Dr Ahmed Ismail

Ahmed Ismail

Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics

School of Engineering and Material Science
Queen Mary University of London
www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.ismail

Research

Microfluidics, Electrospray, Dynamics of Drops, Microencapsulation, 3D Bioprinting

Underpinning Bioengineering

Interests

Study the dynamics of fluids flow in micro-scale to develop microfluidic devices for applications such as hydrodynamic bio-fabrication of complex structures and microencapsulation.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to Predictive <em>in vitro</em> Models

2024

Liquid pinching dynamics in an inertial transitioning regime
Ismail AS and Taraki N
Physical Review Research, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 6 (4) 
01-11-2024

2022

The role of geometry on controlled cavity collapse and top jet drop
Ismail A and Taraki N
Physics of Fluids, American Institute of Physics 
01-07-2022

2021

Characterization of capillary waves: a review and a new optical method
Slavchov R, Peychev B and Ismail A
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 33 (10) 
29-10-2021
A novel capsule-based smell test fabricated via coaxial dripping
Ismail AS, Goodwin GR, Castrejon-Pita JR, Noyce AJ and Azevedo HS
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, The Royal Society vol. 18 (177) 
28-04-2021

2019

Scaling Laws for Transition from Varicose to Whipping Instabilities in Electrohydrodynamic Jetting
Xia HH, Ismail A, Yao J and Stark J
Physical Review Applied, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 12 (1) 
17-07-2019

2018

Breakup length of electrified liquid jets: Scaling laws and applications
ISMAIL AS, YAO J, XIA HH and STARK J
Physical Review Applied, American Physical Society 
05-12-2018
Controlled Cavity Collapse: Scaling Laws of Drop Formation
ISMAIL AS, Ganan-Calvo A, CASTREJON PITA JR, Herreda M and Castrejon-Pita AA
, Editors: Stebe K. Soft Matter, Royal Society of Chemistry 
03-09-2018

2016

Effect of a Surrounding Liquid Environment on the Electrical Disruption of Pendant Droplets
ISMAIL A, Lopez-Herrera JM, Herrada MA, Modesto-Lopez LB and Gañán-Calvo AM
Langmuir: The Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, American Chemical Society vol. 32 (27), 6815-6824.  
29-06-2016

2015

Convective-to-absolute instability transition in a viscoelastic capillary jet subject to unrelaxed axial elastic tension
ISMAIL A, Herrada MA, Gañán-Calvo AM and Montanero JM
Physical Review E vol. 92 (2) 
01-08-2015
Stability of a rivulet flowing in a microchannel
Herrada MA, ISMAIL AS, Montanero JM and Gañán-Calvo AM
International Journal of Multiphase Flow vol. 69, 1-7.  
01-03-2015

2014

Isothermal dissolution of small rising bubbles in a low viscosity liquid
ISMAIL AS, Herrada MA, López-Herrera JM and Gañán-Calvo AM
Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification vol. 85, 136-144.  
01-11-2014

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models
bullet iconElectro-Collapse Jetting: Towards the Next Generation of Printing Technologies
Ahmed Ismail and Jose Castrejon Pita
£296,834 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-04-2022 - 31-03-2024