Journal Publications

57.

Cell driven elastomeric particle packing in composite bioinks for engineering and implantation of stable 3D printed structures (external link, opens in new window) 

S. Landau, J. Kieda, R. Khosravi, S. Okhovatian, K. Ramsay, C. Liu, A. Shakeri, Y. Zhao, K. Shen, O. Bar-Am, S. Levenberg, S. S. H. Tsai, and M. Radisic

2025 | Bioactive Materials | 44 , 411-427

56.

Queue in the surfactant molecules (external link, opens in new window) 

S. S. H. Tsai

2024 | Nature Chemical Engineering | 1 (10), 670-670

55.

High throughput microfluidic nanobubble generation by microporous membrane integration and controlled bubble shrinkage (external link, opens in new window) 

A. A. Paknahad, I. O. Zalloum, R. Karshafian, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2024 | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 653, 277-284

54.

ATPSpin: A Single Microfluidic Platform that Produces Diversified ATPS-Alginate Microfibers (external link, opens in new window) 

N. Ghasemzaie, M. Jeyhani, K. Joshi, W. L. Lee, and S. S. H. Tsai

2024 | ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering | 10 (6), 3896-3908

53.

Semiquantitative Paper-Based Microfluidic Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test for SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies (external link, opens in new window) 

Md. A. Mahmud, L. H. Xu, A. Usatinsky, C. C. dos Santos, D. J. Little, S. S. H. Tsai, and D. G. Rackus

2024 | Analytical Chemistry | 96 (29), 11751-11759

52.

Controlled Tempering of Lipid Concentration and Microbubble Shrinkage as a Possible Mechanism for Fine-Tuning Microbubble Size and Shell Properties (opens in new window) 

I. O. Zalloum, A. J. Sojahrood, A. A. Paknahad, M. C. Kolios, S. S. H. Tsai, and R. Karshafian

2023 | Langmuir | 39 (49), 17622-17631

51.

Microfluidic nanobubbles: observations of a sudden contraction of microbubbles into nanobubbles (external link, opens in new window) 

A. A. Paknahad, I. O. Zalloum, R. Karshafian, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2023 | Soft Matter | 19, 5142-5149

50.

Microfluidically-generated Encapsulated Spheroids (μ-GELS): An All-Aqueous Droplet Microfluidics Platform for Multicellular Spheroids Generation (external link, opens in new window) 

J. Kieda, S. Appak-Baskoy, M. Jeyhani, M. Navi, K. W. Y. Chan, and S. S. H. Tsai

2023 | ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering | 9 (2), 1043-1052

49.

Water-in-water droplet microfluidics: a design manual (external link, opens in new window) 

M. Jeyhani, J. Kieda, K. Chan, M. Navi, and S. S. H. Tsai

2022 | Biomicrofluidics | 16 (6), 061503

48.

Plug & pop: A 3D-printed, modular platform for drug delivery using clinical ultrasound and microbubbles (external link, opens in new window) 

K. Joshi, R. Sanwal, K. L. Thu, S. S. H. Tsai, and W. L. Lee

2022 | Pharmaceutics | 14 (11), 2516

47.

Controlled shrinkage of microfluidically generated microbubbles by tuning lipid concentration (external link, opens in new window) 

I. O. Zalloum, A. A. Paknahad, M. C. Kolios, R. Karshafian, and S. S. H. Tsai

2022 | Langmuir | 38 (43), 13021-13029

46.

Phase transition modulation and biophysical characterization of biomolecular condensates using microfluidics (external link, opens in new window) 

K. W. Y. Chan, M. Navi, J. Kieda, T. Moran, D. Hammers, S. Lee, and S. S. H. Tsai

2022 | Lab on a Chip | 22 (14), 2647-2656

Cover article of Lab on a Chip volume 22, issue 14.

45.

Materials and methods for droplet microfluidic device fabrication (external link, opens in new window) 

K. S. Elvira, F. Gielen, S. S. H. Tsai, and A. M. Nightingale

2022 | Lab on a Chip | 22 (5), 859-875

44.

