Publications

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@article{dropondemandpri-2026/9,
  title={Drop‐on‐Demand Printed Negative Dielectric Anisotropy Liquid Crystal Droplets for Adaptive Complex Beam Manipulation and Assessment},
  author={Guo J, Qiu X, Zhang R, Han Q, Deng L et al.},
  journal={Advanced Functional Materials},
  number={e78645},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{predictingliqui-2026/7,
  title={Predicting liquid properties and behaviour via droplet pinch-off and machine learning},
  author={Wang J, Chen Q, Constante-Amores CR, Gorse D, Castrejon Pita A et al.},
  journal={Physical Review X},
  volume={16},
  number={031021},
  publisher={American Physical Society},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{fastdropletimpa-2026/6,
  title={Fast droplet impact onto slowly moving deep pools},
  author={Sykes TC, Alventosa L, Castrejon-Pita JR, Cimpeanu R, Harris DM et al.},
  journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
  volume={1037},
  number={11},
  publisher={Cambridge University Press},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{fullvectorialfi-2026/6,
  title={Full vectorial field sensing using liquid crystal droplet arrays},
  author={Qiu X, Guo J, Cui J, Zhang R, Zhao Z et al.},
  journal={Advanced Materials},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{bouncingtocoale-2026/2,
  title={Bouncing to coalescence transition for droplet impact onto moving liquid pools},
  author={Harris D, Aventosa L, Sand O, Silver E, Mohammadi A et al.},
  journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
  volume={1030},
  number={A16},
  publisher={Cambridge University Press},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{dropletimpactan-2025/12,
  title={Droplet impact and splashing on surfactant-laden shallow pools},
  author={Quetzeri-Santiago MA, Constante-Amores CR, Sykes TC, Shin S, Chergui J et al.},
  journal={International Journal of Multiphase Flow},
  volume={193},
  number={105387},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{dropletimpacton-2025/11,
  title={Droplet impact onto textiles: wetting, spreading, and lamella-controlled splashing},
  author={Iqbal MH, Castrejon Pita A & Castrejon-Pita J},
  journal={Journal of Colloid and Interface Science},
  volume={704},
  number={139385},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2025"
}

@misc{predictingliqui-2025/11,
  title={Predicting liquid properties and behavior via droplet pinch-off and machine learning},
  author={Wang J, Chen Q, Constante-Amores CR, Gorse D, Castrejon-Pita AA et al.},
  year = "2025"
}

@misc{fastdropletimpa-2025/11,
  title={Fast droplet impact onto slowly moving deep pools},
  author={Sykes TC, Alventosa LFL, Castrejon-Pita JR, Cimpeanu R, Harris DM et al.},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{complexstructur-2025/10,
  title={Complex structured light generation using printed liquid crystal droplets},
  author={Qiu X, Zhang R, Ma Y, Zhao Z, Song Z et al.},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  number={e02276},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2025"
}

@misc{bouncingtocoale-2025/10,
  title={Bouncing to coalescence transition for droplet impact onto moving liquid pools},
  author={Harris DM, Alventosa LFL, Sand O, Silver E, Mohammadi A et al.},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{advancedimagein-2025/9,
  title={Advanced image-integrated smart windows using printed electrochromic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal droplets},
  author={Ma J-S, Kamal W, Nair A, Orr AJ, Oh S-W et al.},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  number={e01586},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{generationofclo-2025/7,
  title={Generation of Clonal Cultures of Adherent or Suspension Cells Using Flat Sessile Drops for Assurance of Monoclonality},
  author={Morgan JAE, Cook PR, Castrejón‐Pita AA & Walsh EJ},
  journal={Biotechnology and Bioengineering},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{nanoparticlesdo-2025/4,
  title={Nanoparticles do not influence droplet break-up, spreading, or splashing},
  author={Abbot M, Iqbal MH, Liu L, Koos E, Roisman IV et al.},
  journal={Journal of Colloid and Interface Science},
  volume={693},
  number={137570},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{ovarianfollicul-2024/11,
  title={Ovarian follicular flushing as a means of increasing oocyte yield and in vitro embryo production in cattle},
  author={Simmons R, Tutt D, Kwong W, Baroni J, Lim L et al.},
  journal={Reproduction, Fertility and Development},
  volume={36},
  number={RD24125},
  publisher={CSIRO Publishing},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{topologicallyfr-2024/9,
  title={Topologically frustrated structures in inkjet printed chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets - experiments and simulations.},
  author={Orr ACJ, Qiu X, Kamal W, Sykes TC, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={Soft Matter},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{stablephotoindu-2024/6,
  title={Stable photoinduced metal-organic nanosheet blue phosphor for white light emission},
  author={Sherman DA, Kamal W, Elston SJ, Castrejón-Pita AA, Morris SM et al.},
  journal={Materials Today Chemistry},
  volume={38},
  number={102089},
  pages={102089-102089},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{printedliquidcr-2024/6,
  title={Printed Liquid Crystal Optical Vortex Beam Generators},
  author={Li M, Elston SJ, He C, Qiu X, Castrejón‐Pita AA et al.},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  number={2400450},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{dropimpactontoi-2024/6,
  title={Drop impact onto immiscible liquid films floating on pools},
  author={Fudge B, Cimpeanu R & Castrejón-Pita AA},
  journal={Scientific Reports},
  volume={14},
  number={13671 },
  publisher={Springer Nature},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{dropondemandele-2024/5,
  title={Drop‐on‐Demand Electrohydrodynamic Printing of Nematic Liquid Crystals},
  author={Kamal W, Li M, Sykes TC, Castrejón‐Pita AA, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={Advanced Engineering Materials},
  number={2400245},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{effectofsurfact-2024/3,
  title={Effect of surfactants on the splashing dynamics of drops impacting smooth substrates},
  author={Varghese N, Sykes TC, Quetzeri-Santiago MA, Castrejón-Pita AA & Castrejón-Pita JR},
  journal={Langmuir},
  volume={40},
  pages={8781-8790},
  publisher={American Chemical Society},
  year = "2024"
}

