Michael Boutilier
Contact
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Thompson Engineering Building,
Room TEB 437
Western University
Tel: 519.661.2111, ext. 84361
michael.boutilier@uwo.ca
Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
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Chaturvedi, P.; Cheng, P.; Hus, S.; Coupin, M. J.; Li, A.-P.; Warner, J.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Kidambi, P. R. Proton Selective Nanoporous Atomically Thin Graphene Membranes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. Accepted to Advanced Materials 2025. Manuscript ID: adma.202510609R2.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Ghode, R. G. S. Infinite Series Formulation for Slip Flow Through a Finite Thickness Orifice Plate. European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids 2025, 114, 204329. DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2025.204329.
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Roy, R.; Antonini, G.; Hayibo, K. S.; Rahman, M. M.; Khan, S.; Tian, W.*; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Zhang, W.; Zheng, Y.; Bassi, A.; Pearce, J. M. Comparative Techno-Environmental Analysis of Grey, Blue, Green/Yellow and Pale-Blue Hydrogen Production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2025, 116, 200-210, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.104.
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Moehring, N. K.; Basha, A. B. M.; Chaturvedi, P.; Knight, T.; Fan, X.; Pintauro, P. N.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Karan, K.; Kidambi, P. K. Overcoming the Conductance versus Crossover Trade-off in State-of-the-Art Proton Exchange Fuel-Cell Membranes by Incorporating Atomically Thin Chemical Vapor Deposition Graphene. Nano Letters 2025, 25, 3, 1165–1176, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05725.
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Gómez, S. F. D. J.; Boutilier, M. S. H. Water Permeation through Single Sub-Micron Pores in Single Layer Graphene Measured by a Micro-Particle Image Velocimetry Technique. Physics of Fluids 2024, 36, 122021, DOI: 10.1063/5.0241089.
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Julien, B. N.; Jeon, M.; Geranfar, E.; Ghode, R. G. S.; Boutilier, M. S. H. Response and Resilience of Carbon Nanotube Micropillars to Shear Flow. Nanotechnology 2024, 35, 445501, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad6873.
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Julien, B. N.; Holmes, N.; Ghode, R. G. S.; Boutilier, M. S. H. Wall Shear Stress Sensors Based on Carbon Nanotube Pillars. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2023, 6, 20769-20781, DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c03728.
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Cao, C. (co-first author); Boutilier, M. S. H. (co-first author); Kim, S.; Taheri-Mousavi, S. M.; Nayakanti, N.; Roberts, R.; Owens, C.; Hart, A. J. Low-Profile, Large-Range Compressive Strain Sensing Using Micromanufactured CNT Micropillar Arrays. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2023, 15, 32, 38665–38673, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06299.
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Edwards, M. P.; Gómez, S. F. D. J.; Boutilier, M. S. H. Concentration Field Based Micropore Flow Rate Measurements. Physics of Fluids 2023, 35, 032016, DOI: 10.1063/5.0142808.
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Ravi, S. P.; Shamiya, Y.; Chakraborty, A.; Coyle, A.; Zahid, A. A.; Wang, J.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Ho, E. A.; Paul, A. Controlling Differentiation of Adult Stem Cells Via Cell-Derived Nanoparticles: Implications in Bone Repair. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022, 5, 17468−17475, DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c03657.
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Cheng, P.; Fornasiero, F.; Jue, M. L.; Ko, W.; Li, A.-P.; Idrobo, J. C.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Kidambi, P. R. Differences in Water and Vapor Transport Through Angstrom-Scale Pores in Atomically Thin Membranes. Nature Communications 2022, 13:6709, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34172-1.
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Kim, S.; Jiang, Y.; Towell, K. L. T.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Nayakanti, N.; Cao, C.; Che, C.; Jacob, C.; Zhao, H.; Turner, K. T.; Hart, A. J. Soft Nanocomposite Electroadhesives for Digital Micro- and Nanotransfer Printing. Science Advances 2019, 5, 10, eaax4790. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax4790.
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Moehring, N.; Chaturvedi, P.; Cheng, P.; Ko, W.; Li, A.-P.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Kidambi, P. R. Kinetic Control of Angstrom-Scale Porosity in 2D Lattices for Direct Scalable Synthesis of Atomically Thin Proton Exchange Membranes. ACS Nano 2022, 16, 16003−16018, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c03730.
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Wong, A. O. K.; Atwal, H. K.; Boutilier, M. S. H. Molecular Advection-Diffusion Through Graphene Nanopores. European Journal of Mechanics / B Fluids 2022, 94, July–August, 366-374. DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2022.03.012.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Cao, C.; Nayakanti, N.; Kim, S.; Mousavi, S. M. T.; Hart, A. J. Limiting Mechanisms and Scaling of Electrostatically Controlled Adhesion of Soft Nanocomposite Surfaces for Robotic Gripping. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 1, 1192–1203. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17096.
