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Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
  1. Coblyn, M., Truszkowska, A., Mohammadi, M., Heintz, K., McGuire, J., Sharp, K., and G. Jovanovic, “Effect of PEO Coating in Bubble Behavior within a Polycarbonate Microchannel Array: A Model for Hemodialysis,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B, Applied Biomaterials, doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.33440, 2015.
  2. Mohammadi, M. and K.V. Sharp, “The Role of Contact Line (Pinning) Forces on Bubble Blockage in Microchannels, “ ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, 137(3): 031208--031208-7, doi: 10.1115/1.4029033, 2015.
  3. Mosier, T., Hill, D. and K. Sharp, "30 Arc-Second Monthly Climate Surfaces With Global Land Coverage," International Journal of Climatology, 34(7):2175-2188, 2014.
  4. Sharp, K. “Editorial for the Special Issue in Microfluidics,” Journal of Fluids Engineering – Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 135(2):020201-1, 2013 (Editor-reviewed only).
  5. Mohammadi, M. and K. Sharp, “Experimental Techniques for Bubble Dynamics Analysis in Microchannels: A Review,” Journal of Fluids Engineering – Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 135(2):021202-1-021202-10, 2013.
  6. Cobb, B. and K. Sharp, “Impulse (Turgo and Pelton) Turbine Performance Characteristics and Their Impact on Pico-hydro Installations,” Renewable Energy, 50:959-964, doi10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.010, 2013.
  7. Hussong, J., Lindken, R., Faulhammer, P., Noreikat, K., Sharp, K.V., Kummer, W. and J. Westerweel, “Cilia-driven Particle and Fluid Transport over Mucus-free Mice Tracheae,” Journal of Biomechanics 46:593-598, 2013.
  8. Mohammadi, M., Jovanovic, G. and K.V. Sharp, “Numerical Study of Flow Uniformity and Pressure Characteristics within a Microchannel Array with Triangular Manifolds,” Computers & Chemical Engineering, 52:134-144, doi 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.12.010, 2013.
  9. Shi, J., Yazdi, S., Sz-Chin, S.L., Sharp, K. and T.J. Huang, “Three-dimensional (3D) continuous particle focusing in a microfluidic channel via standing surface acoustic waves (SSAW)”, Lab on a Chip, 11:2319-2324, 2011.
  10. Sharp, K.V., Yazdi, S.H., and S. M. Davison, “Localized flow control in microchannels using induced-charge electroosmosis,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 10:1257-1267, 2011.
  11. Sharp, K., Hill, D., Troolin, D., Walters, G. and W. Lai, “Volumetric 3-component velocimetry measurements of the turbulent flow around a Rushton turbine,” Experiments in Fluids, 48:167-183, 2010.
  12. McKeever, E.J. and K.V. Sharp, “Rotational Motion of Large Particulate Doublets in Poiseuille Flow in a Capillary,” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, 130:021301-1-021301-9, 2008.
  13. Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “A Design Tool for Predicting Capillary Transport Characteristics of Fuel Cell Diffusion Media Using an Artificial Neural Network,” Journal of Power Sources,176:191-199, 2008.
  14. Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “A Validated Approach to Multi-phase Flow in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Media. I. Hydrophobicity Effect," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154:B1295-1304, 2007.
  15. Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, "A Validated Approach to Multi-phase Flow in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Media. II. Compression Effect," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154:B1305-1314, 2007.
  16. Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, "A Validated Approach to Multi-phase Flow in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Media. III. Temperature Effect and Unified Approach," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154:B1314-1324, 2007.
  17. Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Transient Simulations of the Electrophoretic Motion of Cylindrical Particles Through a 90 Degree Corner,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, DOI 10.1007/s10404-007-0192-1, 2007.
  18. Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Transient Electrophoretic Motion of Cylindrical Particle in Capillaries,” Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 11:71–83, 2007.
  19. Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “On the Effectiveness of the Leverett Approach to Describe the Water Retention Behavior of Fuel Cell Diffusion Media,” Journal of Power Sources, 168:356–368, 2007.
  20. Davison, S.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Boundary Effects on the Electrophoretic Motion of Cylindrical Particles: Concentrically and Eccentrically-Positioned Particles in a Capillary,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 303:288–297, 2006.
  21. Kumbur, E.C., Sharp, K.V. and M.M. Mench, “Liquid Droplet Behavior and Instability in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Flow Channel,” Journal of Power Sources, 161:333–345, 2006.
  22. Yoon, S.Y., Ross, J.W., Mench, M.M. and K.V. Sharp, “Gas-Phase Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for Application to the Design of Fuel Cell Reactant Flow Channels,” Journal of Power Sources, 160:1017–1025, 2006.
  23. Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “On Flow-Blocking Particle Structures in Microtubes,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 1:376–380, 2005.
  24. Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “Transition from Laminar to Turbulent Flow in Liquid Filled Microtubes,” Experiments in Fluids, 36:741–747, 2004.
  25. Yoon, H.S., Sharp, K.V., Hill, D.F., Adrian, R.J., Balachandar, S., Ha, M.Y. and K. Kar, “Integrated Experimental and Computational Approach to Simulation of Flow in a Stirred Tank,” Chemical Engineering Science, 56: 6635–6649, 2001.
  26. Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, “Particle Image Velocimetry Study of Small Scale Flow Structure around a Rushton Turbine,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal, 47:766–778, 2001.
  27. Liu, R.H., Stremler, M.A., Sharp, K.V., Olsen, M.G., Santiago, J.G., Adrian, R.J., Aref, H. and D.J. Beebe, “Passive Mixing in a Three-Dimensional Serpentine Microchannel,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 9:190–197, 2000.
  28. Hill, D.F., Sharp, K.V. and R.J. Adrian, "Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements of the Flow around a Rushton Turbine," Experiments in Fluids, 29:478–485, 2000.
Other Archival Publications
  1. Sharp, K.V., Adrian, R.J., Santiago, J.G. and J.I Molho, “Liquid Flows in Microchannels,” CRC Handbook of MEMS, 10-1–10-45, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2nd edition, 2006.
  2. Sharp, K.V. and R. J. Adrian, “Erratum: Transition from Laminar to Turbulent Flow in Liquid Filled Microtubes,” Experiments in Fluids, 38:132, 2005 (erratum).
  3. Bonvillian, W.B. and K.V. Sharp, “Homeland Security Technology,” Issues in Science and Technology, 17: 43–49, 2002 (not peer-reviewed).
  4. Sharp, K.V., Adrian, R. J., Santiago, J.G. and J.I Molho, “Liquid Flows in Microchannels,” CRC Handbook of MEMS, 6.1–6.38, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001.
  5. Sharp, K.V., Kim, K.C. and R.J. Adrian, "Dissipation Estimation around a Rushton Turbine using Particle Image Velocimetry," Developments of Laser Techniques and Fluid Mechanics, Adrian, R.J. et al. (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1999. Springer-Verlag.
  6. Sharp, K.V., "Experimental Investigation of Liquid and Particle-Laden Flows in Microtubes," Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, 2001.