Publications

Journal Publications

2023

  • M. Kumar*, D.M. Walkama*, A.M. Ardekani, and J.S. Guasto. Stress and stretching regulate dispersion in viscoelastic porous media flows. Soft Matter 19, 6761-6770 (2023). [pdf]
  • M.R. Stehnach, R.J. Henshaw, S.A. Floge, and J.S. Guasto. Multiplexed microfluidic screening of bacterial chemotaxis. eLife 12, e85348 (2023). [pdf]
  • R.J. Henshaw, O.G. Martin, and J.S. Guasto. Dynamic mode structure of bacterial turbulence. Physical Review Fluids 8, 023101 (2023). [pdf]
  • M. Kumar, J.S. Guasto, and A.M. Ardekani. Lagrangian stretching reveals stress topology in viscoelastic flows. PNAS 120, e2211347120 (2023). [pdf]
  • A. Dehkharghani, N. Waisbord, and J.S. Guasto. Self-transport of swimming bacteria is impaired by porous microstructure. Communications Physics 6, 1–9 (2023). [pdf]

2022

  • S. Datta, et al. Perspectives on viscoelastic flow instabilities and elastic turbulence. Physical Review Fluids 7, 080701 (2022). [pdf]
  • M. Kumar, J.S. Guasto, and A.M. Ardekani. Transport of complex and active fluids in porous media. Journal of Rheology 66, 375 (2022). [pdf]

2021

  • N. Waisbord, A. Dehkharghani, and J.S. Guasto. Fluidic bacterial diodes rectify magnetotactic cell motility in porous environments. Nature Communications 12, 5949 (2021). [pdf]
    • see also Tufts School of Engineering News article
  • M.R. Stehnach*, N. Waisbord*, D.M. Walkama, and J.S. Guasto. Viscophobic turning dictates microalgae transport in viscosity gradients. Nature Physics 17, 926–930 (2021). [pdf]
    • see also Tufts School of Engineering News article
  • A.J. Wolfe, J.S. Guasto, F.G. Omenetto, and D.L. Kaplan. Silk reservoir implants for sustained drug delivery. ACS Applied Bio Materials 4, 869-880 (2021). [pdf]

2020

  • J.S. Guasto, J.B. Estrada, F. Menolascina, L.J. Burton, M. Patel, C. Franck, A.E. Hosoi, R.K. Zimmer, and R. Stocker. Flagellar kinematics reveals the role of environment in shaping sperm motility. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 17, 20200525 (2020). [pdf]
  • D.M. Walkama, N. Waisbord, and J.S. Guasto. Disorder suppresses chaos in viscoelastic flows. Physical Review Letters 124, 164501 (2020). [pdf]
    • see also Tufts School of Engineering News article

2019

  • M. Kumar, D.M. Walkama, J.S. Guasto, and A.M. Ardekani. The buckling of sperm flagellum in an extensional flow. Physical Review E 100, 063107 (2019). [pdf]
  • K. Reinmets, A. Dehkharghani, J.S. Guasto, and S.M. Fuchs. Microfluidic quantification and separation of yeast based on surface adhesion. Lab on a Chip 19, 3481-3489 (2019). [pdf]
  • A. Dehkharghani, N. Waisbord, J. Dunkel, and J.S. Guasto. Bacterial scattering in microfluidic crystal flows reveals giant active Taylor-Aris dispersion. PNAS 116:23, 11119-11124 (2019). [pdf]
    • see also Tufts School of Engineering News article
  • H.R. Nejad, B.C.M. Oliveira, A. Sadeqi, A. Dehkharghani, I. Kondova, J.A.M. Langermans, J.S. Guasto, S. Tzipori, G. Widmer, and S.R. Sonkusale. Ingestible osmotic pill for in vivo sampling of gut microbiomes. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 1900053 (2019). [pdf]
  • N. Waisbord*, N. Stoop*, D.M. Walkama, J. Dunkel, and J.S. Guasto. Anomalous percolation flow transition of yield stress fluids in porous media. Physical Review Fluids 4, 063303 (2019). [pdf]
  • N. Stoop*, N. Waisbord*, V. Kantsler, V. Heinonen, J.S. Guasto, and J. Dunkel. Disorder-induced topological transition in porous media flow networks. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 268, 66-74 (2019). [pdf]
  • M. Salek, F. Carrara, V. Fernandez, J.S. Guasto, and R. Stocker. Bacterial chemotactic decision-making in a microfluidic T-maze. Nature Communications 10, 1877 (2019). [pdf]

2018

  • N. Waisbord and J.S. Guasto. Peculiar polygonal paths. Nature Physics 14, 1161-1162 (2018). [pdf]
    • see also the original article on phototactic motility Nature Physics
  • Y. Zhang, E.K. Kastman, J.S. Guasto, and B.E. Wolfe. Fungal networks mediate microbiome composition through dispersal facilitation of motile bacteria. Nature Communications 9:336, 1-12 (2018). [pdf]
    • see also this piece by TuftsNow and a contributer article at Nature

2016

  • Y.H. Hussain, J.S. Guasto, R.K. Zimmer, R. Stocker, and J.A. Riffell. Sperm chemotaxis promotes individual fertilization success in sea urchins. J. Experimental Biology 219, 1458-1466 (2016). [pdf]

2015

  • M.T. Barry, R. Rusconi, J.S. Guasto, and R. Stocker. Shear-induced orientational dynamics and spatial heterogeneity in suspensions of motile phytoplankton. J. Royal Society Interface 12, 20150791 (2015). [pdf]