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@inproceedings{shackhartmannwa-2024/3,
  title={Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensing using printed liquid crystal microlens arrays},
  author={Pathak B, Kamal W, Elston SJ, Castrejón-Pita AA, Booth MJ et al.},
  booktitle={Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XIX},
  pages={29},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{anewflowbasedde-2023/10,
  title={A new flow-based design for double-lumen needles},
  author={Cimpeanu R, Castrejon Pita A, Lim LN, Vatish M & Georgiou E},
  journal={Journal of Biomechanics},
  volume={160},
  number={111832},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{resilientphotos-2023/10,
  title={Resilient photoswitchable metal–organic frameworks for sunlight-induced on-demand photochromism in the solid state},
  author={Mollick S, Zhang Y, Kamal W, Tricarico M, Möslein A et al.},
  journal={Chemical Engineering Journal},
  volume={476},
  number={146727},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{dropletimpactdy-2023/9,
  title={Droplet impact dynamics on shallow pools},
  author={Sykes T, Cimpeanu R, Fudge B, Castrejon-Pita JR & Castrejon Pita A},
  journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
  volume={970},
  number={A34},
  publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{surfacetensionm-2023/9,
  title={Surface tension measurement and calculation of model biomolecular condensates},
  author={Holland J, Castrejón-Pita AA, Tuinier R, Aarts DGAL & Nott TJ},
  journal={Soft Matter},
  volume={19},
  pages={8706-8716},
  publisher={Royal Society of Chemistry},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{ondemandpitchtu-2023/8,
  title={On-demand pitch tuning of printed chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets },
  author={Kamal W, Orr A, Sykes T, Castrejon-Pita A, Elston S et al.},
  journal={Materials Today Advances},
  volume={19},
  number={100416},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{ovarianfollicle-2023/6,
  title={Ovarian follicle flushing as a means of increasing the yield of oocytes and in vitro produced embryos in advanced cattle breeding},
  author={Simmons RJ, Tutt DAR, Kwong W, Baroni J, Lim L et al.},
  journal={Animal - Science Proceedings},
  volume={14},
  pages={468-469},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}

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@misc{anewflowbasedde-2023/5,
  title={A new flow-based design for double-lumen needles},
  author={Cimpeanu R, Castrejon-Pita AA, Lim LN, Vatish M & Georgiou EX},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{impactofdroplet-2023/4,
  title={Impact of droplets onto surfactant-laden thin liquid films},
  author={Constante-Amores CR, Kahouadji L, Shin S, Chergui J, Juric D et al.},
  journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
  volume={961},
  number={A8},
  publisher={Cambridge University Press},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{dropsplashingaf-2023/3,
  title={Drop splashing after impact onto immiscible pools of different viscosities},
  author={Fudge BD, Cimpeanu R, Antkowiak A, Castrejón-Pita A & Castrejón-Pita JR},
  journal={Journal of Colloid and Interface Science},
  volume={641},
  pages={585-594},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{directnumerical-2023/1,
  title={Direct numerical simulations of turbulent jets: vortex-interface-surfactant interactions},
  author={Constante-Amores CR, Abadie T, Kahouadji L, Shin S, Chergui J et al.},
  journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
  volume={955},
  number={A42},
  publisher={Cambridge University Press },
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{surfacetensionm-2023/1,
  title={Surface tension measurement and calculation of model biomolecular condensates},
  author={Holland J, Castrejon-Pita AA, Tuinier R, Aarts DGAL & Nott TJ},
  journal={SOFT MATTER},
  year = "2023"
}

