Publications

  • N. Thomas and A. Agrawal. Phospholipids stabilize binding of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide to vasoactive intestinal polypeptide receptor. bioRxiv (2021) (Link).
  • N. Thomas and A. Agrawal. Lateral electric field inhibits gel-to-fluid transition in lipid bilayers. bioRxiv (2021) (Link).
  • N. Thomas and A. Agrawal. Quantification of in-plane flexoelectricity in lipid bilayers. bioRxiv (2021) (Link).
  • Agrawal, A., & Lele, T. P. Geometry of the nuclear envelope determines its flexural stiffness. Molecular Biology of the Cell, mbc-E20 (2020) (Link).
  • N. Thomas, K. K. Mandadapu and A. Agrawal. Electromechanics of lipid-modulated gating of Kv channels. bioRxiv (2020) (Link).
  • Joseph, J. G., Osorio, C. , Yee, V., Agrawal, A. and Liu, A.P. Complimentary action of structured and unstructured domains of epsin supports clathrin-mediated endocytosis at high tension. Communications Biology, 3(1), pp.1-16.  (2020) (pdf).
  • A. Agrawal and D. J. Steigmann. Asymmetric lipid bilayers from the perspective of three-dimensional liquid crystal theory. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, pp.1-12. (2020) (pdf)
  • Agrawal, A. and R. Ramachandran, Exploring the links between lipid geometry and mitochondrial fission: Emerging concepts. Mitochondrion (2019). (pdf)
  • A. Agrawal and T. Lele, Mechanics of nuclear membranes, Journal of Cell Science132(14), p.jcs229245 (2019). (pdf)
  • E. Irajizad, R. Ramachandran, and A. Agrawal, Geometric instability catalyzes mitochondrial fission, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 30(1):160-168 (2019). (pdf)
  • Q. Zhang, A.C. Tamashunas, A. Agrawal, M. Torbati, A. Katiyar, R.B. Dickinson, J. Lammerding, and T.P. Lele, Local, transient tensile stress on the nuclear membrane causes membrane rupture, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 30(7):899-906 (2019). (pdf,SI)
  • N. Walani, and A. Agrawal, Stability of lipid membranes with orthotropic symmetry. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, p.1081286519872236 (2019). (pdf)
  • Irajizad, E., Walani, N., Veatch, S. L., Liu, A. P., & Agrawal, A. Clathrin polymerization exhibits high mechano-geometric sensitivity. Soft Matter13(7), 1455-1462, (2017). (pdf,SI)
  • Torbati, M., Lele, T.P., Agrawal, A.Ultradonut topology of the nuclear envelope, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (40), 11094-11099, (2016). (pdf,SI)
  • Torbati, M., Lele, T., Agrawal, A., An unresolved LINC in the nuclear envelope, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 9(2), 252-257 (2016). (pdf)
  • Steigmann, D., Agrawal, A., Electromechanics of polarized lipid bilayers. Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems, 4(1), 31-54 (2016).(pdf)
  • Walani, N., Agrawal, A., Stability of lipid membranes, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 1081286515617338 (2015). (pdf)
  • Walani, N., Torres, J., Agrawal, A., Endocytic proteins drive vesicle growth via instability in high membrane tension environment, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112.12: E1423-E1432 (2015). (pdf,SI)
  • Walani, N., Torres, J., Agrawal, A., Anisotropic spontaneous curvatures in lipid membranes, Physical Review E, 89, 062715 (2014). (pdf)
  • P. Rangamani, A. Benjamini, A. Agrawal, B. Smit, D.J. Steigmann, G. Oster, Small scale membrane mechanics, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 13, 697-711 (2014). (pdf)
  • P. Rangamani, A. Agrawal, K.K. Mandadapu, G. Oster, D.J. Steigmann, Interaction between surface shape and intra-surface viscous flow on lipid membranes, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 12, 833-845 (2013). (pdf)
  • T. Ursell, A. Agrawal, R. Phillips, Lipid bilayer mechanics in a pipette with glass-bilayer adhesion,Biophysical Journal, 101, 1913-1920 (2011). (pdf)
  • A. Agrawal, Mechanics of membrane-membrane adhesion, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 16, 872-886 (2011). (pdf)
  • A. Agrawal, D.J. Steigmann, A model for surface diffusion of trans-membrane proteins on lipid bilayers,ZAMP, 62, 549-563 (2011). (pdf)
  • A. Agrawal, D.J. Steigmann, Mechanics of cellular membranes, Chapter in Computational Modeling in Biomechanics, Eds. De, S., Guilak, F., Mofrad, M.R.K., Springer (2010).
  • A. Agrawal, D.J. Steigmann, Modeling protein-mediated morphology in biomembranes, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 8, 371-379 (2009). (pdf)
  • A. Agrawal, D.J. Steigmann, Boundary-value problems in the theory of fluid films with curvature elasticity,Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 21, 57-82 (2009). (pdf)
  • A. Agrawal, D.J. Steigmann, Coexistent fluid-phase equilibria in biomembranes with bending elasticity,Journal of Elasticity, 93, 63-80 (2008). (pdf)
  • Li, S., Liu X., Agrawal, A., and To, A. C., Perfectly matched multiscale simulations for discrete systems: Extension to multiple dimensions, Physical Review B, 74, 045418 (2006). (pdf)