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Hu, J, Zhu, K, Cheng, S, Kovalchuk, N, Soulsby, A, Simmons, M, Matar, OK & Arcucci, R 2024, 'Explainable AI models for predicting drop coalescence in microfluidics device', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 481, 148465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.148465
Kovalchuk, NM, Sagisaka, M, Komiyama, H & Simmons, MJH 2024, 'Spreading of aqueous surfactant solutions on oil substrates: Superspreaders vs non-superspreaders', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 661, pp. 1046-1059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.031
Zhu, K, Cheng, S, Kovalchuk, N, Simmons, MJH, Guo, Y, Matar, O & Arcucci, R 2023, 'Analyzing drop coalescence in microfluidic devices with a deep learning generative model', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 25, no. 23, pp. 15744-15755. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP05975D
Nathanael, K, Galvanin, F, Kovalchuk, NM & Simmons, MJH 2023, 'Development of a predictive response surface model for size of silver nanoparticles synthesized in a T-junction microfluidic device', Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 279, 118907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2023.118907
Nathanael, K, Cheng, S, Kovalchuk, NM, Arcucci, R & Simmons, MJH 2023, 'Optimization of microfluidic synthesis of silver nanoparticles: a generic approach using machine learning', Chemical Engineering Research and Design, vol. 193, pp. 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.03.007
Kovalchuk, NM & Simmons, MJH 2023, 'Review of the role of surfactant dynamics in drop microfluidics', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 312, 102844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2023.102844
Pico, P, Nathanael, K, Lavino, AD, Kovalchuk, NM, Simmons, MJH & Matar, OK 2023, 'Silver nanoparticles synthesis in microfluidic and well-mixed reactors: A combined experimental and PBM-CFD study', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 474, 145692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145692
Zhuang, Y, Cheng, S, Kovalchuk, N, Simmons, MJH, Matar, O, Guo, Y & Arcucci, R 2022, 'Ensemble latent assimilation with deep learning surrogate model: application to drop interaction in microfluidics device', Lab on a Chip, vol. 22, no. 17, pp. 3187-3202. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2LC00303A
Chagot, L, Quilodrán-casas, C, Kalli, M, Kovalchuk, NM, Simmons, MJH, Matar, OK, Arcucci, R & Angeli, P 2022, 'Surfactant-laden droplet size prediction in a flow-focusing microchannel: a data-driven approach', Lab on a Chip. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2LC00416J
Kiratzis, I, Kovalchuk, NM, Simmons, MJH & Vigolo, D 2021, 'Effect of surfactant addition and viscosity of the continuous phase on flow fields and kinetics of drop formation in a flow-focusing microfluidic device', Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 248, 117183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2021.117183
Kovalchuk, NM & Simmons, MJH 2021, 'Effect of surfactant dynamics on flow patterns inside drops moving in rectangular microfluidic channels', Colloids and Interfaces, vol. 5, no. 3, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids5030040
Alberini, F, Simmons, M & Kovalchuk, N 2020, 'Effect of moderate DC electric field on formation of surfactant-laden drops', Chemical Engineering Research and Design, vol. 157, pp. 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2020.03.009
Lu, Y, Kovalchuk, NM, Che, Z & Simmons, MJH 2020, 'Interfacial instabilities due to immiscible fluid displacement in circular and non-circular microchannels', Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, vol. 113, 110045, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2020.110045
Kovalchuk, NM, Sagisaka, M, Osaki, S & Simmons, MJH 2020, 'Superspreading performance of branched ionic trimethylsilyl surfactant Mg(AOTSiC)2', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 604, 125277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125277
Review article
Nathanael, K, Pico, P, Kovalchuk, NM, Lavino, AD, Simmons, MJH & Matar, OK 2022, 'Computational modelling and microfluidics as emerging approaches to synthesis of silver nanoparticles – a review', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 436, 135178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.135178
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