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Ayusman Sen

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axs20@psu.edu
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(814) 863-2460

104 Chemistry Building
Shortlidge Road
University Park, PA 16802

Elsevier Pure Profile
IEE Research Themes
Integrated Energy Systems
Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry

Research Summary

Research interests include catalytic hydrocarbon conversion and waste remediation; environmental chemistry; synthetic and mechanistic organotransition metal chemistry; nanocrystals and solid state materials; and homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, polymeric materials, nanomotors and nanofluids. His active research projects include catalytically-driven nanomotors, polymer synthesis, bottom-up assembly of ordered metamaterials and novel antimicrobial polymers and composites.

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Research Keywords

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Palladium
Alkene
Copolymerization
Micromotors
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Ethylene
Nanomotors
Polymerization
Hydrogen Peroxide
Collective Behavior
Ethene
Self-powered
Olefins
Chemotaxis
Alkenes
Dioxygen
Palladium(II)-catalyzed
Fluid Flow
Monomer

Recent Publications

Uncovering Chemical Principles Governing Nanophase Formation in Ternary Solvents

Ashfaq, B., Sen, A. & Zarzar, L. D., May 19 2025, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 64, 21, e202421167.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A roadmap for next-generation nanomotors

Chen, S., Fan, D. E., Fischer, P., Ghosh, A., Göpfrich, K., Golestanian, R., Hess, H., Ma, X., Nelson, B. J., Patiño Padial, T., Tang, J., Villa, K., Wang, W., Zhang, L., Sen, A. & Sánchez, S., Aug 2025, In: Nature nanotechnology. 20, 8, p. 990-1000 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Ionic gradients in flow to control transport of emissive ions

Fillbrook, L. L., Middleton, I. A., Rashidnejad, H., Sapre, A., Schmidt, T. W., Sen, A. & Beves, J. E., Jan 31 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 16, p. 3367-3370 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots

Ju, X., Chen, C., Oral, C. M., Sevim, S., Golestanian, R., Sun, M., Bouzari, N., Lin, X., Urso, M., Nam, J. S., Cho, Y., Peng, X., Landers, F. C., Yang, S., Adibi, A., Taz, N., Wittkowski, R., Ahmed, D., Wang, W. & Magdanz, V. & 83 others, Medina-Sánchez, M., Guix, M., Bari, N., Behkam, B., Kapral, R., Huang, Y., Tang, J., Wang, B., Morozov, K., Leshansky, A., Abbasi, S. A., Choi, H., Ghosh, S., Borges Fernandes, B., Battaglia, G., Fischer, P., Ghosh, A., Jurado Sánchez, B., Escarpa, A., Martinet, Q., Palacci, J., Lauga, E., Moran, J., Ramos-Docampo, M. A., Städler, B., Herrera Restrepo, R. S., Yossifon, G., Nicholas, J. D., Ignés-Mullol, J., Puigmartí-Luis, J., Liu, Y., Zarzar, L. D., Shields, C. W., Li, L., Li, S., Ma, X., Gracias, D. H., Velev, O., Sánchez, S., Esplandiu, M. J., Simmchen, J., Lobosco, A., Misra, S., Wu, Z., Li, J., Kuhn, A., Nourhani, A., Maric, T., Xiong, Z., Aghakhani, A., Mei, Y., Tu, Y., Peng, F., Diller, E., Sakar, M. S., Sen, A., Law, J., Sun, Y., Pena-Francesch, A., Villa, K., Li, H., Fan, D. E., Liang, K., Huang, T. J., Chen, X. Z., Tang, S., Zhang, X., Cui, J., Wang, H., Gao, W., Kumar Bandari, V., Schmidt, O. G., Wu, X., Guan, J., Sitti, M., Nelson, B. J., Pané, S., Zhang, L., Shahsavan, H., He, Q., Kim, I. D., Wang, J. & Pumera, M., Jul 15 2025, In: ACS nano. 19, 27, p. 24174-24334 161 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Swarming intelligence in self-propelled micromotors and nanomotors

Patiño Padial, T., Chen, S., Hortelão, A. C., Sen, A. & Sánchez, S., Dec 2025, In: Nature Reviews Materials. 10, 12, p. 947-963 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Non-reciprocal chemotactic movement in enzyme cascade under flow-free conditions

Sapre, A., Lu, X., Tseng, Y. C., Mansour, M., Mandal, N. S. & Sen, A., Jul 16 2025, In: Cell Reports Physical Science. 6, 7, 102666.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

H2O2-sensitized single-component TiO2 micromotors: blue-light-driven propulsion and collective cell manipulation

Zhang, J., Song, J., Fang, Y., Cao, P., Mou, F., Guan, J. & Sen, A., May 21 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 52, p. 9428-9431 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dynamic Oscillation and Motion of Oil-in-Water Emulsion Droplets

Krishna Mani, S., Al-Tooqi, S., Song, J., Sapre, A., Zarzar, L. D. & Sen, A., Feb 5 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63, 6, e202316242.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A molecular origin of non-reciprocal interactions between interacting active catalysts

Mandal, N. S., Sen, A. & Astumian, R. D., Apr 11 2024, In: Chem. 10, 4, p. 1147-1159 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A Chemical Mechanism for the Bistable-to-Oscillatory Transition in Colloidal Aggregates of Silver Phosphate

Sánchez-Farrán, M. A., Borhan, A., Sen, A. & Crespi, V. H., Sep 2024, In: ChemSystemsChem. 6, 5, e202400024.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A Cautionary Perspective on Hydrogel-Induced Concentration Gradient Generation for Studying Chemotaxis

Sapre, A., Bhattacharyya, R. & Sen, A., Jul 31 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 30, p. 40131-40138 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Enzyme Catalysis Causes Fluid Flow, Motility, and Directional Transport on Supported Lipid Bilayers

Sapre, A., Mandal, N. S., Somasundar, A., Bhide, A., Song, J., Borhan, A. & Sen, A., Feb 21 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 7, p. 9380-9387 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Programming Fluid Motion Using Multi-Enzyme Micropump Systems

Song, J., Zhang, J., Lin, J., Shklyaev, O. E., Shrestha, S., Sapre, A., Balazs, A. C. & Sen, A., Aug 28 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 34, p. 45660-45670 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Self-Propelling Macroscale Sheets Powered by Enzyme Pumps

Song, J., Shklyaev, O. E., Sapre, A., Balazs, A. C. & Sen, A., Feb 5 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63, 6, e202311556.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Chemomechanical Communication between Liposomes Based on Enzyme Cascades

Tseng, Y. C., Song, J., Zhang, J., Shandilya, E. & Sen, A., Jun 12 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, 23, p. 16097-16104 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review