Publications

A complete list is also available on Google Scholar. Titles link to the publisher via DOI.

Journal articles

J. Hale, N. Cudworth, R. Farrell, A. Bhargava, K. W. Eliceiri, and I. Rosado-Mendez, “Improved imaging interfaces on a co-registered ultrasound and optical microscopy multiscale system,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2026. 31(1): 016002
D. W. Kim, P. Wrede, H. Estrada, E. Yildiz, J. Lazovic, A. Bhargava, D. Razansky, and M. Sitti, “Hierarchical nanostructures as acoustically manipulatable multifunctional agents in dynamic fluid flow,” Advanced Materials, 2024. 36(50): 2404514
M. Han, E. Yildiz, U. Bozuyuk, A. Aydin, Y. Yu, A. Bhargava, S. Karaz, and M. Sitti, “Janus microparticles-based targeted and spatially-controlled piezoelectric neural stimulation via low-intensity focused ultrasound,” Nature Communications, 2024. 15: 2013
A. Bhargava, S. Huang, D. D. McPherson, and K. B. Bader, “Assessment of bubble activity generated by histotripsy combined with echogenic liposomes,” Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2022. 67(21): 215015
S. A. Hendley, A. Bhargava, C. K. Holland, G. D. Wool, O. Ahmed, J. D. Paul, and K. B. Bader, “Effective fibrinolysis at a reduced rt-PA dose for catheter-directed thrombolysis combined with histotripsy,” PLOS ONE, 2022. 17(1): e0261567
S. A. Hendley, A. Dimov, A. Bhargava, E. Snoddy, D. Mansour, R. O. Afifi, G. D. Wool, Y. Zha, S. Sammet, Z. F. Lu, O. Ahmed, J. D. Paul, and K. B. Bader, “Assessment of histological characteristics, imaging markers, and rt-PA susceptibility of ex vivo venous thrombi,” Scientific Reports, 2021. 11: 22805
A. Bhargava, S. A. Hendley, and K. B. Bader, “An in vitro system to gauge the thrombolytic efficacy of histotripsy and a lytic drug,” Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2021(172): e62133
A. Bhargava, and S. Shahab, “Acoustic-electroelastic modeling of piezoelectric disks in high-intensity focused ultrasound power transfer systems,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2021. 32(11): 1215–1233
A. Bhargava*, V. C. Meesala*, M. R. Hajj, and S. Shahab, “Nonlinear effects in high-intensity focused ultrasound power transfer systems,” Applied Physics Letters, 2020. 117(6): 064101 (*equal contribution)
A. Bhargava, and S. Shahab, “Coupling of nonlinear shape memory polymer cantilever dynamics with focused ultrasound field,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2019. 28(5): 055002
A. Bhargava, K. Peng, J. Stieg, R. Mirzaeifar, and S. Shahab, “Focused ultrasound actuation of shape memory polymers; acoustic-thermoelastic modeling and testing,” RSC Advances, 2017. 7(72): 45452–45469

Conference presentations

A. Bhargava, “Interaction of cavitation bubbles with biological viscoelastic networks,” Gordon Research Conference: In Vivo Ultrasound Imaging, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, August 2026
S. Chanda, A. Bhargava, and C. M. Nesemann, “Interaction mechanics of ultrasound cavitation on biological matrices,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2026. 159(4_Supplement): A282
A. Bhargava, “Targeting fibrin networks through mechanics-informed ultrasound-induced cavitation,” APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, November 2025
A. Bhargava, “Ultrasound cavitation for treating fibrosis,” Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, August 2025
A. Bhargava, “Targeting fibrin networks through mechanics-informed cavitation,” International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound, Banff, Canada, July 2025 (invited talk)
J. T. Urena, C. Centner, A. Bhargava, and K. B. Bader, “The role of histotripsy pulsing rate on clot degradation when combined with thrombolytic drug,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022. 152: A247
C. Centner, A. Bhargava, S. Huang, D. D. McPherson, and K. B. Bader, “Thrombolytic efficacy of histotripsy combined with thrombolytic-loaded echogenic liposomes,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022. 152: A247
A. Bhargava, and K. B. Bader, “Influence of echogenic liposomes on histotripsy bubble dynamics,” IEEE International Ultrasound Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 2022
A. Bhargava, S. Huang, D. D. McPherson, and K. B. Bader, “Cavitation dynamics of histotripsy bubble cloud nucleated from echogenic liposomes,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021. 150: A29
A. Bhargava, S. Huang, D. D. McPherson, and K. B. Bader, “The influence of echogenic liposome bubble nuclei on histotripsy cavitation dynamics,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021. 149: A119
S. A. Hendley, A. Bhargava, J. D. Paul, and K. B. Bader, “Histotripsy combined with catheter-directed thrombolytics for clot disintegration in vitro,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021. 149: A119
A. Bhargava, V. Meesala, M. R. Hajj, and S. Shahab, “Experimental analysis of high intensity focused ultrasound power transfer system,” International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference, held virtually, February 2021
A. Bhargava, V. Meesala, and S. Shahab, “Nonlinear acoustic-structure interaction in high intensity focused ultrasound power transfer systems,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020. 148: 2718
V. Meesala, A. Bhargava, and S. Shahab, “Investigations on acoustic and electroelastic nonlinearities in acoustic energy transfer systems,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 2019
A. Bhargava, K. Peng, and S. Shahab, “Dynamics of focused ultrasound actuated shape memory polymers,” 26th SPIE Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, Denver, Colorado, March 2019 (best student paper – honorable mention)
A. Bhargava, K. Peng, J. Stieg, R. Mirzaeifar, and S. Shahab, “Ultrasound actuated shape-memory polymer based drug delivery containers,” 25th SPIE Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, Denver, Colorado, March 2018
A. Bhargava, K. Peng, J. Stieg, R. Mirzaeifar, and S. Shahab, “Ultrasound actuation of shape memory polymer filaments: acoustic-thermoelastic modeling and testing,” 10th ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2017 (best student paper award)