@inproceedings{directnumerical-2023/1,
  title={Direct numerical simulations of turbulent jets: vortex-interface-surfactant interactions},
  author={Constante-Amores R, Abadie T, Kahouadji L, Shin S, Chergui J et al.},
  year = "2023"
}

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@misc{substratecurvat-2022/12,
  title={Substrate Curvature Curbs the Coffee Ring Effect},
  author={McCarthy J, Castrejón-Pita A, Adda-Bedia M & Vella D},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{electrophoretic-2022/11,
  title={Electrophoretic molecular communication with piecewise constant electric field},
  author={Kim J, Cho S, Coon J, Castrejon Pita A & Arjmandi H},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience},
  volume={22},
  pages={622-629},
  publisher={IEEE},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{partsperbillion-2022/9,
  title={Parts-per-billion (ppb) selective iodine sensors leveraging metal-organic framework nanoenvironment},
  author={Babal AS, Mollick S, Kamal W, Elston S, Castrejon-Pita AA et al.},
  journal={MATERIALS TODAY},
  volume={58},
  pages={91-99},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{roleofsurfactan-2022/9,
  title={Role of surfactant-induced Marangoni stresses in retracting liquid sheets},
  author={Constante-Amores CR, Chergui J, Shin S, Juric D, Castrejon-Pita JR et al.},
  journal={JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS},
  volume={949},
  number={ARTN A32},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{partsperbillion-2022/9,
  title={Parts-per-billion (ppb) selective iodine sensors leveraging metal–organic framework nanoenvironment},
  author={Babal A, Mollick S, Kamal W, Elston S, Castrejón-Pita A et al.},
  journal={Materials Today},
  volume={58},
  pages={91-99},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{printedpolymers-2022/8,
  title={Printed polymer-stabilized chiral nematic liquid crystal privacy windows},
  author={Li M, Kamal W, Orr A, Castrejón-Pita A, Elston S et al.},
  journal={Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics},
  volume={223},
  number={2200154},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{intersymbolinte-2022/7,
  title={Intersymbol interference for electrophoretic molecular communication in circular duct channels},
  author={Cho S, Coon J, Thomas S & Castrejon-Pita A},
  journal={IEEE Communications Letters},
  volume={26},
  pages={2307-2311},
  publisher={IEEE},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{dynamicsofweakl-2022/5,
  title={Dynamics of weakly evaporating and non-evaporating drops falling in air},
  author={Chavarria J, Piedra S, Hernandez-Cruz G, Hernandez-Sotelo L, Castrejon Pita A et al.},
  journal={International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer},
  volume={135},
  number={106076},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{oxventdesignand-2022/2,
  title={OxVent: Design and evaluation of a rapidly-manufactured Covid-19 ventilator},
  author={Beale R, Rosendo JB, Bergeles C, Beverly A, Camporota L et al.},
  journal={eBioMedicine},
  volume={76},
  number={103868},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2022"
}

@misc{nanotrapenginee-2022/2,
  title={Nano-Trap Engineering in MOF Microenvironment for Ultratrace Iodine
  Sensors},
  author={Babal AS, Mollick S, Kamal W, Elston S, Castrejón-Pita AA et al.},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{dropletsplashin-2022/1,
  title={Droplet splashing on curved substrates},
  author={Sykes TC, Fudge BD, Quetzeri-Santiago MA, Castrejón-Pita JR & Castrejón-Pita AA},
  journal={Journal of Colloid and Interface Science},
  volume={615},
  pages={227-235},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2022"
}

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@misc{dynamicsofevapo-2022/1,
  title={Dynamics of Evaporating and Non-Evaporating Drops Falling in Air},
  author={Ramos E, Chavarría J, Piedra S, Hernández-Cruz G, Hernández-Sotelo L et al.},
  year = "2022"
}

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@article{dippingintoanew-2021/12,
  title={Dipping into a new pool: The interface dynamics of drops impacting onto a different liquid},
  author={Fudge B, Cimpeanu R & Castrejón-Pita A},
  journal={Physical Review E},
  volume={104},
  number={65102},
  publisher={American Physical Society (APS)},
  year = "2021"
}

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@article{spatiallypatter-2021/12,
  title={Spatially patterned Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals for image-integrated smart windows},
  author={Elston S, Castrejon-Pita A & Morris S},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  volume={10},
  number={2101748},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2021"
}

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@article{electrophoretic-2021/11,
  title={Electrophoretic molecular communication with time-varying electric fields},
  author={Cho S, Sykes T, Coon J & Castrejon Pita A},
  journal={Nano Communication Networks},
  volume={31},
  number={100381},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2021"
}

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@article{controllingdrop-2021/11,
  title={Controlling droplet splashing and bouncing by dielectrowetting},
  author={Quetzeri-Santiago M, Castrejón-Pita J & Castrejón-Pita A},
  journal={Scientific Reports},
  volume={11},
  number={21410},
  publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  year = "2021"
}