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2009

1. Nonequilibrium scale selection mechanism for columnar jointing
   L. Goehring L. Mahadevan, and S. Morris, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 106, 387, 2009.
2. Self-organization of a mesoscale bristle into ordered hierarchical helical assemblies
   B. Pokroy, S. Kang, L. Mahadevan, and J. Aizenberg, Science, 323, 237, 2009.
3. Statistical dynamics of flowing red blood cells by morphological image processing
   J. Higgins, D. Eddington, S. Bhatia and L. Mahadevan, PLoS Computational Biology, 5, e1000288, 2009.
4. Botanical ratchets
   I. Kulic, M. Mani, H. Mohrbach, R. Thaokar, L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B), Biological Sciences, 276, 2243-47, 2009.
5. Hygromorphs: from pine cones to biomimetic bilayers
   E. Reyssat and L. Mahadevan, Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, doi: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0184, 2009.
6. Tissue Tectonics: morphogenetic strain rates, cell shape change and intercalation
   G. Blanchard, A. Kabla, L. Butler, B. Sanson, N. Gorfinkiel, L. Mahadevan and R. Adams, Nature Methods, 6(6), 458-64, 2009.
7. Cell shape changes indicate a role for extrinsic tensile forces in Drosophila germ-band extension
   L. Butler, G. Blanchard, A. Kabla, N. Lawrence, D. Welchman, L. Mahadevan, R. Adams and B. Sanson, Nature Cell Biology, 11(7), 859-64, 2009.
8. Strain induced alignment in collagen gels
   D. Vader, A. Kabla, D. Weitz and L. Mahadevan, PLoS One, 4 (6), e5902, 2009.
9. Calcium regulation of an actin spring
   B. Tam, J. Shin, E. Pfeiffer, P. Matsudaira and L. Mahadevan, Biophysical Journal, 97, 1125, 2009.
10. Animal cell hydraulics
    G. Charras, T. Mitchison and L. Mahadevan, Journal of Cell Science, 122, 3233, 2009.
    

2008

1. Power-limited contraction dynamics of Vorticella convallaria: an ultrafast biological spring
   A. Upadhyaya, M. Baraban, J. Wong, P. Matsudaira, A. van Oudenaarden and L. Mahadevan, Biophysical Journal, 94, 265, 2008.
2. Life and times of a cellular bleb
   G. Charras, M. Coughlin, T. Mitchison and L. Mahadevan, Biophysical Journal, 94, 1836, 2008.
3. A quantitative analysis of contractility in active cytoskeletal protein networks
   P. Bendix, G. Koenderink, D. Cuvelier, Z. Dogic, B. Koeleman, W. Brieher, C. Field, L. Mahadevan and D. Weitz, Biophysical Journal, 94, 3126, 2008.
4. Equilibrium of an elastically confined liquid drop
   H-M. Kwon, H-Y. Kim, J. Puell and L. Mahadevan, Journal of Applied Physics, 103, 093519, 2008.
5. Limbless undulatory propulsion on land
   Z. Guo and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 105, 3179, 2008.
6. Signal processing by HOG MAP kinase pathway
   P. Hersen, M. McClean, L. Mahadevan, and S. Ramanathan, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 105, 7165, 2008.
7. Localized and extended deformations of elastic shells
   A. Vaziri and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 105, 7913, 2008.
8. Optimal vein density in artificial and real leaves
   X. Noblin, L. Mahadevan, I. Coomaraswamy, D. Weitz, N. Holbrook and M. Zwieniecki, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 105, 9140, 2008.
9. Dynamics of chromatin decondensation reveals the structural integrity of a mechanically prestressed nucleus
   A. Mazumder, T. Roopa, A. Basu, L. Mahadevan, and G. Shivashankar, Biophysical Journal, 95, 3028, 2008.
10. How kelp produce blade shapes suited to different flow regimes: A new wrinkle
    M. Koehl, W. Silk, H. Liang and L. Mahadevan, Integrative and Comparative Biology, 48(6), 834, 2008.
11. Implications of a poroelastic cytoplasm for the dynamics of animal cell shape
    T. Mitchison, G. Charras and L. Mahadevan, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 19, 215, 2008.
12. Polymer science and biology: structure and dynamics at multiple scales (Opening Lecture)
    L. Mahadevan, Faraday Discussions, 139, 9, 2008.
13. Quantifying the relation between bond number and myoblast proliferation
    T. Boontheekul, Hyun-Joon Kong, S. Hsiong, Y-C. Huang, L. Mahadevan, H. Vandenburgh and D. Mooney, Faraday Discussions, 139, 53, 2008.
14. Elasticity of floppy and stiff random networks
    M. Wyart, H. Liang, A. Kabla,and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 101, 215501, 2008.

