Journal Publications

h-index = 14 | i10-index = 18 | Google Scholar                               
Published manuscripts and preprints (if ready-to-share) are made available here for use in teaching and research. Copyrights remain with the appropriate parties.

Preprints (underlined = students supervised by Basu)

29S Basu, A Malakar, MMH Akash
A mechanistic model for smallpox transmission via inhaled aerosols inside respiratory pathways
arXiv, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2403.04064, 2024 [pdf]

28.  ML Tesch, A Malakar, SAA Rizvi, MMH Akash, G Ferrer, S Basu
Enhancing intranasal therapeutic penetration for treating respiratory illness: A clinical human factor feasibility study
preprints.org, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1002.v1, 2023 [pdf]


27.  S Das and S Basu
On a model-based analysis of vortex formations and decay in flows through bio-inspired T-shaped cavities
arXiv, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.06964, 2023 [pdf]


Peer-reviewed journal publications / accepted  (underlined = students supervised by Basu)

26.  Z Wu, S Basu, S Kim, M Sorrells, FJ Beron-Vera, S Jung
Coherent spore dispersion via drop-leaf interactions
Science Advances, Volume 10(5): eadj8092, 2024 [pdf]


25.  MMH Akash, Y Lao, PA Balivada, P Ato, NK Ka, A Mituniewicz, Z Silfen, J Suman, A Chakravarty, D Joseph-McCarthy, S Basu
On a model-based approach to improve intranasal spray targeting for respiratory viral infections
Frontiers in Drug Delivery, Sec. Respiratory Drug Delivery, Volume 3, 2023 [pdf]

24MMH Akash, N Chakraborty, J Mohammad, K Reindl, S Basu

Development of a multiphase perfusion model for biomimetic reduced-order dense tumors

Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow, Volume 5, 2023 [pdf]


23J Yuk, MMH Akash, A Chakraborty, S Basu, LP Chamorro, S Jung

Morphology of pig nasal structure and modulation of airflow, thermal conditioning, and olfactory functionality

Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 63(2), 2023 [pdf]



22DV Egeren, M Stoddard, A Malakar, D Ghosh, A Acharya, S Mainuddin, B Majumdar, D Luo, R Nolan, D Joseph-McCarthy, LF White, NS Hochberg, S Basu, A Chakravarty
No magic bullet: limiting in-school transmission in the face of variable SARS-CoV-2 viral loads
Frontiers in Public Health, Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention, Volume 10, 2022 [pdf]


21.  S Basu, UA Khwaja, SAA Rizvi, MA Sanchez-Gonzalez, G Ferrer
Evaluation of patient experience for a computationally-guided intranasal spray protocol to augment therapeutic penetration: implications for effective treatments for COVID-19, rhinitis, and sinusitis
Medical Research Archives, Volume 10(4), 2022 [pdf]


20S Basu
Approaching Fermat's Conjecture from the Principle of Mathematical Induction
Logic & Philosophy of Mathematics eJournal, available at SSRN 4023652, 2022 [pdf]


19.  J Yuk, A Chakraborty, S Cheng, CI Chung, A Jorgensen, S Basu*, LP Chamorro*, S Jung*
On the design of particle filters inspired by animal noses
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Volume 19, Article number 20210849 | * all corresponding authors, 2022 [pdf]


18S Basu, MMH Akash, NS Hochberg, BA Senior, D Joseph-McCarthy, A Chakravarty
From SARS-CoV-2 infection to COVID-19 morbidity: an in silico projection of virion flow rates to the lower airway via nasopharyngeal fluid boluses *
Rhinology Online (open-access, peer-reviewed journal from European Rhinologic Society), Volume 5, 2022 [pdf]
* Media coverage: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220204/Understanding-how-COVID-19-infection-spreads-from-the-upper-airways-to-the-lungs.aspx


17.  S Basu
Computational characterization of inhaled droplet transport to the nasopharynx *
Scientific Reports (open-access, peer-reviewed  journal from Nature), Volume 11, Article number 6652, 2021 [pdf]
* Online attention: This article is in the 86th percentile (ranked 43,329th) of the 323,803 tracked articles of a similar age in all journals and the 99th percentile (ranked 1st) of the 64 tracked articles of a similar age in Scientific Reports.
* Media coverage: https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/aerosol-modeling-detects-sars-cov-2-infectious-dose-droplets


16MA Stremler, S Basu, E Masroor
Streamline patterns in 2P vortex street equilibria
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 901, 2020 [pdf]


