Publications/Conferences

Articles:

  • Nader Amanatchi, Ilyesse Bihi, Matthieu Briet, Wim De Malsche, Karine Hellemans. “Microfluidic production of dexamethasone-loaded PLGA microparticles: dynamic solvent extraction improves process robustness during the droplet-to-particle transition”. Pharmaceutics 18 (2026) 1075.
  • Ilyesse Bihi, Dariush Bahrami Eisaabadi, and Wim De Malsche. “Numerical investigation of axial dispersion reduction in chromatography using AC-electroosmotic flow in tapered geometries: concept and numerical investigation.” Journal of Chromatography A (2026): 466627
  • Amaury De Hemptinne, Muge Bilgen, Quentin Galand, Ilyesse Bihi, Dominique Maes,and Wim De Malsche. “Controlled antisolvent crystallization of miconazole nitrate in microfluidic droplets.” Chemical Engineering Science 313 (2025): 121719
  • Ilyesse Bihi, Pierre Gelin, Itzchak Frankel, and Wim De Malsche. “A numerical study of the effects of lateral flow and retention in open tubular vortex chromatography.” Journal of Chromatography A 1736 (2024): 465370.
  • Choobbari, Mehrdad Lotfi, Margot Vandermotten, Tatevik Chalyan, Ilyesse Bihi, Pierre Gelin, Wim De Malsche, Wendy Meulebroeck, Leo A. van Grunsven, Hugo Thienpont, and Heidi Ottevaere. “An opto-acousto-fluidic microchip for efficient Raman spectroscopy of microparticles in aqueous environment.” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 418 (2024): 136300.
  • Amanatchi, Nader, Ilyesse Bihi, Matthieu Briet, Jordy Stichelmans, Wim De Malsche, and Karine H. Hellemans. “Advanced microfluidic techniques for in situ PLGA microparticle formation: A dynamic solvent extraction approach.” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 701 (2024): 134885.
  • De Hemptinne, Amaury, Pierre Gelin, Ilyesse Bihi, Romain Kinet, Benoit Thienpont, and Wim De Malsche. “Exploring operational boundaries for acoustic concentration of cell suspensions.” Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 108, no. 1 (2024): 387.
  • Ziemecka, Iwona, Amaury de Hemptinne, Vyacheslav R. Misko, Matthieu Briet, Pierre Gelin, Ilyesse Bihi, Dominique Maes, and Wim De Malsche. “Rail induced lateral migration of particles across intact co-flowing liquids.” Scientific Reports 12, no. 1 (2022): 21775.
  • Pierre Gelin, Ilyesse Bihi, Iwona Ziemecka, Benoit Thienpont, Jo Christiaens, Karine Hellemans, Dominique Maes, and Wim De Malsche. “Microfluidic device for high-throughput production of monodisperse droplets.” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59, 28:12784 (2020).
  • Ilyesse Bihi, Doriane Vesperini, Badr Kaoui, and Anne Le Goff. “Pressure-driven flow focusing of two miscible liquids.” Physics of Fluids 31, 6:062001 (2019)
  • Gaurav Prabhudesai, Ilyesse Bihi, Farzam Zoueshtiagh, J Jose and Michael Baudoin, “Nonspherical armoured bubble vibration.” Soft Matter, 13: 3879 (2017)
  • Ilyesse Bihi, Michael Baudoin, Jason E. Butler, Christine Faille and Farzam Zoueshtiagh, “Inverse Saffman-Taylor experiments with particles lead to capillarity driven fingering instabilities”. Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 034501 (2016)
  • Christine Faille, Ilyesse Bihi, Annette Ronse, Gilles Ronse, Thierry Bénézech, Farzam Zoueshtiagh, “Impact of drying conditions of a contaminated surface on the subsequent resistance to detachment of adherent microspheres and Bacillus spores” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 143 (2016) 293-300.
 

Conferences and seminars:

2026

  • L. M. Benko, E. Peeters, W. De Malsche, I. Bihi. Centrifugal microfluidic disc with linked-inlet architecture for parallel geometric dilution screening. MicroTAS 2026, Granada, Spain (poster).
  • A. Maisto, E. Gómez Piedrafita, I. Bihi, J. Messens, W. De Malsche. High-aspect-ratio bulk acoustic wave microchannels enable streaming-limited manipulation of nanoparticles. MicroTAS 2026, Granada, Spain (poster).
  • E. Gómez Piedrafita, D. Ezeriņa, A. Maisto, I. Bihi, J. Messens, W. De Malsche. Label-free bulk acoustofluidic enrichment of mitochondrial subpopulations in the submicron-to-micron range. MicroTAS 2026, Granada, Spain (poster).
  • D. Bahrami Eisaabadi, I. Bihi, et al. Reduction of Taylor-Aris dispersion in a polymeric pillar array column via lateral flow using AC electroosmotic flow for liquid chromatography applications. MicroTAS 2026, Granada, Spain (poster).
  • D. Bahrami Eisaabadi, I. Bihi, et al. Polymeric AC-electrokinetic microfluidic chip for vortex-enhanced liquid chromatography. MSB 2026, Daejeon, South Korea (oral).
  • I. Bihi, D. Bahrami Eisaabadi, G. I. Sakiz, K. Lanckmans, W. De Malsche. Active dispersion control in polymeric chips for point-of-care testing. 5th National POCT Symposium, Antwerp, Belgium (poster).
  • D. Bahrami Eisaabadi, I. Bihi, et al. Improvement of a polymeric vortex liquid chromatography chip using AC-electroosmotic flow in tapered microchannels for point-of-care testing. 5th National POCT Symposium, Antwerp, Belgium (poster).

2025

  • D. Bahrami Eisaabadi, I. Bihi, et al. Evaluation of vortex liquid chromatography in a polymeric chip via lateral flow by AC-electroosmotic flow. MicroTAS 2025, Adelaide, Australia (poster).
  • G. I. Sakiz, D. Bahrami Eisaabadi, I. Bihi, E. Naghdi, W. De Malsche. Controlled electroosmotic vortices: frequency effect on C-term reduction in vortex-enhanced chromatography. MicroTAS 2025, Adelaide, Australia (poster).
  • D. Bahrami Eisaabadi, I. Bihi, et al. Realization of vortex chromatography in polymeric devices. HPLC 2025, Bruges, Belgium (oral).
  • E. Gómez Piedrafita, I. Bihi, D. Ezeriņa, J. Messens, W. De Malsche. Microfluidic handling and separation tools for intracellular structure analysis. ChemPhysBio 2025, Orsay, France (poster).

2024

  • I. Bihi, W. De Malsche. Enhancing mixing and reducing dispersion in polymeric liquid chromatography columns through wall taper-induced vortices. Solvay Workshop on Mixing, Brussels, Belgium (poster).
  • D. Borstner, G. Schider, W. De Malsche, I. Bihi, et al. High aspect ratio structures in microfluidic channels by UV-nanoimprint lithography. MNE 2024, Montpellier, France (poster).
  • S. Tomasi Masoni, I. Bihi, C. Galletti, E. Brunazzi, W. De Malsche. Experimental and numerical investigation of a 3D microemulsifier for the preparation of water-in-oil droplets. ICTAM 2024, Daegu, South Korea (oral).

2023

  • V. Misko, I. Ziemecka, A. de Hemptinne, M. Briet, P. Gelin, I. Bihi, D. Maes, W. De Malsche. Rail-aided lateral particle transport across intact co-flows: effect of walls and rail geometry. MicroTAS 2023, Katowice, Poland (poster).
  • A. de Hemptinne, I. Ziemecka, V. Misko, M. Briet, P. Gelin, I. Bihi, D. Maes, W. De Malsche. Rail induced particle multilayer coating. MicroTAS 2023, Katowice, Poland (poster).
  • P. Gelin, I. Bihi, et al. Exploring the potential of vortex liquid chromatography. MicroTAS 2023, Katowice, Poland (poster).
  • I. Bihi, P. Gelin, W. De Malsche. Exploiting wall taper to induce vortices and reduce dispersion in plastic liquid chromatography columns. HPLC 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany (poster).
  • I. Bihi, N. Amanatchi, K. Hellemans, W. De Malsche. From microdroplets to microparticles: complete control on chip. EnFI 2023, Brussels, Belgium (oral).
  • D. Borstner, G. Schider, W. De Malsche, I. Bihi, et al. High aspect ratio structures in microfluidic channels by UV-nanoimprint lithography. Point-of-Care, Biosensors & Mobile Diagnostics Europe, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (poster).

2019-2022

  • J. Stichelmans, B. Sekar Salem, I. Bihi, W. De Malsche, K. H. Hellemans. microASSIST: drug-loaded microspheres for tissue engineering produced by microfluidics. Life-on-Chip 2022 (poster).
  • I. Bihi, P. Gelin, W. De Malsche. Droplet generators communication for a high-throughput production. MicroTAS 2020, online (poster).
  • I. Ziemecka, I. Bihi, et al. Production of monodisperse capsules for controlled spore release. MicroTAS 2020, online (poster).
  • J. Stichelmans, B. Sekar Salem, I. Bihi, W. De Malsche, K. H. Hellemans. microASSIST: microfluidics to produce drug-loaded microspheres for cell therapy. Knowledge for Growth 2020, Ghent, Belgium (poster).
  • G. I. Sakiz, I. Bihi, I. Ziemecka, M. Briet, K. H. Hellemans, W. De Malsche. High-throughput microfluidic droplet and particle production. NSABS 2020, Liège, Belgium (poster).
  • A. Le Goff, I. Bihi, B. Kaoui, D. Vesperini. Pressure control of miscible co-flows. Congrès Français de Mécanique 2019, Brest, France (oral).