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Cheng, P.; Kelly, M. M.; Moehring, N. K.; Ko, W.; Li, A.-J.; Idrobo, J.-C.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Kidambi, P. R. Facile Size-Selective Defect Sealing in Large-Area Atomically Thin Graphene Membranes for Sub-Nanometer Scale Separations. Nano Letters 2020, 20, 8, 5951–5959. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01934.
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Mariappan, D. D.; Kim, S.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Zhao, J.; Zhao, H.; Beroz, J.; Muecke, U.; Sojoudi, H.; Gleason, K.; Brun, P.-T.; Hart, A. J. Dynamics of Liquid Transfer from Nanoporous Stamps in High-Resolution Flexographic Printing. Langmuir 2019, 35, 7659−7671. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00460.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Hadjiconstantinou, N. G.; Karnik, R. Knudsen Effusion through Polymer-Coated Three-Layer Porous Graphene Membranes. Nanotechnology 2017, 28(184003). DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa680f.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Ramakrishnan, R.; Al-Qahtani, H.; Karnik, R. A Micro/Nano Engineering Laboratory Module on Superoleophobic Membranes for Oil-Water Separation. Journal of Materials Education 2016, 38(3-4), 75-92.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Lee, J.; Chambers, V.; Venkatesh, V.; Karnik, R. Water Filtration Using Plant Xylem. PLOS ONE 2014, 9(2). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089934.g001.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Yarusevych, S. Influence of Hot-Wire Probe and Traverse on Low-Reynolds-Number Airfoil Experiments. Technical Note. AIAA Journal, 2014, 52(11), 2618-2622. DOI: 10.2514/1.J053311.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Yarusevych, S. Sensitivity of Linear Stability Analysis of Measured Separated Shear Layers. European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids 2013, 37, 129-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2012.09.003.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Yarusevych, S. Separated Shear Layer Transition over an Airfoil at a Low Reynolds Number. Physics of Fluids 2012, 24(8). DOI: 10.1063/1.4744989.
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O’Hern, S. C.; Stewart, C. A.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Idrobo, J.-C.; Bhaviripudi, S.; Das, S. K.; Kong, J.; Laoui, T.; Atieh, M.; Karnik, R. Selective Molecular Transport through Intrinsic Defects in a Single Layer of CVD Graphene. ACS Nano 2012, 6(11), 10130–10138. DOI: 10.1021/nn303869m.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Yarusevych, S. Parametric Study of Separation and Transition Characteristics over an Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers. Experiments in Fluids 2012, 52, 1491-1506. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-012-1270-z.
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Boutilier, M. S. H.; Yarusevych, S. Effects of End Plates and Blockage on Low Re Flows over Airfoils. AIAA Journal 2012, 50(7), 1547-1559. DOI: 10.2514/1.J051469.
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Yarusevych, S.; Boutilier, M. S. H. Vortex Shedding of an Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers. AIAA Journal 2011, 49(10), 2221-2227. DOI: 10.2514/1.J051028.
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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
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Boutilier, M. S. H. (presenting author); Yarusevych, S. Effects of End Plates and Blockage on a Low Reynolds Number Airfoil Experiment. In Proceedings of the AIAA 41st Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, 27 – 30 June 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii, AIAA-2011- 3723.
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Boutilier, M. S. H. (presenting author); Yarusevych, S. Inviscid Spatial Linear Stability Analysis of Separated Shear Layers based on Experimental Data. In Proceedings of the AIAA 40th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, 28 June – 1 July 2010, Chicago, Illinois, AIAA 2010-4293.
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Yarusevych, S.; Boutilier, M. S. H. Vortex Shedding Characteristics of a NACA 0018 Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers. In Proceedings of the AIAA 40th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, 28 June – 1 July 2010, Chicago, Illinois, AIAA 2010-4628.
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Gerakopulos, R.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Yarusevych, S. Aerodynamic Characterization of a NACA 0018 Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers. In Proceedings of the AIAA 40th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, 28 June – 1 July 2010, Chicago, Illinois, AIAA 2010-4629.
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PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS
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Karnik, R.; Bose, S.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Hadjiconstantinou, N. G.; Jain, T.; O’Hern, S. C.; Laoui, T.; Atieh, M. A. Mitigating Leaks in Membranes. US Patent granted 2018. US9901879B2.
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Kidambi P.; Karnik R.; Jang D.; Boutilier M. S. H.; Zhang S. Techniques for Performing Diffusion-Based Filtration using Nanoporous Membranes and Related Systems. US patent pending. Application No. 62/418064, November 2017.
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Karnik, R.; O’Hern, S. C.; Boutilier, M. S. H.; Stewart, C. A.; Au, H.; Hadjiconstantinou, N. G.; Laoui, T.; Atieh, M. A. Graphene Based Filter. US patent pending. Application No. US 61/611,067, March 2012.
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