2007

1. Curvature condensation and bifurcation in an elastic shell
   M. Das, A. Vaziri, A. Kudrolli, and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 98, 014301, 2007.
2. Persistence of a pinch in a pipe
   L. Mahadevan, A. Vaziri and M. Das, Europhysics Letters, 77, 40003, 2007.
3. Nonlinear mechanics of soft fibrous networks
   A. Kabla and L. Mahadevan, Journal of the Royal Society - Interface, 4, 99, 2007.
4. The universal dynamics of cell spreading
   D. Cuvelier, M. Thery, Y-S. Chu, S. Dufour, J-P. Thiery, M. Bornens, P. Nassoy, and L. Mahadevan, Current Biology , 17, 694, 2007.
5. Force of an actin spring
   J.H. Shin, B.K. Tam, R.R. Brau, M.J. Lang, L. Mahadevan, and Paul Matsudaira, Biophysical Journal, 92, 3729, 2007.
6. Gravitational stability of suspensions of attractive colloidal particles.
   C. Kim, Y. Liu, A. Kuhnle, S. Hess, S. Viereck, T. Danner, L. Mahadevan, and D. Weitz, Physical Review Letters, 99, 028303, 2007.
7. Mechanosensation and mechanical loads modulate the locomotory gait of swimming C. elegans
   J. Korta, D. Clark, C. Gabel, L. Mahadevan, and A. Samuel, Journal of Experimental Biology, 210, 2383, 2007.
8. Settling and swimming of flexible fluid lubricated foils
   M. Argentina, J. Skotheim and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 99, 224053, 2007.
9. Sickle cell vaso-occlusion and rescue in a microfluidic device
   J. Higgins, D. Eddington, S. Bhatia and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 104, 20496, 2007.
   

2006

1. Transitions to nematic states in homogeneous suspensions of high aspect ratio magnetic rods
   A.B. Subramaniam, M. Abkarian, L. Mahadevan, and H.A. Stone, Langmuir, 22, 10204, 2006. 
2. Capillary rise between elastic sheets
   H-Y Kim and L. Mahadevan, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 548, 141, 2006. 
3. Superficial wrinkles in stretched, drying gelatin films
   R. Rizzieri, L. Mahadevan, A. Vaziri and A. Donald, Langmuir, 22, 3622, 2006. 
4. A simple model for the dynamics of adhesive failure
   D. Vella and L. Mahadevan, Langmuir, 22, 163, 2006. 
5. Crack-front instability in a confined elastic film
   M. Adda Bedia and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series A, 462, 3233, 2006. 
6. Dynamics of surfactant-driven fracture of particle rafts
   D. Vella, H-Y Kim, P. Aussillous and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 96, 178301, 2006. 
7. Dynamics of fracture in drying suspensions
   E. Dufresene, D. Stark, N. Greenblatt, J. Cheng, J. Hutchinson, L. Mahadevan and D. Weitz, Langmuir, 22, 7144, 2006.
8. Modeling DNA loops using the theory of elasticity
   A. Balaeff, L. Mahadevan and K. Schulten, Physical Review E, 73, 031919, 2006.
9. Microtubules can bear enhanced compressive loads in living cells because of lateral reinforcements
   C. Brangwynne, F. Mackintosh, S. Kumar, N. Geisse, J. Talbot, L. Mahadevan, K. Parker, D. Ingber and D. Weitz, Journal of Cell Biology , 173, 733, 2006.
10. Fall and rise of a viscoelastic filament
    A. Roy, L. Mahadevan and J-L Thiffeault, Journal of Fluid Mechanics , 563, 283, 2006.
11. Mechanics of Interfacial Composite Materials
    A.B. Subramaniam, M. Abkarian, L. Mahadevan, and H.A. Stone, Langmuir, 22, 10204, 2006.
12. Sensorimotor control during isothermal tracking in Caenorhabditis elegans
    L. Luo, D.A. Clark, D. Biron, L. Mahadevan, and A.D.T. Samuel, The Journal of Experimental Biology 209, 4652, 2006.
13. A dynamic fate map of the forebrain shows how vertebrate eyes form and explains two causes of cyclopia
    S.J. England, G.B. Blanchard, L. Mahadevan, and R.J. Adams, Development, 133, 4613, 2006.
    