2016-2018

  • I. Bihi, S. Poirault-Chassac, M. Reyssat, D. Baruch, A. Le Goff. Spatio-temporal analysis of megakaryocyte elongation during platelet production. PhysBio 2018, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (poster).
  • I. Bihi, A. Le Goff. Elongation of megakaryocyte cells in flow. Journée Systèmes & Matière Complexes 2018, Paris-Saclay, France (oral).
  • I. Bihi, A. Le Goff. Flow focusing of two miscible liquids in a microfluidic chip. Journée Systèmes & Matière Complexes 2018, Paris-Saclay, France (oral).
  • I. Bihi, D. Vesperini, B. Kaoui, A. Le Goff. Pressure-driven flow focusing of two miscible liquids. Journées de la Matière Condensée 2018, Grenoble, France (poster).
  • I. Bihi, S. Poirault-Chassac, M. Lebsir, M. Reyssat, D. Baruch, A. Le Goff. Spatio-temporal analysis of megakaryocyte elongation during platelet production. 8th World Congress of Biomechanics 2018, Dublin, Ireland (oral).
  • I. Bihi, M. Baudoin, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, F. Zoueshtiagh. Fingering instability due to microparticles presence. Journées de Physique Statistique 2018, ESPCI, Paris, France (oral).
  • I. Bihi, J. E. Butler, F. Zoueshtiagh. Motion of freely spheroidal particle near a wall. ICCB 2017, Compiègne, France (oral).
  • M. Baudoin, G. Prabhudesai, I. Bihi, F. Zoueshtiagh, J. Jose. Vibration of non-spherical armored bubbles. Congrès Français de Mécanique 2017, Lille, France (oral).
  • I. Bihi, M. Baudoin, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, F. Zoueshtiagh. Interfacial patterns due to micro-particles presence. Flow17, Paris, France (poster).
  • I. Bihi, M. Baudoin, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, F. Zoueshtiagh. Interfacial patterns due to micro-particles presence. Microfluidics 2017, Carcans, France (poster).
  • F. Zoueshtiagh, I. Bihi, J. Butler, C. Faille, M. Baudoin. Inverse Saffman-Taylor instability in Hele-Shaw experiments using micro-particles. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 2016, Portland, USA (oral).
  • I. Bihi, M. Baudoin, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, F. Zoueshtiagh. Stability of an air-water interface in presence of microparticles. MicroMAST 2016, Brussels, Belgium (oral).
  • I. Bihi, M. Baudoin, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, F. Zoueshtiagh. Microparticles effects on the stability of an air-water interface. ICTAM 2016, Montréal, Canada (oral).
  • I. Bihi, M. Baudoin, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, F. Zoueshtiagh. Formation of interfacial patterns due to micro-particles presence. IMA8 2016, Bad Honnef, Germany (oral).

2013-2015

  • C. Faille, A. Ronse, G. Ronse, G. Bourdin, I. Bihi, M. Baudoin, F. Zoueshtiagh. Role of drying conditions in bacteria-material interactions. Réseau National Biofilms 2015, Toulouse, France (poster).
  • I. Bihi, F. Zoueshtiagh, M. Baudoin, J. E. Butler, C. Faille. Microparticle detachment from surfaces. PHC-Sakura Symposium 2015, Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France (oral).
  • I. Bihi, F. Zoueshtiagh, J. E. Butler. Microparticle detachment from surfaces. 15th I2 plus Seminar 2015, Tokyo, Japan (oral).
  • I. Bihi, F. Zoueshtiagh, J. E. Butler. Microparticle detachment from surfaces. NSF-PIRE Graduate Seminar 2014, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (oral).
  • I. Bihi, F. Zoueshtiagh, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, M. Baudoin. Microparticle detachment from surfaces by a fluid-fluid interface. GRACE Symposium 2014, Gainesville, USA (poster).
  • I. Bihi, F. Zoueshtiagh, J. E. Butler, C. Faille, M. Baudoin. Microparticle detachment from surfaces by a fluid-fluid interface. Workshop on Fluid Patterns for Science and Technology 2014, Gainesville, USA (poster).
  • I. Bihi, C. Faille, F. Zoueshtiagh. Removal of microorganisms adhering to microchannel walls by bubbles. 9th Congress of the French Society for Microbiology 2013, Lille, France (poster).
  • Further posters at doctoral events in Lille and Valenciennes (2013-2015).
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