15.  S Basu, LT Holbrook, K Kudlaty, O Fasanmade, J Wu, A Burke, BW Langworthy, M Mamdani, Z Farzal, WD Bennett, JP Fine, BA Senior, AM Zanation, CS Ebert Jr., A Kimple, B Thorp, DO Frank-Ito, GJM Garcia, JS Kimbell
Numerical evaluation of spray position for improved nasal drug delivery *
Scientific Reports (open-access, peer-reviewed journal from Nature), Volume 10, Article number 10568, 2020 [pdf]
* Online attention: This article is in the 92nd percentile (ranked 23,419th) of the 300,630 tracked articles of a similar age in all journals and the 99th percentile (ranked 1st) of the 3 tracked articles of a similar age in Scientific Reports.
* Special note: Featured in Editor's Choice collection showcasing some of the latest research on fluid dynamics across different fields and applications. 


14S Treat, CS Ebert Jr.,  Z Farzal, S Basu, AM Zanation, BD Thorp, JS Kimbell, BA Senior, AJ Kimple
Intranasal corticosteroids: patient administration angles and impact of education
Rhinology Online (open-access, peer-reviewed journal from European Rhinologic Society), Volume 3, 2020 [pdf]


13.  BM Brandon, WH Stepp, S Basu, JS Kimbell, BA Senior, WW Shockley, J Madison Clark
Nasal airflow changes with bioabsorbable implant, butterfly and spreader grafts
The Laryngoscope, Published online, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28691, 2020 [pdf]


12.  Z Farzal, S Basu, A Burke, O Fasanmade, E Mamuyac, W Bennett, CS Ebert Jr., A Zanation, BA Senior, JS Kimbell
Comparative study of simulated nebulized and spray particle deposition in chronic rhinosinusitis patients
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, Published online, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22324, 2019  [pdf]


11.  LF Tracy, S Basu, P Shah,  DO Frank-Ito, S Das, A Zanation, JS Kimbell
Impact of endoscopic craniofacial resection on simulated nasal airflow and heat transport
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, Published online, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22328, 2019 [pdf]


Journal publications before SDSU

10.  JS Kimbell, S Basu, GJM Garcia, DO Frank-Ito, FB Lazarow, E Su, DE Protsenko, Z Chen, J Rhee, BJ Wong
Upper airway reconstruction using anatomic optical coherence tomography: effects of airway bend on airflow resistance
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Volume 51(2), 2019  [pdf]


9.  S Basu, DO Frank-Ito, JS Kimbell
On computational fluid dynamics models for sinonasal drug transport: relevance of nozzle subtraction and nasal vestibular dilation
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, Volume 34 (4), 2018  [pdf]


8.  E Perkins, S Basu, GJM Garcia, R Buckmire, R Shah, JS Kimbell
Ideal particle sizes for inhaled steroids targeting vocal granulomas: preliminary study using computational fluid dynamics
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 158(3), 2018  [pdf]


7.  BM Brandon, GK Austin, G Fleischman, S Basu, JS Kimbell, WD Shockley, J Madison Clark
Comparison of airflow between spreader and butterfly grafts using computational fluid dynamics in cadaveric models
JAMA  Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 20(3), 2018  [pdf]


6.  JS Kimbell, S Basu, Z Farzal, BA Senior
Characterizing nasal delivery in 3D models before and after sinus surgery
Respiratory Drug Delivery, Volume 1, 181–188, 2018  [pdf]


5.  S Basu, A Yawar, A Concha, MM Bandi
On angled bounce-off impact of a drop impinging on a flowing soap film | Fluid Dynamics Research Prize 2018
Fluid Dynamics Research, Volume 49, 2017  [pdf]  Award Citation


4.  S Basu and MA Stremler
Exploring the dynamics of 2P wakes with reflective symmetry using point vortices
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 831, 201[pdf]


3.  S Basu and MA Stremler
On the motion of two point vortex pairs with glide-reflective symmetry in a periodic strip
Physics of Fluids, Volume 27(10), 2015  [pdf]


2.  MA Stremler and S Basu
On point vortex models of exotic bluff body wakes
Fluid Dynamics Research, Volume 46, 2014  [pdf]


1.  MA Stremler, A Salmanzadeh, S Basu, CHK Williamson
A mathematical model of 2P and 2C vortex wakes
Journal of Fluids and Structures, Volume 27(5), 2011  [pdf]