Archimedes’ principle with surface tension effects in undergraduate fluid mechanics (external link, opens in new window) 

D. Naylor and S. S. H. Tsai

2022 | International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education | 50 (3), 749-763

43.

An ultrafast enzyme-free acoustic technique for detaching adhered cells in microchannels (external link, opens in new window) 

A. Salari, S. Appak-Baskoy, I. R. Coe, S. S. H. Tsai, and M. C. Kolios

2021 | RSC Advances | 11 (52), 32824-32829

42.

Biomedical nanobubbles and opportunities for microfluidics (external link, opens in new window) 

A. A. Paknahad, L. Kerr, D. A. Wong, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2021 | RSC Advances | 11 (52), 32750-32774

41.

Ultrasound and microbubbles for targeted drug delivery to the lung endothelium in ARDS: cellular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities (external link, opens in new window) 

R. Sanwal, K. Joshi, M. Ditmans, S. S. H. Tsai, and W. L. Lee

2021 | Biomedicine | 9 (7), 803

40.

Microfluidic generation of monodisperse nanobubbles by selective gas dissolution (external link, opens in new window) 

J. Xu, A. Salari, Y. Wang, X. He, L. Kerr, A. Darbandi, A. C. de Leon, A. A. Exner, M. C. Kolios, D. Yuen, and S. S. H. Tsai

2021 | Small | 17 (20), 2100345

39.

Dosage-controlled intracellular delivery mediated by acoustofluidics for lab on a chip applications (external link, opens in new window) 

A. Salari, S. Appak-Baskoy, I. R. Coe, J. Abousawan, C. Antonescu, S. S. H. Tsai, and M. C. Kolios

2021 | Lab on a Chip | 21 (9), 1788 - 1797

38.

Dancing with the cells: acoustic microflows generated by oscillating cells (external link, opens in new window) 

A. Salari, S. Appak-Baskoy, M. Ezzo, B. Hinz, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2020 | Small | 16 (9), 1903788

Invited article for special issue on Microfluidics.
Cover article of Small volume 16, issue 9.

37.

Magnetic polyelectrolyte microcapsules via water-in-water droplet microfluidics (external link, opens in new window) 

M. Navi, J. Kieda, and S. S. H. Tsai

2020 | Lab on a Chip | 16 (20), 2851 - 2860

Cover article of Lab on a Chip volume 16, issue 20.

36.

Evaporation-driven water-in-water droplet formation (external link, opens in new window) 

B-U Moon, L. Malic, K. Morton, M. Jeyhani, A. Elmanzalawy, S. S. H. Tsai, and T. Veres

2020 | Langmuir | 36 (47), 14333-14341

Featured cover article of Langmuir.

35.

Microfluidic generation of all-aqueous double and triple emulsions (external link, opens in new window) 

M. Jeyhani, R. Thevakumaran, N. Abbasi, D. K. Hwang, and S. S. H. Tsai

2020 | Small | 16 (7), 1906565

34. 

Inertial particle separation in helical channels: a calibrated numerical analysis (external link, opens in new window) 

J. Palumbo, M. Navi, S. S. H. Tsai, J. K. Spelt, and M. Papini

2020 | AIP Advances | 10 (12), 125101

33.

Lab on a rod: size-based particle separation in a helical channel (external link, opens in new window) 

J. Palumbo, M. Navi, S. S. H. Tsai, J. K. Spelt, and M. Papini

2020 | Biomicrofluidics | 14 (16), 064104

32.

Magnetic water-in-water droplet microfluidics: systematic experiments and scaling mathematical analysis (external link, opens in new window) 

M. Navi, N. Abbasi, A. Salari, and S. S. H. Tsai

2020 | Biomicrofluidics | 14 (2), 024101

31.

Expansion-mediated breakup of bubbles and droplets in microfluidics (external link, opens in new window) 

A. Salari, J. Xu, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2020 | Physical Review Fluids | 5, 013602

30.

A novel abrasive water jet machining technique for rapid fabrication of three-dimensional microfluidic components (opens in new window) 

E. Azarsa, M. Jeyhani, A. Ibrahim, S. S. H. Tsai, and M. Papini

2020 | Biomicrofluidics | 14 (4), 044103

29.

