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  • M. Twardos, P.E. Arratia, M.K. Rivera, J.P. Gollub, and R. Ecke, "Stretching and mixing near the transition to nonperiodic flows", Phys. Rev. E, 77, 056315 (2008)
  • P. E. Arratia, J. P. Gollub, and D. J. Durian, "Polymer filament thinning & breakup in microchannels", Phys. Rev. E, 77, 036309 (2008)
  • P.E. Arratia, J.P. Gollub, and D.J. Durian, "Polymer drop breakup", Chaos (2007) - Gallery of Nonlinear Images 
  • P. E. Arratia, C. C. Thomas, J. D. Diorio, and J.P Gollub, "Elastic instabilities of polymeric solutions in cross-channel flows", Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 144502 (2006).
  •  P. E. Arratia and J. P. Gollub, "Predicting the progress of diffusively limited chemical reactions in the presence of chaotic advection", Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 024501 (2006). 
  •  P. E. Arratia, J. L. Kukura, J. Lacombe, and F.J. Muzzio, "Mixing of shear-thinning fluids with yield-stress in stirred tanks", AIChE J. 52, 2310-2322 (2006).
  • P. E. Arratia, N. H. Duong, F. J. Muzzio, et al., "A study of the mixing & segregation mechanisms in the Bohle blender via DEM simulations" Powder Tech. 164, 50-57 (2006).
  • P.E. Arratia, N.H. Duong, F.J. Muzzio, et al., "Characterizing mixing and lubrication in the Bohle bin blender", Powder Tech. 161, 202-208 (2006).
  • P. E. Arratia, G. A. Voth, and J. P. Gollub, "Stretching and mixing of non-Newtonian fluids in time-periodic flows", Phys. Fluids 17, 053102 (2005).
  • P. E. Arratia and J. P. Gollub, "The statistics of stretching distributions in experimental fluid flows exhibiting chaotic advection", J. Stat. Phys. 121, 805-822 (2005).
  • O. S. Sudah, P. E. Arratia, A. Alexander, and F.J. Muzzio, "Experiments and 3-D DEM simulations of mixing and segregation in the Gallay tote blender", AIChE J. 51, 836-844 (2005).
  • P. E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, M. M. Alvarez, and F.J. Muzzio, "Mixing of non-Newtonian fluids in steadily forced flows", Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 084501 (2004).
  • P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, and F.J. Muzzio, "Three dimensional chaotic mixing", Phys. Fluids 16 (2004) - Gallery of Fluid Motion.
  • P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio, "Planar laser-induced fluorescence method for analysis of mixing in laminar flows", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 43, 6557-6568 (2004).
  • P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, J.P. Lacombe, and F.J. Muzzio, "Segregated regions in continuous laminar stirred tank reactors", Chem. Eng. Sci. 59,1481-1490 (2004).
  • E. Szalai, P.E. Arratia, K. Johnson, F.J. Muzzio "Mixing analysis in a fermentor stirred with Ekato Intermig impellers", Chem. Eng. Sci., 59, 3793-3805 (2004).
  • J. Kukura, P.E. Arratia, E. Szalai, and F.J. Muzzio "Engineering tools for understanding hydrodynamics of dissolution tests" Drug Dev. Ind. Pharm.  29, 231-239 (2003).
  • F.J. Muzzio, C.L. Goodridge, P.E. Arratia, et al. "Sampling and characterization of pharmaceutical powder blends", Int. J. Pharm. 250, 51-64 (2003).
  • N.-H. Duong, P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio, et al. "A homogeneity study using NIR spectroscopy: tracking Magnesium Stearate in Bohle Blender" Drug. Dev. Ind. Pharm. 29, 679-687 (2003).
  • M. Alvarez, J. Zalc, P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, F.J. Muzzio "The mechanisms of mixing and creation of structure in laminar stirred tanks" AIChE J. 48, 2135-2148 (2002).
  • M. Alvarez, P.E. Arratia, and F.J. Muzzio "Laminar mixing in eccentric stirred tank systems" Can. J. Chem. Eng. 80, 547-557 (2002).
  • O. Sudah, P.E. Arratia, D. Coffin-Beach, and F.J. Muzzio, "Mixing of cohesive pharmaceutical formulations in tote (Bin) Blenders", Drug. Dev. Ind. Pharm. 28, 905-918 (2002).

  

   Other Publications

  • "Characterization of the performance of bin blenders. Part 3: Cohesive Powders''
    A. Alexander, O. Sudah, P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio et al., Pharm. Tech. 28, 54-74 (2004).

  • "Characterization of the performance of bin blenders. Part 2: Free-Flowing mixtures''
    A. Alexander, O. Sudah, P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio et al., Pharm. Tech. 28, 56-68 (2004).

  • "Characterization of the performance of bin blenders. Part 1: Methodology''
    A. Alexander, P.E. Arratia, C. Goodridge, F.J. Muzzio et al., Pharm. Tech. 28, 70-86 (2004).

  • "Experimental and computational methods for understanding pharmaceutical flows, Part I: Laboratory scale devices'' J. Kukura, P.E. Arratia, E. Szalai, F.J. Muzzio et al., Pharm. Tech. Europe, March (2003).

  • "Experimental and computational methods for understanding pharmaceutical flows, Part II: Large-scale production equipment'' J. Kukura, P.E. Arratia, E. Szalai, F.J. Muzzio et al., Pharm. Tech. Europe, April  (2003).

  • "Understanding pharmaceutical flows'' J. Kukura, E. Szalai, P.E. Arratia, and F.J. Muzzio, Pharm. Tech., 26, 48-72 (2002).