Publications

Journal Publications

62.

N. Ghasemzaie, B. A. Khader, S. Tran, S. Khan, O. M. Rahman, D. K. Hwang, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2026 | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials | 114 (1), e70022

Incorporation of microbubbles into alginate fibers to control porosity

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B. Chaichypour, S. Jegatheeswaran, A. Salari, Z. L. Hood, A. Wheeler, D. K. Hwang, M. C. Kolios, and S. S. H. Tsai

2025 | Microfluidics and Nanofluidics | 29 (70), 02845

Microfluidic mixing by micropost-driven acoustic microstreaming: effects of micropost shape, actuation voltage, and fluid flow rate

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K. Joshi, A. J. Sojahrood, R. Sanwal, M. C. Kolios, S. S. H. Tsai, and W. L. Lee

2025 | ACS Applied Bio Materials | 8 (4), 3227-3238

Microbubble based drug delivery optimization

59.

B. Su, M. Jeyhani, G. Thillainadesan, M. Sheng, R. Wunsche, T. Dayarathna, K. Cimolai, H. Weng, K. J. Jerzak, S. K. Liu, S. S. H. Tsai, and H. S. Leong

2025 | Journal of Extracellular Vesicles | 14 (3), e70058

58.

S. Mondal, N. Abbasi, S. S. H. Tsai, and I. M. Griffiths

2025 | Physics of Fluids | 37 (2), 022010

57.

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.

S. S. H. Tsai

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

55.

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

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

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

ATPSpin: A Single Microfluidic Platform that Produces Diversified ATPS-Alginate Microfibers

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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

Semiquantitative Paper-Based Microfluidic Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test for SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies

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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

Ultrasound characterization of microbubbles

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

2023 | Soft Matter | 19, 5142-5149

Surprising observation of microbubbles shrinking to nanobubbles

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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.

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

2022 | Biomicrofluidics | 16 (6), 061503

48.

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

2022 | Pharmaceutics | 14 (11), 2516

47.

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

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

Tuning microbubble size by lipid concentration

46.

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.

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

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

Materials and Methods for Droplet Microfluidics Review

44.

D. Naylor and S. S. H. Tsai

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

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

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

42.

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

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

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

2021 | Biomedicine | 9 (7), 803

40.

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

Schematic diagram of microfluidic nanobubble generation

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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

Schematic diagram of acoustofluidic drug delivery

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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.

2020 cover article in Small illustrating cell-induced microstreaming flows.

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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.

Magnetic polyelectrolyte microcapsules via water-in-water droplet microfluidics

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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.

Time-lapsed images of ATPS droplet phase separation on a substrate.

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

2020 | Small | 16 (7), 1906565

Schematic diagram and experimental images showing aqueous two phase system double emulsion formation in a hybrid device.

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

2020 | AIP Advances | 10 (12), 125101

Numerical simulation results of inertial focusing in helical channels.

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

2020 | Biomicrofluidics | 14 (16), 064104

Experimental device image of helical microfluidic channel.

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

2020 | Biomicrofluidics | 14 (2), 024101

Schematic diagram showing the magnetic deflection and sorting of water-in-oil droplets.

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

2020 | Physical Review Fluids | 5, 013602

Schematic drawings and plots showing the controlled breakup of microbubbles in a microfluidic expansion.

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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

Microfluidic mold made from abrasive jet micromachining.

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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

Schematic illustrating the combination of ultrasound and microfluidics to interrogate single cells.

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

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

A hybrid microfluidic device generates microdroplets from aqueous two phase system fluids.

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

2019 | Scientific Reports | 9, 1585

Schematic diagram describing how a laser can induce a photoacoustic wave.

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

2019 | AIP Advances | 9 (7), 075106

Schematic diagram of the diamagnetic separation of water-in-oil droplets in a microfluidic system.

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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.

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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.

2018 cover article in Lab on a Chip describing diamagnetic droplet sorting.

23.

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

2018 | Langmuir | 34 (1), 213-218

Microfluidic experimental setup, and microscopic images of Pickering emulsions generated with aqueous two phase system droplets.

22.

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

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

Non-spherical particles generated by a controlled electrospray process.

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

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

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Cover article of Soft Matter volume 13, issue 22.

2017 cover article in Soft Matter on microbubble shrinkage.

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

2017 | Soft Matter | 13, 8796-8806

Mathematical model of bubble volume versus time.

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

2017 | Biomicrofluidics | 11 (3), 034104

Hydrostatically driving a microfluidic flow.

18.

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

2017 | Precision Engineering | 49, 354-364

Using an abrasive jet to micromachine channels.

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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.

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

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

2016 cover article in Analytical Chemistry.

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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.

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

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

Schematic diagrams showing monolayer and stacking deposition geometries.

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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

Schematic diagram of the ideal arsenic water contamination sensor.

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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

Schematic diagram of water-in-water droplet generation by pulsatile flows.

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

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

Experimental images of a gear made by stop flow lithography.

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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

Experimental image of coating non-spherical particles.

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

Journal cover of Physics of Fluids, showing electrohydrodynamic jets.

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

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

Non-spherical particles generated by stop flow lithography.

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

Schematic diagram of the magnetic deflection of a free surface.

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

Schematic drawings of different ways to generate droplets and fibers.

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

Experimental images of magnetic particles going through a liquid-liquid interface.

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

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

Experimental images of particles being coated.

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

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

Schematic diagram of microfluidics magnetic particle sorting.

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

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

Experimental images of dielectric jetting.

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

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

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