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1. M. Dash, S.K Samal, H.A. Declercq, T.E.L Douglas, D. Schaubroeck, P. Vander Voort, S. C. Leeuwenburgh, P. Dubruel, Enzymatically Biomineralized Chitosan Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/term.2048.
2. M. Dash, S.K Samal, C. Bartoli, A. Morelli, P. F. Smet, P. Dubruel, F. Cheillini, Biofunctionalization of Ulvan Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering, ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 2014, 6 (5) 3211-3218.
3. S.K. Samal, V. Goranov, M. Dash, A. Russo, T. Shelyakova, P. Graziosi,  L. Lungaro,  A. Riminucci,  M. Uhlarz,  M. Bañobre-López,  J. Rivas,  T. Herrmannsdörfer,  J. Rajadas,  S.De Smedt,  K. Braeckmans, D. Kaplan,  V. Dediu, Multilayered Magnetic Gelatin Membrane Scaffolds, ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 7 (41), 23098–23109, 2015,10.1021/acsami.5b06813.
4. F.G. Lupascu, M. Dash, S.K Samal, P. Dubruel, C. E. Lupusoru, R. V. Lupusoru, O. Dragostin, L. Profire, Development, optimization and biological evaluation of chitosan scaffold formulations of new xanthine derivatives for treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015,77 (18), 122-134.
5. O. M. Dragostin, S. K.  Samal, M.  Dash, F.  Lupascu, A. Panzariu, C. Tuchilus, N. Ghetu, M. Danciu, P. Dubruel, D. Pieptu, C. Vasile, New antimicrobial chitosan derivatives for wound dressing applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016,141,28-40
6. S. K. Samal, M. Dash, T. Shelyakova, H. A. Declercq, M. Uhlarz, M. Bañobre-López, P.Dubruel, M. Cornelissen, T. Herrmannsdörfer, J. Rivas, G. Padeletti, S. Desmedt, K. Braeckmans, D. L Kaplan, V. A. Dediu, Biomimetic Magnetic Silk Scaffolds, ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 2015, 7 (11) 6282-6292.
7. M. Dash^, M. Ferri^, S. Cometa, E. D. Giglio, L. Sabbatini, F. Chiellini, Preparation and characterization of hybrid nanoparticles based on chitosan and poly(methacryloylglycylglycine), Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2014 ,  16 (5)  2422 ^ Authors’ contributed equally
8. S. K. Samal, M. Dash, H. A. Declercq, F. Chiellini, X. Wang, E. Chiellini, D. L. Kaplan, Silk/Chitosan Biohybrid Hydrogels and Scaffolds via Green Technology, RSC Advances, 2014, 4 (96) 53547-53556
9. A. M. Piras, S. Sandreschi, S. P. Malliappan, M. Dash, C. Bartoli et al, Surface decorated poly(ester-ether-urethane)s nanoparticles: A versatile approach towards clinical translation, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2014, 475 (1-2)  523-535
10. S. K. Samal, M. Dash, H. A. Declercq, T. Gheysens, J. Dendooven, P. V. D. Voort, R. Cornelissen, P. Dubruel, D. L. Kaplan, Enzymatic Mineralization of Silk Scaffolds, Macromolecular Bioscience, 2014, 14 (7) 991-1003  
11. T.E.L Douglas, G. Krawczyk, E. Pamula, H. A Declercq, D. Schaubroeck, M.M Bucko, L. Balcaen, P. Van Der Voort, V. Bliznuk, N. M. F Vanden Vreken, M. Dash, R. Detsch, A. R Boccaccini, F. Vanhaecke, M. Cornelissen, P. Dubruel, Generation of composites for bone tissue-engineering applications consisting of gellan gum hydrogels mineralized with calcium and magnesium phosphate phases by enzymatic means, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2014, 10.1002/term.1875
12. J. Missinne, S. Beri, M. Dash, S. K. Samal, P. Dubruel, J. Watté, G. Van Steenberge, Curing kinetics of step-index and graded-index single mode polymer self-written waveguides, Optical Materials Express, 2014, 4(7), 1324-1335.
13. S. K. Samal, M. Dash, F. Chiellini, D. L. Kaplan, E. Chiellini, Silk Microgels Formed by Proteolytic Enzyme Activity, Acta Biomaterialia, 2013, 9(9), 8192-8199
14. S.K Samal, M. Dash, S.Van Vlierberghe, D. Kaplan, E. Chiellini, L. Moroni, C.van Blitterswijk, P. Dubruel, Cationic Polymers and their Therapeutic Potential, Chemical Society Reviews. 2012, 41 (21), 7147-7194
15. M. Dash^, M. Ferri^, F.Chiellini, E. Chiellini. Synthesis and Characterization of Semi-interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogel Based on Chitosan and Poly(methacryloylglycylglycine). Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2012, 135 (2-3), 1070-1076 ^ Authors’ contributed equally
16. M. Dash, F.Chiellini, R.M Ottenbrite, E. Chiellini. Chitosan – A Versatile Semi-synthetic Polymer in Biomedical Applications. Progress in Polymer Science, 2011, 36 (8), 981-1014. -Among the Most Read articles of Materials Science.
17. M. Dash, F.Chiellini, E.G Fernandez, A.M Piras, E. Chiellini. Statistical Approach of Chitin Deacetylation. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011, 86 (1), 65-71

Designing, fabrication and characterization of bioactive, biodegradable materials and investigate their interactions with biological moieties in terms of their fundamental aspects as well as with specific applications for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Two user research focus in on the following areas:

1. Production of polymeric biomaterials using different fabrication techniques. 

2. To develop bioactive composite materials and study the cell-material interaction for enhancing tissue regeneration.