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2025

45. Inertio-viscous interactions between particles in oscillatory flow
X. Zhang, and B. Rallabandi. preprint (2025) [arxiv]

44. Wind-driven collisions between floes explain the observed dispersion of Arctic sea ice
B. Shaddy, P. A. Greaney, and B. Rallabandi. preprint (2025) [arxiv]

43. Non-monotonic frictional behavior in the lubricated sliding of soft patterned surfaces
A. Kargar-Estahbanati and B. Rallabandi. Soft Matter (2025) [pdf] [doi]

2024

42. Elasto-inertial rectification of oscillatory flow in an elastic tube
X. Zhang, and B. Rallabandi. Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2024) [pdf] [doi]

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

40. Particle hydrodynamics in acoustic fields: Unifying acoustophoresis with streaming
X. Zhang, J. Minten, and B. Rallabandi. Physical Review Fluids (2024) [pdf] [doi]

39. Fluid-elastic interactions near contact at low Reynolds number
B. Rallabandi. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (2024) [pdf] [doi]

2023

38. Diffusioosmotic dispersion of solute in a long narrow channel
J. Teng, B. Rallabandi, and J. T. Ault. Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2023) [pdf] [doi]

37. Three-dimensional streaming around an obstacle in a Hele-Shaw cell
X. Zhang and B. Rallabandi, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2023) [pdf] [doi]

2022

36. Self-sustained three-dimensional beating of a model eukaryotic flagellum
B. Rallabandi, Q. Wang, and M. Potomkin, Soft Matter (2022) [pdf] [doi]

35. Rotation-translation coupling of soft objects in lubricated contact
A. Kargar-Estahbanati and B. Rallabandi, Soft Matter (2022) [pdf] [doi]

34. Coupling of translation and rotation in the motion of finite-length rods near solid boundaries
J. Teng, B. Rallabandi, H. A. Stone, and J. T. Ault, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2022) [pdf] [doi]

2021

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

32. An unrecognized inertial force induced by flow curvature in microfluidics
S. Agarwal, F. K. Chan, B. Rallabandi, M. Gazzola, and S. Hilgenfeldt, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021) [pdf] [doi]

31. Lift forces on three-dimensional elastic and viscoelastic lubricated contacts
A. Kargar-Estahbanati and B. Rallabandi, Physical Review Fluids (2021) [pdf] [doi]

30. Inertial forces in the Maxey–Riley equation in nonuniform flows
B. Rallabandi, Physical Review Fluids (2021) [pdf] [doi]

29. 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, and H. A. Stone, Soft Matter (2021) [pdf] [doi]

28. Electrostatic wrapping of a microfiber around a curved particle
J. K. Nunes, J. Li, I. M. Griffiths, B. Rallabandi, and H. A. Stone, Soft Matter (2021) [pdf] [doi]

2020

27. Silver-Based Self-Powered pH-Sensitive Pump and Sensor
K. Gentile, S. Maiti, A. Brink, B. Rallabandi, H. A. Stone, and A. Sen, Langmuir (2020) [pdf] [doi]

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

25. Size-dependent particle migration and trapping in three-dimensional microbubble streaming flows
A. Volk, M. Rossi, B. Rallabandi, C. J. Kähler, S. Hilgenfeldt, and A. Marin, Physical Review Fluids (2020) [pdf] [doi]

2019

24. Curvature regularization near contacts with stretched elastic tubes
B. Rallabandi, J. Marthelot, E. Jambon-Puillet, P.-T. Brun, and J. Eggers, Physical Review Letters (2019) [pdf] [doi]

23. Effect of swarm configuration on fluid transport during vertical collective motion
M. Martinez, J. Nawroth, B. Rallabandi, and J. O. Dabiri, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (2019) [pdf] [doi]

22. Representative subsampling of sedimenting blood
B. Rallabandi, J. K. Nunes, A. Perazzo, S. Gershtein, and H. A. Stone, Proceedings of the Royal Society A (2019) [pdf] [doi]

21. Pattern formation in oil-in-water emulsions exposed to a salt gradient
Y. Liu, B. Rallabandi, L. Zhu, A. Gupta, and H. A. Stone, Physical Review Fluids (2019) [pdf] [doi]

20. Diffusiophoretic and diffusioosmotic velocities for mixtures of valence-asymmetric electrolytes
A. Gupta, B. Rallabandi, and H. A. Stone, Physical Review Fluids (2019) [pdf] [doi]

19. Migration of ferrofluid droplets in shear flow under a uniform magnetic field
J. Zhang, M. R. Hassan, B. Rallabandi, and C. Wang, Soft Matter (2019) [pdf] [doi]

18. Autophoresis of two adsorbing/desorbing particles in an electrolyte solution
F. Yang, B, Rallabandi, and H. A. Stone, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2019) [pdf] [doi]