2005

1. Fluid-flow induced flutter of a flag,
   M. Argentina and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 102, 1829-34, 2005.  
2. Spontaneous folding of planar surfaces into three-dimensional objects by magnetic self-assembly,
   M. Boncheva, S. Andreev, L. Mahadevan, A. Winkelman, D. Reichman, M. Prentiss, S. Whitesides and G. Whitesides, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 102, 3924-29, 2005. 
3. Buckling of drying droplets of colloidal suspensions,
   N. Tsapsi, E. Dufresne, S. Sinha, C. Riera, J. Hutchinson, L. Mahadevan, D. Weitz, Physical Review Letters, 94, 018302, 2005.  
4. Using the peel test to measure the work of adhesion in a confined elastic film,
   A. Ghatak, L. Mahadevan and M. Chaudhury, Langmuir, 21, 1277-81, 2005.  
5. Confined elastic developable surfaces: cylinders, cones and the elastica,
   E. Cerda and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (A), 461, 671-700, 2005.  
6. Hydrodynamical models for the chaotic dripping faucet,
   P. Coullet, L. Mahadevan and C. Riera, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 526, 1-17, 2005.
7. How the Venus Flytrap snaps,
   Y. Forterre, J. Skotheim, J. Dumais and L. Mahadevan, Nature, 433, 421-25, 2005.  
8. Self-similar nested wrinkling patterns in skins,
   K. Efimenko, M. Rackaitis, E. Manias, A. Vaziri, L. Mahadevan and J. Genzer, Nature — Materials, 4, 293-97, 2005.  
9. Self-organized origami,
   L. Mahadevan and S. Rica, Science, 307, 1740, 2005.  
10. Non-equilibration of hydrostatic pressure in blebbing cells,
    G. Charras, J. Yarrow, M. Horton, L. Mahadevan and T. Mitchison, Nature, 435, 365-69. 2005.
11. Physical limits and design principles for plant and fungal movements,
    J. Skotheim and L. Mahadevan, Science, 308, 1308-10, 2005.
12. Gravitational collapse of colloidal gels,
    S. Manley, J.M. Skotheim, L. Mahadevan, D. Weitz, Physical Review Letters, 94, 218302, 2005 
13. The ‘Cheerios Effect’,
    D. Vella and L. Mahadevan, American Journal of Physics, 73, 817-825, 2005.
14. Soft lubrication: the elastohydrodynamics of conforming and non-conforming contacts,
    J. Skotheim and L. Mahadevan, Physics of Fluids, 17, 092101, 2005.
15. Solenoids and Plectonemes in stretched and twisted elastomeric filaments,
    A. Ghatak and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters , 95, 057801, 2005.
16. Powerful curves,
    L. Mahadevan and T. Mitchison, Nature, 435, 895, 2005. 
17. Non-spherical bubbles,
    A. Balasubramaniam, M. Abkarian, L. Mahadevan and H.A. Stone, Nature, 438, 930, 2005. 

