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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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
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
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
Interactions with amyloid beta peptide and acetylcholinesterase increase alkaline phosphatase activity
Bhide, A. & Sen, A., Jul 28 2023, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25, 32, p. 21149-21153 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kinetic Asymmetry versus Dissipation in the Evolution of Chemical Systems as Exemplified by Single Enzyme Chemotaxis
Mandal, N. S., Sen, A. & Astumian, R. D., Mar 15 2023, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145, 10, p. 5730-5738 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ultrasound Manipulation and Extrusion of Active Nanorods
Rubio, L. D., Collins, M., Sen, A. & Aranson, I. S., Sep 20 2023, In: Small. 19, 38, 2300028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Remote Magnetically Controlled Chemically Fueled Micromotor Disks
Unruh, A., Savage, E. J. & Sen, A., Dec 12 2023, In: Chemistry of Materials. 35, 23, p. 10099-10105 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Light-Powered, Fuel-Free Oscillation, Migration, and Reversible Manipulation of Multiple Cargo Types by Micromotor Swarms
Zhang, J., Laskar, A., Song, J., Shklyaev, O. E., Mou, F., Guan, J., Balazs, A. C. & Sen, A., Jan 10 2023, In: ACS nano. 17, 1, p. 251-262 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review