Sizing biological cells using a microfluidic acoustic flow cytometer (external link, opens in new window) 

E. M. Strohm, V. Gnyawali, J. A. Sebastian, R. Ngunjiri, M. J. Moore, S. S. H. Tsai, and M. C. Kolios

2019 | Scientific Reports | 9, 4775

28.

Microneedle-assisted microfluidic flow focusing for versatile and high throughput water-in-water droplet generation (external link, opens in new window) 

M. Jeyhani, V. Gnyawali, N. Abbasi, D. K. Hwang, and S. S. H. Tsai

2019 | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 553, 382-389

27.

Simultaneous acoustic and photoacoustic microfluidic flow cytometry for label-free analysis (external link, opens in new window) 

V. Gnyawali, E. M. Strohm, O. Wang, S. S. H. Tsai, and M. C. Kolios

2019 | Scientific Reports | 9, 1585

26.

Diamagnetic droplet microfluidics applied to single-cell sorting (external link) 

S. Buryk-Iggers, J. Kieda, and S. S. H. Tsai

2019 | AIP Advances | 9 (7), 075106

25.

Controlled generation of spiky microparticles by ionic cross-linking within an aqueous two-phase system (external link, opens in new window) 

N. Abbasi, M. Navi, J. K. Nunes, and S. S. H. Tsai

2019 | Soft Matter | 15 (16), 3301-3306

Cover article of Soft Matter volume 15, issue 16.

24.

Microfluidic diamagnetic water-in-water droplets: a biocompatible cell encapsulation and manipulation platform (external link, opens in new window) 

M. Navi, N. Abbasi, M. Jeyhani, V. Gnyawali, and S. S. H. Tsai

2018 | Lab on a Chip | 18 (22), 3361-3370

Cover article of Lab on a Chip volume 18, issue 22.

23.

Microfluidic generation of particle-stabilized water-in-water emulsions (external link, opens in new window) 

N. Abbasi, M. Navi, and S. S. H. Tsai

2018 | Langmuir | 34 (1), 213-218

22.

Controlled electrospray generation of non-spherical alginate microparticles (external link, opens in new window) 

M. Jeyhani, S. Y. Mak, S. Sammut, H. C. Shum, D. K. Hwang, and S. S. H. Tsai

2018 | ChemPhysChem | 19 (16), 2113-2118

21.

Honey, I shrunk the bubbles: microfluidic vacuum shrinkage of lipid-stabilized microbubbles (external link, opens in new window) 

V. Gnyawali, B-U Moon, J. Kieda, R. Karshafian, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2017 | Soft Matter | 13 (22), 4011-4016

"Tiny bubbles made easier" (external link, opens in new window) , Chemistry World
"Researchers make waves in the ultrasound world" (opens in new window) , Ryerson Today
Cover article of Soft Matter volume 13, issue 22.

20.

Shrinking microbubbles with microfluidics: mathematical modelling to control microbubble sizes (external link, opens in new window) 

A. Salari, V. Gnyawali, I. M. Griffiths, R. Karshafian, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2017 | Soft Matter | 13, 8796-8806

19.

Stable microfluidic flow focusing using hydrostatics (external link, opens in new window) 

V. Gnyawali, M. Saremi, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2017 | Biomicrofluidics | 11 (3), 034104

18.

Effect of curing parameters and configuration on the efficacy of ultraviolet light curing self-adhesive masks used for abrasive jet micro-machining (external link, opens in new window) 

F. Ahmadzadeh, S. S. H. Tsai, and M. Papini

2017 | Precision Engineering | 49, 354-364

17.

Shrinking, growing, and bursting: microfluidic equilibrium control of water-in-water droplets (external link, opens in new window) 

B-U Moon, D. K. Hwang, and S. S. H. Tsai

2016 | Lab on a Chip | 16 (14), 2601-2608

Cover article of Lab Chip volume 16, issue 14, Jul. 2016.

16.

Water-in-water droplets by passive microfluidic flow focusing (external link, opens in new window) 

B-U Moon, N. Abbasi, S. G. Jones, D. K. Hwang, and S. S. H. Tsai

2016 | Analytical Chemistry | 88 (7), 3982-3989

15.