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2004

1. Dynamics of poroelastic filaments,
   Skotheim, J. and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (A), 460, 1995-2020 (2004).  
2. Multiscale methods for modeling protein-DNA complexes,
   Villa, E. , Balaeff, A., L. Mahadevan and K. Schulten, SIAM Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, 2, 527-553 (2004).  
3. Structural model for cooperative DNA binding by CAP and Lac repressor,
   Balaeff, A., L. Mahadevan and K. Schulten, Structure, 12, 123-32, 2004.  
4. Popliteal instability of bent multi-walled elastic tubes,
   Mahadevan, L., J. Bico and G. McKinley, Europhysics Letters, 65 (3), 323-29, 2004.  
5. Elasticity of interfacial particle rafts, Vella, D., P. Aussillous and L. Mahadevan, Europhysics Letters, 68 (2), 212-18, 2004.  
6. Relating microstructure to rheology of a bundled and cross-linked F-actin network in-vitro,
   Shin, J., M. Gardel, L. Mahadevan, P. Matsudaira and D. Weitz, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 101 (26), 9636-41 (2004).  
7. Elements of Draping,
   Cerda, E., L. Mahadevan and J. Passini, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 101 (7), 1806-10, 2004.  
8. Biomimetic ratcheting motion of lubricated hydrogel filaments,
   Mahadevan, L., S. Daniel and M. Chaudhury, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 101, 23-26, 2004.  
9. Modeling DNA loops using continuum and statistical mechanics,
   Balaeff, A., C. Koudella, L. Mahadevan and K. Schulten, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (A), 362, 1355-71, 2004.
10. Bending stiffness of a crystalline actin bundle,
    Shin, J., L. Mahadevan, P.T. So and P. Matsudaira, Journal of Molecular Biology, 337, 255-61, 2004.  
11. Capillarity-induced zippering of a flexible train floating on an air-water interface,
    Vella, D., H-Y. Kim and L. Mahadevan, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 502, 89-98, 2004.  
12. Elastic behavior of cross-linked and bundled actin networks,
    Gardel, M., J. Shin, F. Mackintosh, L. Mahadevan, P. Matsudaira and D. Weitz, Science, 304, 1301-5, 2004.  
13. Peeling from a patterned thin elastic film,
    Ghatak, A., L. Mahadevan, J. Yun, M. Chaudhury and V. Shenoy, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (A), 460, 2725-35 (2004).
14. Scaling of F-actin rheology to probe single filament elasticity and dynamics,
    Gardel, M., J. Shin, F. Mackintosh, L. Mahadevan, P. Matsudaira and D. Weitz, Physical Review Letters, 93, 188102, 2004.  
15. Peeling, healing and bursting in lubricated elastic sheets,
    Hosoi, A. and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 93, 137802, 2004.  
16. Soft lubrication,
    Skotheim, J. and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 92, 245509, 2004.  
17. Photo-induced deformation of beams, plates and films,
    Warner, M. and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 92, 134302, 2004.  

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2003

1. Crack street: the cycloidal wake of a cylinder ripping through a thin solid sheet,
   Ghatak, A. and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters. 91, 215507, 2003.   See also Erratum, Comment and Reply 94, 119901, 129601, 129602
2. The viscous catenary,
   Teichman, J. and L. Mahadevan, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 478, pp. 71-80, 2003.  
3. Geometry and physics of wrinkling,
   Cerda, E. and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 90 (7) 074302, 2003 (Physical Review Focus Article).  
4. The force-velocity relationship for the actin-based motility of Listeria-Monocytogenes,
   McGrath, J., J. Eungdamrong, C. Fisher, F. Peng, L. Mahadevan, T. Mitchison and S. Kuo, Current Biology, 13 (1-20), 1-6, 2003.  
5. Rings, rackets and kinks in filamentous assemblies,
   Cohen, A. and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 100, 12141-46, 2003.
6. Stored elastic energy powers the 60-micron extension of the Limulus polyphemus sperm actin bundle,
   Shin, J., L. Mahadevan, G. Waller, K. Langsmo and P. Matsudaira, Journal of Cell Biology, 162(7), 1183-88, 2003.  

