Publications

Pui Yan Wong, Joyabrata Mal, Anna Sandak, Lijun Luo, Jianxiong Jian, Nirakar Pradhan (2024) Advances in microbial self-healing concrete: A critical review of mechanisms, developments, and future directions, 
Science of The Total Environment 947,174553  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174553 
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Anna Sandak, Oihana Gordobil, Faksawat Poohphajai, Rene Herrera (2024) Weathering of Wood Modified with Acetic Anhydride—Physical, Chemical, and Aesthetical Evaluation,
Forest 15(7), 1097 https://doi.org/​10.3390/f15071097 
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Faksawat Poohphajai, Ana Gubenšek, Anja Černoša, Karen Butina Ogorelec, Laurie Rautkari, Jakub Sandak, Anna Sandak (2024) Bioinspired Living Coating System for Wood Protection: Exploring Fungal Species on Wood Surfaces Coated with Biofinish during Its Service Life,
Coatings 2024, 14, 430. https://doi.org/​10.3390/coatings14040430
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Veerapandian Ponnuchamy, Anna Sandak, Jakub Sandak (2024) Advanced Molecular Dynamics Model for Investigating Biological-Origin Microfibril Structures, 
ACS Omega, https://doi.org/​10.1021/acsomega.3c08853
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Karen Butina Ogorelec, Ana Gubenšek, Faksawat Poohphajai, Anna Sandak (2023) Assessing the Bioreceptivity of Biobased Cladding Materials
Coatings 13(8) 1413 https://doi.org/​10.3390/coatings13081413
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Sandak Anna, Butina Ogorelec Karen, Gubenšek Ana, Poohphajai Faksawat (2024) Bioinspired Living Coating System for Regenerative and Circular Architecture, 
Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Civil Engineering 34(1): 53-61 https://doi.org/​10.5755/j01.sace.34.1.35570
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Anna Sandak, Karen Butina Ogorelec (2023) Bioinspired building materials—lessons from nature. 
Front. Mater. 10:1283163 https://doi.org/​10.1039/fmats.2023.1283163
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Faksawat Poohphajai, Olena Myronycheva, Olov Karlsson, Tiina Belt, Lauri Rautkari, Jakub Sandak, Ana Gubenšek, Polona Zalar, Nina Gunde-Cimerman, Anna Sandak (2023) Fungal colonisation on wood surfaces weathered at diverse climatic conditions. 
Heliyon 9(6) E17355 https://doi.org/​10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17355
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Oihana Gordobil, Nicole Blažević, Marjana Simonič, Anna Sandak (2023) Potential of lignin multifunctionality for a sustainable skincare: Impact of emulsification process parameters and oil-phase on the characteristics of O/W Pickering emulsions
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 233(2):123561 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123561

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Anna Sandak (2023) Engineered living materials for sustainable and resilient architecture. 
Nature Review Materials 8, 357–359 https://doi.org/​10.1038/s41578-023-00554-0 
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