Microfluidic magnetic self-assembly at liquid-liquid interfaces (external link, opens in new window) 

S. G. Jones, N. Abbasi, B-U Moon, and S. S. H. Tsai

2016 | Soft Matter | 12 (10), 2668-2675

Cover article of Soft Matter volume 12, issue 10, Mar. 2016.

14.

Floating and sinking of self-assembled spheres on liquid-liquid interfaces: rafts versus stacks (external link) 

S. G. Jones, N. Abbasi, A. Ahuja, V. Truong, and S. S. H. Tsai

2015 | Physics of Fluids | 27 (7), 072102

13.

Detection of trace arsenic in drinking water: challenges and opportunities for microfluidics (external link) 

N. Yogarajah and S. S. H. Tsai

2015 | Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology | 1, 426-447

Top 10 most downloaded articles of ESWRT in 2015

12.

Microfluidic generation of aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) droplets by controlled pulsating inlet pressures (external link) 

B-U Moon, S. G. Jones, D. K. Hwang, and S. S. H. Tsai

2015 | Lab on a Chip | 15 (11), 2437-2444

Top 15 most read articles of Lab Chip in May 2015

11.

Rotary polymer-micromachines: In situ fabrication of microgear components in microchannels (external link) 

B-U Moon, S. S. H. Tsai, and D. K. Hwang

2015 | Microfluidics and Nanofluidics | 19 (1), 67-74

10.

Microfluidic conformal coating of non-spherical magnetic particles (external link) 

B-U Moon, N. Hakimi, D. K. Hwang, and S. S. H. Tsai

2014 | Biomicrofluidics | 8 (5), 052103

Top 5 most read articles of Biomicrofluidics in Sept. 2014

9.

Electric field induced sheeting and breakup of dielectric liquid jets (external link) 

A. Khoshnevis, S. S. H. Tsai, and E. Esmaeilzadeh

2014 | Physics of Fluids | 26 (1), 012103

Cover article of Phys. Fluids volume 26, issue 1, Jan. 2014

8.

One-step, two-dimensional microfluidics-based synthesis of three-dimensional particles (external link) 

N. Hakimi, S. S. H. Tsai, C. H. Cheng, and D. K. Hwang

2014 | Advanced Materials | 26 (9), 1393-1398

7.

Interfacial deflection and jetting of a paramagnetic particle-laden fluid: theory and experiment (external link) 

S. S. H. Tsai*, I. M. Griffiths*, Z. Li, P. Kim, and H. A. Stone

2013 | Soft Matter | 9 (35), 8600-8608

* indicates equal contribution authors

6.

Dripping and jetting in microfluidic multiphase flows applied to particle and fiber synthesis (external link) 

J. K. Nunes, S. S. H. Tsai, J. Wan and H. A. Stone

2013 | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics | 46 (11), 114002

Top 10 most read articles of J. Phys. D. in Mar. 2013

5.

Microfluidic ultralow interfacial tensiometry with magnetic particles (external link) 

S. S. H. Tsai, J. S. Wexler, J. Wan and H. A. Stone

2013 | Lab on a Chip | 13 (1), 119-125

Editors selected Lab on a Chip Top 10% article in 2013

4.

Conformal coating of particles in microchannels by magnetic forcing (external link) 

S. S. H. Tsai, J. S. Wexler, J. Wan and H. A. Stone

2011 | Applied Physics Letters | 99 (15), 153509-3

3.

Microfluidic immunomagnetic multi-target sorting—a model for controlling deflection of paramagnetic beads (external link) 

S. S. H. Tsai, I. M. Griffiths and H. A. Stone

2011 | Lab on a Chip | 11 (15), 2577-2582

2.

Selective spreading and jetting of electrically driven dielectric films (external link) 

P. Kim, C. Duprat, S. S. H. Tsai and H. A. Stone

2011 | Physical Review Letters | 107 (3), 034502

1.

Inclined to splash: triggering and inhibiting a splash with tangential velocity (external link) 

J. C. Bird, S. S. H. Tsai and H. A. Stone

2009 | New Journal of Physics | 11 (6), 063017