Lokesh Malik
I am a PMRF Ph. D. scholar working in the area of Acoustofluidics with Ashis Research Group under the supervision of Prof. Ashis Kumar Sen at the dept. of Mech. Engg., IIT Madras, Chennai.
My research focus is on acoustic trapping of particles and drops in microfluidic systems exposed to bulk acoustic standing waves. You can find my updated CV here.
Journal Publications
L. Malik, A. Nath, S. Nandy, T. Laurell, and A. K. Sen, “Acoustic particle trapping driven by primary radiation force in shaped traps”, Phys. Rev. E, 105, 035103, 2022
A. Nath, L. Malik, A. K. Sen, “Combined acoustic relocation and acoustophoretic migration for particle transfer between co-flowing fluids in a microchannel”, Phys. Rev. Fluids 6, 044201, 2021
N. S. Satpathi, L. Malik, A. Samy, A. K. Sen, ”Drop impact on a superhydrophilic spot surrounded by a superhydrophobic surface“, Langmuir 2021, 37, 48, 14195–14204
S. Hazra, L. Malik, S. K. Mitra, A. K. Sen, ”Interaction between droplets and co-flow interface in a microchannel: Droplet migration and interfacial deformation“, Phys. Rev. Fluids 7, 054201, 2022
Particle trapping using variety of acoustic resonating chambers.
Trapping and Non-trapping regimes as a function of acoustic and viscous energies.
Effect of trapping configuration, initial location, standing wave pattern and resonance mode on particle trapping trajectory and location.
Conferences
L. Malik, A. Nath, A. K. Sen, On-demand droplet trap, coalescence and release using standing bulk acoustic waves, Droplets 2021, TU Darmstadt, Germany
L. Malik, A. Nath, A. K. Sen, Particle trapping in microfluidic shaped traps exposed to bulk acoustic standing waves, Acoustofluidics 2021
L. Malik, A. Nath, A. K. Sen, Drop trap, release and coalescence using multinodal standing wave acoustic trapping unit, 26th National and 4th International ISHMTASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference 2021
Ongoing work
Acoustic trapping and breakup dynamics of drops in 2D acoustic chamber.