Nature Inspired Fluids & Elasticity lab
2024
17. Humidity-driven shape morphing enhances fog harvesting in porous cactus spines, J.C. Huss, F. Box, M.A. Grömmer, S.J. Antreich, T.A. Ovee, J. Schönenberger, D.G. Williams, N. Gierlinger*, JF. Louf*, K.R. Hultine*. Under review
16. Hydraulic resistance determines Physarum polycephalum’s path selection, S.P. Kharal, Md. Mohibullah, T. McDermott, C.J. Easley, and JF. Louf. Under review
15. Obstructed swelling and fracture of hydrogels, A. Plummes*, C. Adkins*, JF. Louf, A. Kosmrlj, and S.S. Datta. Soft Matter
2023
14. Unidirectional freezing of polymer solution droplets, S.P. Kharal and JF. Louf. Langmuir
13. Effect of confinement on the mechanics of a swelling hydrogel bead, J. Chatainya, M. Giso, JF. Louf, S.S. Datta, and T.J. Atherton. Soft Matter
2022
12. Poroelastic plant-inspired structures & materials to sense, regulate flow, and move, JF. Louf and S.M. Alexander. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
11. Microbial narrow-escape is facilitated by wall interactions, M. Souzy*, A. Allard*, JF. Louf, M. Contino, I. Tuval, and M. Polin. Physical Review Research
Before joining Auburn University
2021
10. Poroelastic shape relaxation of hydrogel particles, JF. Louf and S.S. Datta. Soft Matter
9. Under pressure: Hydrogel swelling in a granular medium, JF. Louf, N.B. Lu, M.G. O’Connell, H.J. Cho, and S.S. Datta. Science Advances, press release
2020
8. Elasto-capillary network model of inhalation, JF. Louf*, F. Kratz*, and S.S. Datta. Physical Review Research
7. Bending and Stretching of Soft Pores Enable Passive Control of Fluid Flow, JF. Louf, J. Knoblauch, and K.H. Jensen. Physical Review Letters
2019
6. Drying of channels by evaporation through a permeable medium, B. Dollet, JF. Louf, M. Alonzo, K.H. Jensen, and P. Marmottant. JRS. Interface
2018
5. How wind drives the correlation between leaf shape and mechanical properties, JF. Louf, L. Nelson, H. Kang, P. Ntoh Song, T. Zenhbauer and S. Jung. Scientific Reports
4. Imbibition in plant seeds, JF. Louf*, Y. Zheng*, A. Kumar, T. Bohr, C. Gundlach, J. Harholt, H.F. Poulsen, and K.H. Jensen. Physical Review E
3. Ripple dynamics of water entry after pinch off, JF. Louf, A. Mituniewicz, B. Chang, J. Eshraghi, P. Vlachos and S. Jung. Journal of Fluids Mechanics
2. Hovering Microswimmers Exhibit Ultra-Fast Motion to Navigate under Acoustic Forces, JF. Louf, N. Bertin, B. Dollet, O. Stephan and P. Marmottant. Advanced Materials Interfaces
2017
1. Universal poroelastic mechanism for hydraulic signals in biomimetic and natural branches, JF. Louf, G. Guéna, É. Badel and Y. Forterre. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, press release