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Nathanael, K, Kovalchuk, N & Simmons, M 2025, 'Comparison of Microfluidic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles in Flow and Drop Reactors at Low Dean Numbers', Micromachines, vol. 16, no. 1, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi16010075
Kovalchuk, NM, Aksenenko, E, Basarova, P & Simmons, MJH 2025, 'Effect of a short chain alcohol on activity and spreading performance of a superspreading trisiloxane surfactant', Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 311, 121581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.121581
Nathanael, K, Cheng, S, Kovalchuk, NM, Arcucci, R & Simmons, MJH 2025, 'Optimisation of Microfluidic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles via Data-driven Inverse Modelling', Chemical Engineering Research and Design. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2025.03.014
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
Basha, N, Arcucci, R, Angeli, P, Anastasiou, C, Abadie, T, Casas, CQ, Chen, J, Cheng, S, Chagot, L, Galvanin, F, Heaney, CE, Hossein, F, Hu, J, Kovalchuk, N, Kalli, M, Kahouadji, L, Kerhouant, M, Lavino, A, Liang, F, Nathanael, K, Magri, L, Lettieri, P, Materazzi, M, Erigo, M, Pico, P, Pain, CC, Shams, M, Simmons, M, Traverso, T, Valdes, JP, Wolffs, Z, Zhu, K, Zhuang, Y & Matar, OK 2024, 'Machine learning and physics-driven modelling and simulation of multiphase systems', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 179, 104936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2024.104936
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
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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