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  1. Multifunctional Hyaluronic Acid/Graphite Nanoplatelet Hydrogels as Tools for Spinal Cord Regeneration

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, December 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  2. Ceragenin Nanogel Coating Prevents Biofilms Formation on Urinary Catheters

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, July 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  3. Nanoengineered Self-Assembling Peptides with Increased Proteolytic Stability Promote Wound Healing

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, February 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  4. Effect of Hyaluronan Molecular Weight on the Stability and Biofunctionality of Microfibers Assembled by Interfacial Polyelectrolyte Complexation

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, January 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  5. Bioinspired helical systems with defined chirality assembled from discrete peptide and glycan amphiphiles

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  6. Cholesterol Conjugated Elastin-like Recombinamers: Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Conformational Changes, and Bioactivity

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, November 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  7. Multifunctional calcium-based nanocarriers for synergistic treatment of triple-negative breast cancer

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  8. A Label‐Free Multitechnique Approach to Characterize the Interaction of Bioactive Compounds with Biomimetic Interfaces

    Article • Small Science, March 2024, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  9. Bioadhesive Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels for Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Biomacromolecules, February 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  10. Cooling rate uncovers epimer-dependent supramolecular organization of carbohydrate amphiphiles

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  11. Preparation, Properties, and Bioapplications of Block Copolymer Nanopatterns

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, October 2023, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  12. Layer-by-layer coated calcium carbonate nanoparticles for targeting breast cancer cells

    Article • Biomaterials Advances, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  13. End-on PEGylation of heparin: Effect on anticoagulant activity and complexation with protamine

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, September 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  14. Adhesive and self-healing materials for central nervous system repair

    Article • Biomaterials Advances, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  15. Microfluidic‐Assisted Interfacial Complexation of Extracellular Matrix Components to Mimic the Properties of Neural Tissues

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  16. Glycopeptide-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels Induce Differentiation of Adipose Stem Cells into Neural Lineages

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, June 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  17. Efficacy of molecular and nano-therapies on brain tumor models in microfluidic devices

    Article • Biomaterials Advances, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  18. Adhesive and Antibacterial Films Based on Marine-Derived Fucoidan and Chitosan

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, December 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  19. Hyaluronan Receptors as Mediators and Modulators of the Tumor Microenvironment

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, November 2022, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  20. Hyaluronan Brush-like Copolymers Promote CD44 Declustering in Breast Cancer Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, September 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  21. Adhesive and biodegradable membranes made of sustainable catechol-functionalized marine collagen and chitosan

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  22. RHAMM expression tunes the response of breast cancer cell lines to hyaluronan

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  23. Antithrombotic and hemocompatible properties of nanostructured coatings assembled from block copolymers

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  24. Glycosaminoglycans as polyelectrolytes: implications in bioactivity and assembly of biomedical devices

    Article • International Materials Reviews, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  25. Antibacterial nanopatterned coatings for dental implants

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  26. Expanding the Conformational Landscape of Minimalistic Tripeptides by Their O-Glycosylation

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, November 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  27. Influence of Hyaluronan Density on the Behavior of Breast Cancer Cells with Different CD44 Expression

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, October 2021, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  28. Liposomes embedded in layer by layer constructs as simplistic extracellular vesicles transfer model

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  29. Multilayer platform to model the bioactivity of hyaluronic acid in gastric cancer

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  30. 3D hydrogel mimics of the tumor microenvironment: the interplay among hyaluronic acid, stem cells and cancer cells

    Article • Biomaterials Science, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  31. Co-localization and crosstalk between CD44 and RHAMM depend on hyaluronan presentation

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  32. Hyaluronic Acid of Low Molecular Weight Triggers the Invasive “Hummingbird” Phenotype on Gastric Cancer Cells

    Article • Advanced Biosystems, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  33. Bactericidal nanopatterns generated by block copolymer self-assembly

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  34. Gelatin micro‐ and nanocapsules obtained via sonochemical method

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  35. Bioorthogonal Labeling Reveals Different Expression of Glycans in Mouse Hippocampal Neuron Cultures during Their Development

    Article • Molecules, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  36. Inhibiting cancer metabolism by aromatic carbohydrate amphiphiles that act as antagonists of the glucose transporter GLUT1

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  37. Tunable layer-by-layer films containing hyaluronic acid and their interactions with CD44

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  38. Aromatic carbohydrate amphiphile disrupts cancer spheroids and prevents relapse

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  39. Mineralization of Layer-by-Layer Ultrathin Films Containing Microfluidic-Produced Hydroxyapatite Nanorods

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, October 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  40. Bioinspired baroplastic glycosaminoglycan sealants for soft tissues

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  41. Minimalistic supramolecular proteoglycan mimics by co-assembly of aromatic peptide and carbohydrate amphiphiles

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  42. Molecular weight of surface immobilized hyaluronic acid influences CD44-mediated binding of gastric cancer cells

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  43. Star-Like Glycosaminoglycans with Superior Bioactivity Assemble with Proteins into Microfibers

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  44. Tuning the Stiffness of Surfaces by Assembling Genetically Engineered Polypeptides with Tailored Amino Acid Sequence

    Article • Biomacromolecules, July 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  45. Redox-Responsive Micellar Nanoparticles from Glycosaminoglycans for CD44 Targeted Drug Delivery

    Article • Biomacromolecules, May 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  46. Design of protein delivery systems by mimicking extracellular mechanisms for protection of growth factors

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  47. Sulfation of Glycosaminoglycans and Its Implications in Human Health and Disorders

    Article • Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, June 2017, Annual Reviews

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  48. Extracellular matrix-inspired assembly of glycosaminoglycan–collagen fibers

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  49. The Key Role of Sulfation and Branching on Fucoidan Antitumor Activity

    Article • Macromolecular Bioscience, December 2016, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  50. Surfaces Mimicking Glycosaminoglycans Trigger Different Response of Stem Cells via Distinct Fibronectin Adsorption and Reorganization

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, October 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  51. Influence of the sulfation degree of glycosaminoglycans on their multilayer assembly with poly-l-lysine

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  52. Modulating cell adhesion to polybutylene succinate biotextile constructs for tissue engineering applications

    Article • Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  53. Bacteria-responsive multilayer coatings comprising polycationic nanospheres for bacteria biofilm prevention on urinary catheters

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  54. Biomimetic supramolecular designs for the controlled release of growth factors in bone regeneration

    Article • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  55. Functionality of surface-coupled oxidised glycosaminoglycans towards fibroblast adhesion

    Article • Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Thomas Groth, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  56. Following the enzymatic digestion of chondroitin sulfate by a simple GPC analysis

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  57. Adhesion of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Glycosaminoglycan Surfaces with Different Protein Patterns

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, May 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Thomas Groth, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  58. Influence of different surface modification treatments on silk biotextiles for tissue engineering applications

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  59. Controlling Cancer Cell Fate Using Localized Biocatalytic Self-Assembly of an Aromatic Carbohydrate Amphiphile

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  60. Research Highlights: Highlights from the latest articles in nanomedicine

    Article • Nanomedicine, April 2014, Future Medicine

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Dr Ricardo A Pires

  61. Tunable nano-carriers from clicked glycosaminoglycan block copolymers

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Professor Rui L. Reis

  62. New biotextiles for tissue engineering: Development, characterization and in vitro cellular viability

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  63. Probing the biofunctionality of biotinylated hyaluronan and chondroitin sulfate by hyaluronidase degradation and aggrecan interaction

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  64. Interactions between Exogenous FGF-2 and Sulfonic Groups: in Situ Characterization and Impact on the Morphology of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

    Article • Langmuir, June 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ricardo A Pires, Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  65. Surface microstructuring and protein patterning using hyaluronan derivatives

    Article • Microelectronic Engineering, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva, Professor Thomas Groth

  66. Functional biopolymer-based matrices for modulation of chronic wound enzyme activities

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  67. Bioactive glass/polymer composite scaffolds mimicking bone tissue

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  68. Sulfonic groups induce formation of filopodia in mesenchymal stem cells

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ricardo A Pires, Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  69. GAGs-thiolated chitosan assemblies for chronic wounds treatment: control of enzyme activity and cell attachment

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  70. Polymer Patterns and Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications and Tissue Engineering

    Article • March 2011, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  71. Synthesis and functionalization of superparamagnetic poly- -caprolactone microparticles for the selective isolation of subpopulations of human adipose-derived stem cells

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, January 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  72. Controlling Cell Behavior Through the Design of Polymer Surfaces

    Article • Small, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  73. Plasma-induced polymerization as a tool for surface functionalization of polymer scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: An in vitro study

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  74. Highly porous and interconnected starch-based scaffolds: Production, characterization and surface modification

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, August 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  75. Temperature as a Single On‐Off Parameter Controlling Nanoparticles Growing, Stabilization and Fast Disentanglement

    Article • Advanced Materials, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  76. Sugars: burden or biomaterials of the future?

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  77. Surface phosphorylation of chitosan significantly improves osteoblastcell viability, attachment and proliferation

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  78. A new route to produce starch-based fiber mesh scaffolds by wet spinning and subsequent surface modification as a way to improve cell attachment and proliferation

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, January 2010, Wiley

    Assoc.Prof.Dr Kadriye Tuzlakoglu, Harry van Lenthe, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  79. Hydrophobic−Electrostatic Balance Driving the LCST Offset Aggregation−Redissolution Behavior of N-Alkylacrylamide-Based Ionic Terpolymers

    Article • Langmuir, December 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  80. Surface modification of starch based biomaterials by oxygen plasma or UV-irradiation

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  81. Surface Modification of Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Meshes by Plasma Treatment to Enhance Biological Performance

    Article • Small, May 2009, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  82. Surface-modified 3D starch-based scaffold for improved endothelialization for bone tissue engineering

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  83. Plasma Surface Modification of Chitosan Membranes: Characterization and Preliminary Cell Response Studies

    Article • Macromolecular Bioscience, June 2008, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Simone S Silva, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  84. The Effect of Chitosan on the In Vitro Biological Performance of Chitosan−Poly(butylene succinate) Blends

    Article • Biomacromolecules, March 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  85. Surface Structural Investigation of Starch‐Based Biomaterials

    Article • Macromolecular Bioscience, February 2008, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  86. Surface modification for natural-based biomedical polymers

    Article • January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  87. Water Absorption and Degradation Characteristics of Chitosan‐Based Polyesters and Hydroxyapatite Composites

    Article • Macromolecular Bioscience, March 2007, Wiley

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  88. Effect of chitosan membrane surface modification via plasma induced polymerization on the adhesion of osteoblast-like cells

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rui L. Reis, Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  89. Surface modification of starch based blends using potassium permanganate-nitric acid system and its effect on the adhesion and proliferation of osteoblast-like cells

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  90. Effect of Processing Conditions on Mechanical Properties of Pretreated Gelatin Samples

    Article • International Journal of Polymeric Materials, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  91. A SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA) DERIVATIVES

    Article • Organic Preparations and Procedures International, April 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva

  92. Preparation of Ethyl Esters of Protected 3-Aryl-2,3-Diaminopropanoic Acids by Reaction of Ethyl N-(Diphenylmethylene)glycinate and Azomethines1

    Article • Synthetic Communications, June 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Iva Pashkuleva