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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Compression and Ordering of Microgels in Monolayers Formed at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces: Computer Simulation Studies
N. Bushuev, R. Gumerov, S. Bochenek, A. Pich, W. Richtering and I. Potemkin
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c01600 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2020 | |
Enhancing Adhesion of Fibrin-Based Hydrogel to Polythioether Polymer Surfaces
M. A. Al Enezy-Ulbrich, K. Kreuels, M. Simonis, I. Milvydaitė, A. T. Reineke, C. Schemmer, A. Gillner and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00620 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2024 | |
From Batch to Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Thermoresponsive Microgels
H. J. M. Wolff, M. Kather, H. Breisig, W. Richtering, A. Pich and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b06920 | Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2018 | |
Gadolinium-Loaded Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Nanogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application for Enhanced Tumor MR Imaging
W. J. Sun, S. Thies, J. L. Zhang, C. Peng, G. Y. Tang, M. W. Shen, A. Pich and X. Y. Shi
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b14219 | Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2017 | |
In-Line Characterization of the Temperature-Responsive Behavior of Surface-Bound Microgel Coatings by Qcm-D: A Novel Strategy for Protein Repellence Evaluation
M. Santi, P. Saha, J. J. Walkowiak, J. Rubner, M. Wessling and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c21814 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2022 | |
Renewable and Functional Latexes Synthesized by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly for UV-Curable Films
J. Stouten, H. Cao, A. Pich and K. V. Bernaerts
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c11657 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2023 | |
Stimuli-Responsive Zwitterionic Core–Shell Microgels for Antifouling Surface Coatings
P. Saha, M. Santi, M. Emondts, H. Roth, K. Rahimi, J. Großkurth, R. Ganguly, M. Wessling, N. K. Singha and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c17427 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2020 | |
Morphology and Properties of Flame-Retardant Superhydrophobic Polymer Coatings Deposited on Cotton Fabrics from Supercritical CO2
N. A. Liubimtsev, A. Deniz, I. V. Elmanovich, M. O. Gallyamov and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00421 | ACS Applied Polymer Materials | 2020 | |
Polyphosphazene–Tannic Acid Colloids as Building Blocks for Bio-Based Flame-Retardant Coatings
A. Deniz, N. Zaytoun, L. Hetjens and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00574 | ACS Applied Polymer Materials | 2020 | |
Shear-Induced Structural and Functional Transformations of Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Microgels
E. Izak-Nau, D. E. Demco, S. Braun, C. Baumann, A. Pich and R. Göstl
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00111 | ACS Applied Polymer Materials | 2020 | |
Enhanced Stable Cavitation and Nonlinear Acoustic Properties of Poly(Butyl Cyanoacrylate) Polymeric Microbubbles after Bioconjugation
R. A. Barmin, A. Dasgupta, A. Rix, M. Weiler, L. Appold, S. Rütten, F. Padilla, A. J. C. Kuehne, A. Pich, L. De Laporte, F. Kiessling, R. M. Pallares and T. Lammers
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01021 | ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering | 2022 | |
Reversible Switching and Recycling of Adaptable Organic Microgel Catalysts (Microgelzymes) for Asymmetric Organocatalytic Desymmetrization
R. Borrmann, V. Palchyk, A. Pich and M. Rueping
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b01408 | Acs Catalysis | 2018 |