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2002

1. Shocks in sand flowing in a silo,
   Samadani, A., L. Mahadevan and A. Kudrolli, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 452, 293-301, 2002.
2. Four-phase merging in compound drops,
   Mahadevan, L., M. Adda Bedia and Y. Pomeau, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 451, pp. 411-20, 2002.  
3. How aphids lose their marbles,
   Pike, N., D. Richard, W. Foster and L. Mahadevan, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series (B), Biological Sciences, 269, 1211-15, 2002.  
4. Wrinkling of a stretched elastic sheet,
   Cerda, E., K. Ravi-Chandar and L. Mahadevan, Nature, 419, 579, 2002.  

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1993-2001

1. Non-stick water,
   Mahadevan, L., Nature, 411, 895-96, 2001.  
2. Folding of viscous filaments and sheets,
   Skorobogatiy, M., and L. Mahadevan, Europhysics Letters, 52, 532-38, 2000.  
3. Chaotic dripping from a faucet,
   Coullet, P., L. Mahadevan and C. Riera, Progress in Theoretical Physics Supplement, 139, 507-516, 2000.
4. Motility driven by macromolecular springs and ratchets,
   Mahadevan, L. and P. Matsudaira, Science, 288, 95-99, 2000.  
5. Rippling instability of a collapsing Bubble,
   da Silveira, R., S. Chaieb and L. Mahadevan, Science, 287, 1468-71, 2000.  
6. Tumbling cards,
   Mahadevan, L., W. Ryu, and A.D.T. Samuel, Physics of Fluids, 11, 1-3, 1999.  
7. Axial instability of a free-surface front in a partially-filled horizontal rotating cylinder,
   Hosoi, A.E., and L. Mahadevan, Physics of Fluids, 11, 97-106, 1999.  
8. Propagating fronts on sandpile surfaces,
   Mahadevan, L. and Y. Pomeau, Europhysics Letters, 46, 595-601, 1999.  
9. Elastic model of a DNA loop in the lac operon,
   Balaeff, A., L. Mahadevan, and K. Schulten, Physical Review Letters, 83, 4900-03, 1999.  
10. Rolling droplets,
    Mahadevan, L., and Y. Pomeau, Physics of Fluids, 11, 2449-53, 1999.
11. Conical dislocations in crumpling,
    Cerda, E., S. Chaieb, F. Melo and L. Mahadevan, Nature, 401, 46-49, 1999.  
12. Fluid rope trick investigated,
    Mahadevan, L., W. Ryu, and A.D.T. Samuel, Nature, 391, 140, 1998. Corrigendum; ibid., 403, 502, 2000.  
13. Conical surfaces and crescent singularities in crumpled sheets,
    Cerda, E., and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 80, 2358-61, 1998.  
14. Experimental study of instabilities in a partially-filled horizontally-rotating cylinder,
    Thoroddsen, S.T., and L. Mahadevan, Experiments in Fluids, 23, 1-13, 1997.  
15. Colliding waves in an excitable medium: preservation, annihilation and bifurcation,
    Argentina, M., P. Coullet, and L. Mahadevan, Physical Review Letters, 79, 2803-07, 1997.  
16. Tumbling of a falling card,
    Mahadevan, L., Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, Paris, Series II, 323, 729-736, 1996.
17. Shark-teeth patterns in coating flow inside a horizontally-rotating cylinder,
    Thoroddsen, S.T., and L. Mahadevan, Physics of Fluids, 8(9), S10, 1996.  
18. Coiling of flexible ropes,
    Mahadevan, L., and J.B. Keller, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A, 1452, 1679-1694, 1996.  
19. Periodic folding of thin sheets,
    Mahadevan, L., and J.B. Keller, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 55(6) , 1609-1624, 1995.  
20. Comment on "Behavior of a falling paper,"
    Mahadevan, L., H. Aref, and S.W. Jones, Physical Review Letters, 75 , 1420, 1995.  
21. The shape of a Möbius band,
    Mahadevan, L., and J.B. Keller, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A, 1440, 149-162, 1993.  

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