2014

  • O.H. Shapiro, V.I. Fernandez, M.S. Garren, J.S. Guasto, F.P. Debaillon-Vesque, E. Kramarski-Winter, A. Vardi, and R. Stocker. Vortical ciliary flows actively enhance mass transport in reef corals. PNAS 111, 13391–13396 (2014). [pdf]
  • R. Rusconi, J.S. Guasto, and R. Stocker. Bacterial transport is suppressed by fluid shear. Nature Physics 10, 212-217 (2014). [pdf]

2013

  • K. Son, J.S. Guasto, and R. Stocker. Bacteria can exploit a flagellar buckling instability to change direction. Nature Physics 9, 494-498 (2013). [pdf]
    • see also the News and Views article by Howard Berg [pdf]

2012

  • J.S. Guasto, R. Rusconi, and R. Stocker. Fluid mechanics of planktonic microorganisms. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 44, 373-400 (2012). [pdf]

2011

  • J.S. Guasto, K.A. Johnson, and J.P. Gollub. Measuring oscillatory velocity fields due to swimming algae. Physics of Fluids 23, 091112 (2011). [pdf]
  • H. Kurtuldu, J.S. Guasto, K.A. Johnson, and J.P. Gollub. Enhancement of biomixing by swimming algal cells in two-dimensional films. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 108, 10391-10395 (2011). [pdf]
  • W. Wang*, J.S. Guasto*, and P. Huang. Measurement bias in evanescent wave nano-velocimetry due to tracer size variations. Experiments in Fluids 51, 1685-1694 (2011). [pdf]
  • S. Parsa, J.S. Guasto, M. Kishore, N.T. Ouellette, J.P. Gollub, and G.A. Voth. Rotation and alignment of rods in two-dimensional chaotic flow. Physics of Fluids 23, 043302 (2011). [pdf]

2010

  • J.S. Guasto, K.A. Johnson, and J.P. Gollub. Oscillatory flows induced by swimming microorganisms in two dimensions. Physical Review Letters 105, 168102 (2010). [pdf]]
    • see also the Physics Viewpoint article by David Saintillan [pdf]
  • J.S. Guasto, A.S. Ross, and J.P. Gollub. Hydrodynamic irreversibility in particle suspensions with non-uniform strain. Physical Review E 81, 061401 (2010). [pdf]

2009

  • K.C. Leptos, J.S. Guasto, J.P. Gollub, A.I. Pesci, and R.E. Goldstein. Dynamics of enhanced tracer diffusion in suspensions of swimming microorganisms. Physical Review Letters 103, 198103 (2009). [pdf]
  • G.O.F. Parikesit, J.S. Guasto, S. Girardo, E. Mele, R. Stabile, D. Pisignano, R. Lindken, and J. Westerweel. Nano-particle image velocimetry at topologically structured surfaces. Biomicrofluidics 3, 044111 (2009). [pdf]
  • J.S. Guasto and K.S. Breuer. High-speed quantum dot tracking and velocimetry using evanescent wave illumination. Experiments in Fluids 47, 1059-1066 (2009). [pdf]
  • P. Huang, J.S. Guasto, and K.S. Breuer. The effects of hindered mobility and depletion of particles in near-wall shear flows and the implications for nanovelocimetry. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 637, 241-265 (2009). [pdf]

2008

  • J.S. Guasto and K.S. Breuer. Simultaneous, ensemble-averaged measurement of near-wall temperature and velocity in steady micro-flows using single quantum dot tracking. Experiments in Fluids 45, 157-166 (2008). [pdf]

2006

  • J.S. Guasto, P. Huang, and K.S. Breuer. Statistical particle tracking velocimetry using molecular and quantum dot tracer particles. Experiments in Fluids 41, 869-880 (2006). [pdf]
  • P. Huang, J.S. Guasto, and K.S. Breuer. Direct measurement of slip velocities using 3d total internal reflection velocimetry. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 566, 447-464 (2006). [pdf]

Book Chapters

  1. P. Huang, J.S. Guasto, and K.S. Breuer. Near-surface particle tracking velocimetry. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook. S.K. Mitra and S. Chakraborty (eds.), CRC Press (2011). [web]
  2. J.S. Guasto, P. Huang, and K.S. Breuer. Evanescent wave microscopy. Encyclopedia of Micro- and Nano-fluidics. D. Li (ed.), Springer (2008). [web]

Patents

  1. C.M. Marshall, D. Kuehl, and J.S. Guasto. Fluid Analyzer with Modulation for Liquids and Gases. U.S. Patent No. 11,169,084. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2021)
  2. M. Wagner, C.M. Marshall, D. Kuehl, and J.S. Guasto. Motion Modulation Fluidic Analyzer System. U.S. Patent No. 10,746,646. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2020)
  3. C.M. Marshall, D. Kuehl, and J.S. Guasto. Fluid Analyzer with Modulation for Liquids and Gases. U.S. Patent No. 10,190,969. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2019).
  4. M. Wagner, C.M. Marshall, D. Kuehl, and J.S. Guasto. Motion Modulation Fluidic Analyzer System. U.S. Patent No. 10,180,389. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2019).
  5. M. Wagner, C.M. Marshall, D. Kuehl, and J.S. Guasto. Motion Modulation Fluidic Analyzer System. U.S. Patent No. 9,778,167. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2017).
  6. C.M. Marshall, D. Kuehl, and J.S. Guasto. Fluid Analyzer with Modulation for Liquids and Gases. U.S. Patent No. 9,625,378. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2017).
  7. M. Wagner, C.M. Marshall, D. Kuehl, and J.S. Guasto. Motion Modulation Fluidic Analyzer System. U.S. Patent No. 9,337,400. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2016).

*Denotes equal contribution.