• National Merit Scholarship
• Management Award by GE JFWTC
• Sig Sigma Green Belt by GE
• Inventor Award by GE Research
• Excellence Award by GE Plastic

Others
• Erratum: Expression of concern: Biocompatible mesoporous silica-coated superparamagnetic ferrite nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and MR imaging applications [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 431 (2014) 31 41, (S002197971400383X), (10.1016/j.jcis.2014.06.003)] by Sahoo B., Devi K.S.P., Dutta S., Maiti T.K., Pramanik P., Dhara D. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 708 - (2026)
Journal
• Composition-dependent tuning of gold nanoparticle catalysis using tailor-made poly(N-Vinylpyrrolidone)-based copolymers by Bera S., Pal J., Samanta P., Dhara D. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 735 - (2026)
• pH-Triggered Swelling and Disassembly of Tertiary Amine-Containing Block Copolymer Self-Assemblies: Role of Molecular Weight in Nanocarrier Design by Pal J., Maity R., Khamrai M., Dhara D. Macromolecules 59 879-893 (2026)
• Redox-Responsive Core Cross-Linked Micelle as Anticancer Drug Delivery Vehicle by Biswas G., Pal J., Jena B.C., Mandal M., Dhara D. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 143 - (2026)
• Bicontinuous Nanoparticles from Spontaneous Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Prodrug in Aqueous Medium for Potential Cancer Therapy by Pal J., Samanta P., Khan A., Maity R., Mallick A.I., Dhara D. ACS Macro Letters 14 26-34 (2025)
• Effect of Polymer Chain Length, pH, and Temperature on the Preparation of Polymer-Gold Nanoconjugates and Their Application in Catalysis by Bera S., Padhee J., Pal J., Dhara D. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 7 3368-3377 (2025)
• Micellar self-assembly from pH-responsive polymer prodrug for targeted antitumor drug transportation by Kayal S., Kola P., Pal J., Mandal M., Dhara D. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 62 441-450 (2025)
• Raspberry-like gold nano-conjugates of block copolymer prodrug based bicontinuous nanoparticles for cancer theranostics by Pal J., Khan A., Samanta P., Khamrai M., Mallick A.I., Dhara D. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 687 817-829 (2025)
• Development and performance evaluation of self-assembled pH-responsive curcumin-bacterial exopolysaccharide micellar conjugates as bioactive delivery system by Gupta C., Hazra C., Poddar P., Dhara D., Byram P.K., Chakravorty N., Sen R., Ghosh S.K. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 263 130372- (2024)
• Polymer Nanoparticles for Preferential Delivery of Drugs Only by Exploiting the Slightly Elevated Temperature of Cancer Cells and Real-Time Monitoring of Drug Release by Pal J., Kola P., Samanta P., Mandal M., Dhara D. Biomacromolecules 25 5181-5197 (2024)
• Self-Indicating Polymer Prodrug Nanoparticles for pH-Responsive Drug Delivery in Cancer Cells and Real-Time Monitoring of Drug Release by Kayal S., Kola P., Pal J., Mandal M., Dhara D. ACS Applied Bio Materials 7 5810-5822 (2024)
• Magnolol and Temozolomide Exhibit a Synergistic Anti-Glioma Activity Through MGMT Inhibition by Kundu M., Das S. , Nandi S. , Dhara D. , Mandal M. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease 1869 166782- (2023)
• Magnolol induces cytotoxic autophagy in glioma by inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling by Kundu M., Das S., Das C.K., Kulkarni G., Das S., Dhara D., Mandal M. Experimental Cell Research 424 - (2023)
• Capra cartilage-derived peptide delivery via carbon nano-dots for cartilage regeneration by Maity P. P., Kapat K. , Poddar P. , Bora H. , Das C. K., Ganguly S. , Das N. C., Dhara D. , Mandal M. , Roy Chowdhury A. , Mukherjee M. , Dhara S. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11 1213932- (2023)
• Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Stabilized Iron Oxide Nanoparticle as Green Catalyst for Styrene Oxidation Reaction by Bera S., Pal J. , Sahoo S. , Dhara D. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 5 720-730 (2023)
• Role of Surface Oxygen Vacancies and Oxygen Species on CuO Nanostructured Surfaces in Model Catalytic Oxidation and Reductions: Insight into the Structure-Activity Relationship Toward the Performance by Shaw M., Samanta D., Bera S., Mahto M.K., Salam Shaik M.A., Konar S., Mondal I., Dhara D., Pathak A. Inorganic Chemistry 61 14568-14581 (2022)
• Size dependent regeneration capacity of functionalized Capra ear-derived micro-tissue scaffolds for treatment of cartilage defects by Maity P.P., Poddar P., Das S., Dixit K., Dhara D., Mandal M., Chowdhury A.R., Dhara S., Mukherjee S. Materialia 26 - (2022)
• Effect of ionic liquid on the micellization behavior of bile salts in aqueous medium by Sultana H., Barai M., Mandal M.K., Manna E., Maiti D.K., Dhara D., Panda A.K. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology - (2021)