2018

17. Membrane induced hydroelastic migration of a particle surfing its own wave
B. Rallabandi, N. Oppenheimer, M. Y. Ben Zion, and H. A. Stone, Nature Physics (2018) [pdf] [doi]

16. Enhanced boiling heat transfer using self-actuated nano-bimorophs
S. Shin, G. Choi, B. Rallabandi, D. Lee, D. I. Shim, B. S. Kim, and H. H. Cho, Nano Letters (2018) [pdf] [doi]

15. Inertial particle attraction and repulsion near oscillating interfaces
S. Agarwal, B. Rallabandi and S. Hilgenfeldt, Physical Review Fluids (2018) [pdf] [doi]
– Editor’s Suggestion

14. Foam-driven fracture
C.-Y. Lai, B. Rallabandi, A. Perazzo, Z. Zheng, S. Smiddy, and H. A. Stone, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2018) [pdf] [doi]

13. 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, and H. A. Stone, Physical Review Fluids (2018) [pdf] [doi]
– Editor’s Suggestion

2017

12. Formation of sea ice bridges in narrow straits in reposnse to wind and water stresses
B. Rallabandi, Z. Zheng, M. Winton, and H. A. Stone, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2017) [pdf] [doi]

11. Rotation of an immersed cylinder sliding near a thin elastic coating
B. Rallabandi, B. Saintyves, T. Jules, T. Salez, C. Shönecker, L. Mahadevan, and H. A. Stone, Physical Review Fluids (2017) [pdf] [doi]

10. Wind-driven ice bridge formation in straits
B. Rallabandi, Z. Zheng, M. Winton, and H. A. Stone, Physical Review Letters (2017) [pdf] [doi]

9. Analysis of optimal mixing in open-flow mixers with time-modulated vortex arrays
B. Rallabandi, C. Wang, and S. Hilgenfeldt, Physical Review Fluids (2017) [pdf] [doi]

8. Fast inertial manipulation of particles in oscillatory flows
R. Thameem, B. Rallabandi, and S. Hilgenfeldt, Physical Review Fluids (2017) [pdf] [doi]

7. Hydrodynamic force normal to an obstacle on a sphere in a non-uniform flow
B. Rallabandi S. Hilgenfeldt, and H. A. Stone, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2017) [pdf] [doi]

6. Entry and exit flow in curved pipes
J. T. Ault, B. Rallabandi, O. Shardt, K. K. Chen, and H. A. Stone, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2017) [pdf] [doi]

2016

5. Particle migration and sorting in microbubble streaming flows
R. Thameem, B. Rallabandi, and S. Hilgenfeldt, Biomicrofluidics (2016) [pdf] [doi]

2015

4. Three-dimensional streaming flows in confined geometries
B. Rallabandi, A. Marin, M. Rossi, C. J. Kähler, and S. Hilgenfeldt, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2015) [pdf] [doi]

3. Three-dimensional phenomena in microbubble acoustic streaming
A. Marin, M. Rossi, B. Rallabandi, S. Hilgenfeldt, and C. J. Kähler, Physical Review Applied (2015) [pdf] [doi]

2014

2. Two-dimensional streaming flows driven by sessile semicylindrical microbubbles
B. Rallabandi, C. Wang, and S. Hilgenfeldt, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2014) [pdf] [doi]

2013

1. Frequency dependence and frequency control of microbubble streaming flows
C. Wang, B. Rallabandi, and S. Hilgenfeldt, Physics of Fluids (2013) [pdf] [doi]

44. We show that collisions in response to noisy winds govern the fluctuations and dispersion of sea ice.
43. We study wet sliding friction between patterned soft surfaces. Surface textures can lead to less (!) friction.
42. Oscillations in compliant tubes lead to pumping due to an interplay between elastic, viscous and inertial forces.
40. Particles suspended in acoustic fields move due to inertia. The motion reverses with frequency!
39. A review of mechanisms of interaction between soft, wet materials close to contact.
37. In narrow channels, 2D oscillations around obstacles drive steady 3D flows
36. We develop a 3D chemo-mechanical model for flagellar beating.
35. Fluid mechanics and elasticity lead to rolling due to sliding, reminiscent of dry frictional rolling.
33. A nonlinear lubricated shell theory for the flow of objects through elastic tubes.
24. Stretching regularizes contact singularities of curved elastic shells.
17. Elastic interfaces repel moving particles due to interactions between fluid flow and bending elasticity.
11. Elasticity couples the translation and rotation of particles.
10. Sea ice jams as it flows through a strait, forming “ice bridges”. We understand this phenomenon using continuum theory.
9. We design an optimized microfluidic mixer by pulsing microbubbles with ultrasound.
4. Bubbles produces 3D flows when exposed to ultrasound. The trajectories are complicated nested torii!
1. Sessile bubbles produce flow under ultrasound — the flow reverses with frequency!
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