24. Universal Scaling of Freezing Morphodynamics in Polymer Solution Droplets, N.G. Ulrich, P.P. Aravindhan, O. Berger, B.S. Beckingham, and JF. Louf. Preprint here. 

23. Using a Culinary Activity to Teach Heat Transfer in Chemical Engineering, JF. Louf, T.M. Phillips, and M.T. Traynor

22. Hydraulic redistribution as gradient-driven transport in plant–soil systems, T.M. Phillips and JF. Louf.

21. A  Plant-Inspired Poroelastic Soft Robot for Quantitative Mechanosensing, T.A. Ovee*, E.A. Arnob*, and JF. Louf.

20. Efficiency-Driven Neural Network for Shape Completion in Image Processing, T.A. Ovee*, E.A. Arnob*, and JF. Louf. Preprint here.

19. 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*.​​​ Preprint here.

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2026

18. Confinement and Hydraulic Resistance Appear to Separately Govern Motility and Path Selection in Physarum polycephalum, S.P. Kharal, Md. Mohibullah, T. McDermott, C.J. Easley, and JF. Louf. Accepted in JRS. Interface

17. Interfacial Mechanisms in the Freezing of Polymer Solutions, N.G. Ulrich and JF. Louf. Nanoscale

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2025

16. Hydrogel Coatings Modulate Germination via Mechanical Confinement and Gas Exchange, T.M. Phillips, J. Green, A. Sanz Saez, and JF. Louf. Soft Matter

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​2024

15. Obstructed swelling and fracture of hydrogels, A. Plummes*, C. Adkins*, JF. Louf, A. Kosmrlj, and S.S. Datta. Soft Matter

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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 

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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

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Before joining Auburn University

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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