• Synthesis, self-assembly and drug release study of a new dual-responsive biocompatible block copolymer containing phenylalanine derivative by Biswas G., Jena B.C., Samanta P., Mandal M., Dhara D. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 58 792-803 (2021)
• Synthesis of a new triple-responsive biocompatible block copolymer: Self-assembled nanoparticles as potent anticancer drug delivery vehicle by Poddar P., Maity P., Maiti S., Sahoo S., Dhara S., Dhara D. Reactive and Functional Polymers 154 - (2020)
• Cationic cross-linked polymers containing labile disulfide and boronic ester linkages for effective triple responsive DNA release by Sahoo S., Maiti S., Poddar P., Dhara D. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 191 - (2020)
• Histidine-based reduction-sensitive star-polymer inclusion complex as a potential DNA carrier: Biophysical studies using time-resolved fluorescence as an important tool by Sahoo S., Bera S., Dhara D. Langmuir 36 11262-11273 (2020)
• Effect of copolymer chain length and additives on the catalytic efficiency of thermo-sensitive block copolymer stabilized gold nanoparticles by Bera S., Sahoo S., Pal J., Dhara D. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 603 - (2020)
• Rh(iii)-Catalyzed tandem indole C4-arylamination/annulation with anthranils: Access to indoloquinolines and their application in photophysical studies by Biswas A., Bera S., Poddar P., Dhara D., Samanta R. Chemical Communications 56 1440-1443 (2020)
• Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Polymers as Additive for Rapid Generation of Spheroid via Hanging Drop Method by Vignesh R.A., Kumari S., Poddar P., Dhara D., Maiti S. Macromolecular Bioscience 20 - (2020)
• Redox-Responsive Efficient DNA and Drug Co-Release from Micelleplexes Formed from a Fluorescent Cationic Amphiphilic Polymer by Sahoo S., Kayal S. , Poddar P. , Dhara D. Langmuir 35 14616-14627 (2019)
• A copper-free click reaction for the synthesis of redox-responsive water-soluble core cross-linked nanoparticles for drug delivery in cancer therapy by Biswas G., Jena B.C., Sahoo S., Samanta P., Mandal M., Dhara D. Green Chemistry 21 5624-5638 (2019)
• pH-labile and photochemically cross-linkable polymer vesicles from coumarin based random copolymer for cancer therapy by Samanta P., Kapat K., Maiti S., Biswas G., Dhara S., Dhara D. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 555 132-144 (2019)
• pH-labile and photochemically cross-linkable polymer vesicles from coumarin based random copolymer for cancer therapy by Samanta P., Kapat K. , Maiti S. , Biswas G. , Dhara S. , Dhara D. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 555 132-144 (2019)
• Prospect of natural products in glioma: A novel avenue in glioma management by Kundu M., Das S. , Dhara D. , Mandal M. Phytother Res. 34 2571-2584 (2019)
• Prospect of natural products in glioma: A novel avenue in glioma management by Kundu M., Das S., Dhara D., Mandal M. Phytotherapy Research 33 2571-2584 (2019)
• Redox-Responsive Core-Cross-Linked Block Copolymer Micelles for Overcoming Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Cells by Maiti C., Parida S. , Kayal S. , Maiti S. , Mandal M. , Dhara D. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 10 5318-5330 (2018)
• Photoresponsive Block Copolymer Prodrug Nanoparticles as Delivery Vehicle for Single and Dual Anticancer Drugs. by Biswas G., Jena B. C., Maiti S. , Samanta P. , Mandal M. , Dhara D. ACS Omega 2(10) 6677-6690 (2018)
• Arm-First Approach toward Cross-Linked Polymers with Hydrophobic Domains via Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated Click Chemistry by Maiti S., Samanta P. , Biswas G. , Dhara D. ACS Omega 3 562-575 (2018)
• Water-soluble nanoparticles from PEGylated linear cationic block copolymers and anionic surfactants by Sahoo S., Dey D. , Dhara D. Colloid Polymer Science 296 183-193 (2018)
• Energy-Transfer Phenomena in Thermoresponsive and pH Switchable Fluorescent Diblock Copolymer Vesicles by Maiti C., Dhara D. Langmuir 33 12130-12139 (2017)
• Temperature- and Composition-Dependent DNA Condensation by Thermosensitive Block Copolymers by Sahoo S., Bera S. , Maiti S. , Dhara D. ACS Omega 2 7946-7958 (2017)
• Cholesterol Based Surface Active Ionic Liquid That Can Form Microemulsions and Spontaneous Vesicles. by Sarkar N., Dhara D. , Pyne A. , Kuchlyan J. , Maiti C. Langmuir 333 5891-5899 (2017)
• Polymer Grafted Magnetic Nanoparticles for Delivery of Anticancer Drug at Lower pH and Elevated Temperature by Dutta S., Parida S. , Maiti C. , Banerje R. , Mandal M. , Dhara D. Journal of Colloids and Interface Sciences 467 70-80 (2016)
• Polymeric Nanostructures with pH-Labile Core for Controlled Drug Release by Banerjee R., Maiti S. , Dey D. , Dhara D. Journal of Colloids and Interface Sciences 462 176-182 (2016)
• Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Selective Removal of Cationic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions by Dutta S., Biswas G. , Dhara D. Polymer Engineering and Sciences 56 776-785 (2016)
• Water-Soluble Polymeric Chemosensor for Detection of Cu2+ Ions with High Selectivity and Sensitivity by Maiti C., Banerjee R. , Maiti S. , Dhara D. Designed Monomers and Polymers 19 669-678 (2016)
• Amine Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles as Robust Support for Immobilization of Lipase by Sahoo B., Dutta S. , Dhara D. Journal of Chemical Sciences 128 1131-1140 (2016)
• Comparative Study of Calf-Thymus DNA Complexation by Low Deneration PAMAM Dendrimers and Linear Cationic PEGylated Block Ccopolymers by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy by Dey D., Maiti C. , Sahoo S. , Dhara D. Journal of Molecular Liquids 221 547-556 (2016)
• Temperature, pH and Redox Responsive Cellulose Based Hydrogels for Protein Delivery by Dutta S., Samanta P. , Dhara D. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 87 92-100 (2016)
• pH-Induced Vesicle-to-Micelle Transition in Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer: Investigation by Energy Transfer between in Situ Formed Polymer Embedded Gold Nanoparticles and Fluorescent Dye by C. Maiti, R. Banerjee, S. Maiti and D. Dhara* Langmuir 31 - (2015)
• Photoresponsive polymers based on a coumarin moiety for the controlled release of pesticide 2,4-D by Pradeep N. D., Atta S. , Paul . , Banerjee R. , Bera . , Ikbal . , Dhara D. RSC Adv. 5 99968-99975 (2015)
• Effect of Preparation Temperature on Salt-Induced Deswelling and Pattern Formation in Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels by S. Dutta and D. Dhara* Polymer 76 - (2015)
• Interaction between Calf Thymus DNA and Cationic Bottle-Brush Copolymers: Equilibrium and Stopped-Flow Kinetic Studies by D. Dey, C. Maiti, S. Maiti and D. Dhara* Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 - (2015)
• Biocompatible mesoporous silica-coated superparamagnetic manganese ferrite nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and MR imaging applications by Sahoo B., Devi K. ., Dutta S. , Maiti T. K., Pramanik P. , Dhara D. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 431 31-41 (2014)
• Synthesis of Soluble Core Cross-linked Polystyrene Star Polymer by Application of Acrylate-Nitrile Oxide Click Chemistry using Metal-free Reagents by R.Banerjee, S. Maiti and D. Dhara* Green Chemistry 16 - (2014)
• Thermoregulated Formation and Disintegration of Cationic Block Copolymer Vesicles: Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Study by C. Maiti, D. Dey, S. Mandal, and D. Dhara* The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 - (2014)
• Functional Group-Dependent Self-Assembled Nanostructures from Thermo-Responsive Triblock Copolymers by R. Banerjee and D. Dhara* Langmuir 30 - (2014)
• Effect of Encapsulation of Curcumin in Polymeric Nanoparticles: How Efficient to Control ESIPT Process? by Sarkar N., Banerjee C. , Maiti S. , Mustafi M. , Kuchlyan J. , Banik D. , Kundu N. , Dhara D. Langmuir 30 10834-10844 (2014)
• Thermal and pH Responsive Polymer-Tethered Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Anti-cancer Drug by B. Sahoo, K. S. P. Devi , R. Banerjee, T. K. Maiti, P. Pramanik, D. Dhara* ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 5 - (2013)
• Facile preparation of multifunctional hollow silica nanoparticles and their cancer specific targeting effect by Sahoo B., Devi K. ., Sahu S. K., Nayak S. , Maiti T. K., Dhara D. , Pramanik P. Biomaterials Science 1 647-657 (2013)
• Spontaneous Formation of Vesicles by Self-Assembly of Cationic Block Copolymer in the Presence of Anionic Surfactants and Their Application in Formation of Polymer Embedded Gold Nanoparticles by R Banerjee, S. Dutta, S. Pal, and D. Dhara* The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 117 - (2013)
• Development of 1-Hydroxy-2(1H)-quinolone-Based Photoacid Generators and Photoresponsive Polymer Surfaces by M. Ikbal, R. Banerjee, S. Atta, A. Jana, D. Dhara*, A. Anoop*, N. D. P. Singh* Chemistry: A European Journal 18 - (2012)

Principal Investigator

• DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPOPHILIC POLYELECTROLYTE GELS
• Smart architectural polymers for potential drug and gene delivery applications (SGIRG)
• New polymers and polymer composites: design, synthesis and advanced applications (SGDRI)
• Synthesis, Solution Properties and In Vitro Evaluation of Stimuli-Responsive Polymer-Based Prodrug Systems
• Nehru Hall Renovation Work

Co-Principal Investigator

• Bioprinting of Skeletal Tissue Forwards Customized Phalanx Reconstruction and Regeneration by Tissue Engineering Approach
• Host-directed Therapy against Tuberculosis using Vitamin D Constituted Surface Functionalized Nanocapsiles Loaded with Immunomodulatory Drug
• Thermal Management using Smart Hydrogels (ICG_2017)
• ULTRACAPACITOR FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES