Research Group- https://sites.google.com/view/santanu-smmme/home

1. SRIC, IIT Bhubaneswar

Development of Decellularized Platelet-Rich Fibrin Loaded MgP and MgS Scaffolds with Multiscale Porosity for Enhanced Bone Regeneration (Budget: 20 Lakhs) On-going (Aug’2023-Sep’2025)

2. Prime Minister’s Early Career Research Grant Scheme, ANRF

Development of Magnesium Silicate-Based Bioceramic Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Regeneration: Optimizing Degradation, Bioactivity, and 3D Printability (Budget: 60 Lakhs) Ongoing (2025-2028)

-Materials Processing
-Recent Advances in Composite Materials
-Biomaterials Processing and Applications

–Phase Transformation in Materials

Ongoing

1. PhD: Supriya Sahoo
2. M.Tech: Vishal Kumar Prasad
3. Dual Degree: Palthya Vishnu Vardhan

Completed

1. M.Tech: Harinarayanan T A
2. B.Tech: Durgesh Agrawal, Desh Mukh Pal

1. S. N. Sahoo, I. Avula, S. Mandal, S. Pal, V.K. Balla, M. Roy, Ab initio study of precipitate stability in an Mg–Zn–Zr–Y alloy and its effects on corrosion, antimicrobial and in vitro biocompatibility, J. Mater. Chem. B 13 (2025) 6533–6550. (IF- 5.7)
2. Bairagi, S. Mandal, S. Hoque, D. Ghosh, S.K. Nandi, S. Mondal, M. Roy, M. Paliwal, S. Mandal, Effect of Thermomechanical Processing Induced Retained Strain on In Vitro, In Vivo Biodegradation Response and Cytocompatibility of Mg Alloy, ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 10 (2024) 6191–6209. (IF-5.5)
3. Chavan, I. Avula, S.N. Sahoo, S. Biswal, S. Mandal, M. Musthafa, S. Roy, S.K. Nandi, S. Mukherjee, M. Roy, Functional medium entropy alloys for joint replacement: An atomistic perspective of material deformation and a correlation to wear, corrosion, and biocompatibility, Acta Biomater. 187 (2024) 451–470. (IF-9.6)
4. Surya Prakash, S. Mandal, D. Chakrabarti, M. Roy, Unraveling the effects of nano-grained microstructure on mechanical behavior, corrosion, and in vitro biocompatibility of 316L austenitic stainless steel, Mater. Chem. Phys. 318 (2024) 129292. (IF-4.7)
5. N. Sahoo, S. Mandal, T. Adhikary, V.K. Ramesh, P. Mukherjee, S. Aich, I. Samanta, S.K. Nandi, M. Roy, Synergistic Improvement of Antibacterial and Osteogenic Differentiation of Thermomechanically Processed Mg–Zr–Sr-Ce Alloy: Insights into the Role of Precipitate Evolution Supported by AIMD Simulation Study, ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 7 (2024) 2762–2780. (IF-4.7)
6. Bairagi, S. Mandal, M. Roy, M. Paliwal, S. Mandal, Enhanced in-vitro degradation resistance and cytocompatibility of a thermomechanically processed novel Mg alloy: Insights into the role of microstructural attributes, J. Magnes. Alloys 12 (2024) 700–725. (IF-15.8)
7. Chavan, S. Mandal, M. Roy, Synergistic effects of Cr addition on surface characteristics and its implications on wear and in vitro biocompatibility of TiMoNbTaW alloys, Intermetallics 165 (2024) 108149. (IF-4.8)
8. Rath, S. Mandal, P. Das, S.N. Sahoo, S. Mandal, D. Ghosh, S.K. Nandi, M. Roy, Effects of the multiscale porosity of decellularized platelet-rich fibrin-loaded zinc-doped magnesium phosphate scaffolds in bone regeneration, J. Mater. Chem. B 12 (2024) 5869–5883. (IF-5.7)
