Prof. Dr. Andrij Pich
The research group of Andrij Pich has acquired many years of expertise in synthesizing functional polymers and colloidal particles with controlled chemical structure and morphology. He draws inspiration from biological systems and focuses in particular on the chemical design of macromolecules that react to external stimuli, assemble independently and degrade programmably. His reserach group has great expertise in the synthesis of nano- and microgels and their use for the production of soft, interactive materials with active properties. Such properties are, for example, changes in shape, the recognition of certain structures or the possibility of regeneration for use in catalysis, plant breeding, biomaterials and coatings.
Curriculum Vitae
In 2009 Andrij Pich was appointed to Lichtenberg Professor for Functional and Interactive Polymers at RWTH Aachen University. Since 2019 he is also a Professor for Biobased Polymers at Maastricht University (part time professorship). After studying chemical technology in Lviv/Ukraine he received his PhD from the Technical University Dresden in 2001. In 2006/2007 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto/Canada. In 2007 he received the Georg Manecke Award of the GDCh (German Chemical Society) and completed his habilitation in 2008 at Technical University Dresden. His research focusses on the synthesis of functional polymers and polymer colloids with variable chemical structures and morphologies and their use for the design of functional and interactive materials.
Selected professional functions, honors and awards
- 2018 Innovation Prize of the German BioRegions
- 2009 Lichtenberg Professorship (Volkswagen Foundation)
- 2007 Georg Manecke Prize, German Chemical Society (GDCh)
- 2002 Young Scientist Award, Dresdener Gesprächskreis für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft
Projects
Publications
Titel/Autoren | DOI-LINK | Magazine | Jahre | |
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Mechanochemical Synthesis of Stimuli Responsive Microgels
C. Hu, P. van Bonn, D. E. Demco, C. Bolm and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202305783 | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | 2023 | |
Synthesis of Polyampholyte Janus-like Microgels by Coacervation of Reactive Precursors in Precipitation Polymerization
W. Xu, A. Rudov, A. Oppermann, S. Wypysek, M. Kather, R. Schröder, W. Richtering, I. I. Potemkin, D. Wöll and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201910450 | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | 2019 | |
Biofunctional Microgel-Based Fertilizers for Controlled Foliar Delivery of Nutrients to Plants
R. A. Meurer, S. Kemper, S. Knopp, T. Eichert, F. Jakob, H. E. Goldbach, U. Schwaneberg and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201701620 | Angewandte Chemie-International Edition | 2017 | |
Functional Isoeugenol-Modified Nanogel Coatings for the Design of Biointerfaces
M. Kather, M. Skischus, P. Kandt, A. Pich, G. Conrads and S. Neuss
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201609180 | Angewandte Chemie-International Edition | 2017 | |
Dual responsiveness of microgels induced by single light stimulus
M. Bekir, J. Jelken, S.-H. Jung, A. Pich, C. Pacholski, A. Kopyshev and S. Santer
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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0036376 | Applied Physics Letters | 2021 | |
In-line Monitoring of Monomer and Polymer Content During Microgel Synthesis Using Precipitation Polymerization via Raman Spectroscopy and Indirect Hard Modeling
J. Meyer-Kirschner, M. Kather, A. Pich, D. Engel, W. Marquardt, J. Viell and A. Mitsos
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https://www.doi.org/10.1177/0003702815626663 | Applied Spectroscopy | 2016 | |
Synthesis of acylglycerol derivatives by mechanochemistry
K. J. Ardila-Fierro, A. Pich, M. Spehr, J. G. Hernandez and C. Bolm
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Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry | 2019 | ||
Dendrimer-decorated nanogels: Efficient nanocarriers for biodistribution in vivo and chemotherapy of ovarian carcinoma
X. Li, Z. Ouyang, H. Li, C. Hu, P. Saha, L. Xing, X. Shi and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.02.031 | Bioactive Materials | 2021 | |
Intelligent nanogels with self-adaptive responsiveness for improved tumor drug delivery and augmented chemotherapy
X. Li, H. Li, C. Zhang, A. Pich, L. Xing and X. Shi
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.03.021 | Bioactive Materials | 2021 | |
Selective Functionalization of Microgels with Enzymes by Sortagging
Z. Zou, E. Gau, I. El-Awaad, F. Jakob, A. Pich and U. Schwaneberg
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00568 | Bioconjugate Chemistry | 2019 | |
Distribution of Ionizable Groups in Polyampholyte Microgels Controls Interactions with Captured Proteins: From Blockade and "Levitation" to Accelerated Release
W. J. Xu, A. A. Rudov, R. Schroeder, I. V. Portnov, W. Richtering, I. I. Potemkin and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01775 | Biomacromolecules | 2019 | |
Dual-Degradable Biohybrid Microgels by Direct Cross-Linking of Chitosan and Dextran Using Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition
H. Li, X. Li, P. Jain, H. Peng, K. Rahimi, S. Singh and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01158 | Biomacromolecules | 2020 |