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 in vitro 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