Profile
Dr. Mamoni Dash is currently leading the Therapeutic Biomaterials Team at the BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) in Bhubaneswar. The team's main focus is to develop new biomaterials with a special emphasis on biomimetic polymers. Dr. Dash has a PhD in Biomaterials from the University of Pisa in Italy and has also conducted post-doctoral research at the BIOLab at the University of Pisa and the Department of Organic Chemistry at Ghent University in Belgium. Her research interests primarily lie in the interdisciplinary field of biomaterials, where she is working towards developing new materials for various applications in regenerative medicine, therapeutic delivery, and additive manufacturing. The ongoing research activities in her laboratory in India are supported by SERB, DBT, and DBT-BIRAC, CSIR-ASPIRE.
Current Focus Areas
Our research focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to designing biomaterials with wide range of applications. This is achieved by combining principles from material science, polymer chemistry, cell biology, additive bio-manufacturing. Our goal is to integrate different approaches from seemingly unrelated fields to address the complexity of cellular biology through biomaterials.
Selected Publications
1. Barik, D. Shyamal, S. Das, K. Jena, S. Dash, M.* (2023). Glycoprotein injectable hydrogels promote accelerated bone regeneration through angiogenesis and innervation. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 12, (32), 2301969. 2. Dash, P. Samal, S. Panda, G. Piras, A.M. Dash, M.* (2023). Polymeric nanoformulation of zoledronic acid rescues osteoblasts from the harmful effect of its native form: An in-vitro investigation of cytotoxic potential on osteoblasts and osteosarcoma cells. Macromolecular Bioscience, 23, (11), 2300211. 3. Dash, P. Piras, A.M. Dash, M.* (2020). Cell membrane coated nanocarriers - an efficient biomimetic platform for targeted therapy. Journal of controlled release: official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 10, (327), 546-570. 4. Barik, D. Kundu, K. Dash, M.* (2021). Montmorillonite stabilized chitosan-co-mucin hydrogel for tissue engineering applications. RSC Advances, 11 (48), 30329-30342. 5. Van Nieuwenhove, I. Maji, S. Dash, M. Van Vlierberghe, S. Hoogenboom, R. Dubruel, P. (20