2019

  1. Migration of Ferrofluid Droplets in Shear Flow under a Uniform Magnetic Field
    J Zhang, M R Hassan, B Rallabandi, C Wang
    Soft Matter (2019)

  1. Diffusiophoretic and Diffusioosmotic Velocities for Mixtures of Valence-Asymmetric Electrolytes
    A Gupta, B Rallabandi, H A Stone
    Physical Review Fluids (2019)

  1. Pattern Formation in Oil-in-Water Emulsions Exposed to a Salt Gradient
    Y Liu, B Rallabandi, L Zhu, A Gupta, H A Stone
    Physical Review Fluids (2019)

  1. Representative Subsampling of Sedimenting Blood
    B Rallabandi, J K Nunes, A Perazzo, S Gershtein, H A Stone
    Proceedings of the Royal Society A (2019)

  1. Curvature Regularization near Contacts with Stretched Elastic Tubes
    B Rallabandi, J Marthelot, E Jambon-Puillet, P-T Brun, J Eggers
    Physical Review Letters (2019)

  1. Autophoresis of Two Adsorbing/Desorbing Particles in an Electrolyte Solution
    F Yang, B Rallabandi, H A Stone
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2019)

  1. Effect of Swarm Configuration on Fluid Transport during Vertical Collective Motion
    M M Wilhelmus, J Nawroth, B Rallabandi, J O Dabiri
    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics (2019)

2018

  1. Foam-Driven Fracture
    C-Y Lai, B Rallabandi, A Perazzo, Z Zheng, S E Smiddy, H A Stone
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)

  1. Membrane-Induced Hydroelastic Migration of a Particle Surfing Its Own Wave
    B Rallabandi, N Oppenheimer, M Y Ben Zion, H A Stone
    Nature Physics (2018)

  1. Reciprocal Theorem for the Prediction of the Normal Force Induced on a Particle Translating Parallel to an Elastic Membrane
    A D-M Ider, B Rallabandi, S Gekle, H A Stone
    Physical Review Fluids (2018)
    ➔ Editor's Suggestion

  1. Enhanced Boiling Heat Transfer Using Self-Actuated Nanobimorphs
    S Shin, G Choi, B Rallabandi, D Lee, D I Shim, B S Kim, K M Kim, H H Cho
    Nano Letters (2018)

  1. Inertial Forces for Particle Manipulation near Oscillating Interfaces
    S Agarwal, B Rallabandi, S Hilgendeldt
    Physical Review Fluids (2018)
    ➔ Editor's Suggestion

2017

  1. Formation of Sea Ice Bridges in Narrow Straits in Response to Wind and Water Stresses
    B Rallabandi, Z Zheng, M Winton, H A Stone
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2017)

  1. Hydrodynamic Force on a Sphere Normal to an Obstacle Due to a Non-Uniform Flow
    B Rallabandi, S Hilgenfeldt, H A Stone
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2017)

  1. Entry and Exit Flows in Curved Pipes
    J T Ault, B Rallabandi, O Shardt, KK Chen, HA Stone
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2017)

  1. Rotation of an Immersed Cylinder Sliding near a Thin Elastic Coating
    B Rallabandi, B Saintyves, T Jules, T Salez, C Schönecker, L Mahadevan, H A Stone
    Physical Review Fluids (2017)

  1. Wind-Driven Formation of Ice Bridges in Straits
    B Rallabandi, Z Zheng, M Winton, H A Stone
    Physical Review Letters (2017)

  1. Fast Inertial Particle Manipulation in Oscillating Flows
    R Thameem, B Rallabandi, S Hilgenfeldt
    Physical Review Fluids (2017)

  1. Analysis of Optimal Mixing in Open-Flow Mixers with Time-Modulated Vortex Arrays
    B Rallabandi, C Wang, S Hilgenfeldt
    Physical Review Fluids (2017)

2016

  1. Particle Migration and Sorting in Microbubble Streaming Flows
    R Thameem, B Rallabandi, S Hilgenfeldt
    Biomicrofluidics (2016)

2015

  1. Three-Dimensional Streaming Flow in Confined Geometries
    B Rallabandi, A Marin, M Rossi, C J Kähler, S Hilgenfeldt
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2015)

  1. Three-dimensional phenomena in microbubble acoustic streaming
    A Marin, M Rossi, B Rallabandi, S Hilgenfeldt, C J Kähler
    Physical Review Applied (2015)

2014

  1. Two-Dimensional Streaming Flows Driven by Sessile Semicylindrical Microbubbles
    B Rallabandi, C Wang, S Hilgenfeldt
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2014)

2013

  1. Frequency Dependence and Frequency Control of Microbubble Streaming Flows
    C Wang, B Rallabandi, S Hilgenfeldt
    Physics of Fluids (2013)