9. Mandal, A.V. Kishore, S. Mandal, B. Bhar, B.B. Mandal, S.K. Nandi, M. Roy, Controlled nano Cu precipitation through age treatment: A method to enhance the biodegradation, mechanical, antimicrobial properties and biocompatibility of Fe-20Mn-3Cu alloys, Acta Biomater. 168 (2023) 650–669. (IF-9.6)
10. Acharjee, S. Mandal, S.K. Samanta, M. Roy, B. Kundu, S. Roy, P. Basak, S.K. Nandi, In Vitro and In Vivo Bone Regeneration Assessment of Titanium-Doped Waste Eggshell-Derived Hydroxyapatite in the Animal Model, ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 9 (2023) 4673–4685. (IF-5.5)
11. N. Sahoo, S. Mandal, R. Khan, S. Dutta, S. Pal, D. Ghosh, S.K. Nandi, M. Roy, Synergistic Effects of Cerium and Hot Forging on Biodegradation, Antibacterial Properties, and In Vivo Biocompatibility of Microalloyed Mg–Zr–Sr Alloys, ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 9 (2023) 2495–2513. (IF-5.5)
12. Mandal, S. Nigamananda Sahoo, V.K. Balla, M. Das, M. Roy, Synergistic Improvement of Antibacterial, Mechanical and Degradation Properties of Cu added Mg-Zn-Zr alloy, Materials Letters. (2023) 134115. (IF-2.7)
13. Surya Prakash, S. Mandal, S. Mandal, D. Chakrabarti, M. Roy, Implication of Nano-Scale Grain Refinement on the Passive Film Formation and Corrosion Response of AISI 301L Steel with and without Pre-Existing Martensite, Materials Letters. (2023) 133836. (IF-2.7)
14. Chavan, S. Mandal, M. Roy, Cobalt free Refractory High Entropy Alloys for Total Joint Arthroplasty: In-vitro Wear, Corrosion and Cytocompatibility Evaluation, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. (2022) 168499. (IF-6.3)
15. M. Tarif, S. Mandal, B. Chakraborty, K. Sarkar, P. Mukherjee, M. Roy, S. K. Nandi, In vitro and in vivo assessment of decellularized platelet-rich fibrin-loaded strontium doped porous magnesium phosphate ceramics in bone regeneration, Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 138 (2023) 105587 (IF-3.5)
16. Mandal, V. Kishore, M. Bose, S. K. Nandi, M. Roy, In vitro and in vivo degradability, biocompatibility and antimicrobial characteristics of Cu added iron-manganese alloy, Journal of Materials Science & Technology. 84 (2021) 159–172. (IF-14.3)
17. Mandal, Viraj, S. K. Nandi, M. Roy, Effects of multiscale porosity and pore interconnectivity on in vitro and in vivo degradation and biocompatibility of Fe–Mn–Cu scaffolds, Journal of Materials Chemistry B 9 (2021) 4340–4354. (IF-5.7)
18. Dutta, S. Mandal, S. Gupta, M. Roy, Effects of cerium addition on the corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of Mg–2Sr–1Zr Alloy, Journal of Materials Research. (2020) 1–12. (IF-2.9)
19. Mandal, R. Ummadi, M. Bose, V. K. Balla, M. Roy, Fe–Mn–Cu alloy as biodegradable material with enhanced antimicrobial properties, Materials Letters. 237 (2019) 323–327. (IF-2.7)
20. Dutta, K. B. Devi, S. Mandal, A. Mahato, S. Gupta, B. Kundu, V. K. Balla, M. Roy, In vitro corrosion and cytocompatibility studies of hot press sintered magnesium-bioactive glass composite, Materialia. 5 (2019) 100245. (IF-2.9)

S. Mandal and M. Roy, “Fe-Mn-Cu alloy as a novel antibacterial biodegradable material” MS&T, Portland, Oregon, USA, October (2019)

1. S. Mandal, M. Roy, Biodegradable iron-based alloy for fracture fixation devices with improved antibacterial activity, Patent No.530647, Application No: 201931007157, Grant Date: 27th, March 2024.

Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF)