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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Tunable clustering of magnetic nanoparticles in microgels: enhanced magnetic relaxivity by modulation of network architecture
K. Herman, M. E. Lang and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c7nr07539a | Nanoscale | 2018 | |
Dual Responsive Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Based Degradable Microgels for Drug Delivery
G. Agrawal, R. Agrawal and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201700132 | Particle & Particle Systems Characterization | 2017 | |
Aqueous microgels modified with photosensitive wedge-shaped amphiphilic molecules: synthesis, structure and photochemical behaviour
A. V. Dolgopolov, K. N. Grafskaia, P. V. Bovsunovskaya, E. R. Melnikova, D. A. Ivanov, A. Pich, X. Zhu and M. Moller
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c9pp00044e | Photochem Photobiol Sci | 2019 | |
Guiding Cell Adhesion and Motility by Modulating Cross-Linking and Topographic Properties of Microgel Arrays
J. Riegert, A. Töpel, J. Schieren, R. Coryn, S. Dibenedetto, D. Braunmiller, K. Zajt, C. Schalla, S. Rütten, M. Zenke, A. Pich and A. Sechi
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257495 | PLOS ONE | 2021 | |
Biocompatible microgel-modified electrospun fibers for zinc ion release
P. Wilke, V. Coger, M. Nachev, S. Schachschal, N. Million, S. Barcikowski, B. Sures, K. Reimers, P. M. Vogt and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.01.078 | Polymer | 2015 | |
Cyclophosphazene microgels with adjustable number of crosslinks and deformability by precipitation polycondensation of mono- and bifunctional amines with hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene
S. Kühl, A. Deniz, E. Gau and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122314 | Polymer | 2020 | |
Functional PMMA nanogels by cross-linking with cyclodextrin methacrylate
M. J. Kettel, K. Schaefer, A. Pich and M. Moeller
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2016.01.063 | Polymer | 2016 | |
Multicompartment aqueous microgels with degradable hydrophobic domains
D. Kehren, C. M. Lopez, S. Theiler, H. Keul, M. Moller and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2019.03.074 | Polymer | 2019 | |
Stimuli responsive microgels decorated with oligoglycidol macromonomers: Synthesis, characterization and properties in aqueous solution
C. Willems, S. Pargen, A. Balaceanu, H. Keul, M. Moller and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.02.047 | Polymer | 2018 | |
Hemicellulose Additive to Chitosan-Based Bioplastic Improved the Tensile Strength and Allowed to Control the Material Swelling
H. D. Zamora Zamora, H. Ferreira, A. Pich and M. Brienzo
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-024-05152-w | Polymer Bulletin | 2024 | |
Borazine-based inorganic-organic hybrid cyclomatrix microspheres by silicon/boron exchange precipitation polycondensation
N. A. Riensch, A. Deniz, S. Kuhl, L. Muller, A. Adams, A. Pich and H. Helten
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c7py01006k | Polymer Chemistry | 2017 | |
Micellar Drug Delivery Vehicles Formed from Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Bearing Photo-Cross-Linkable Cyclopentenone Side Groups
J. Stouten, N. Sijstermans, J. Babilotte, A. Pich, L. Moroni and K. V. Bernaerts
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https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY00631F | Polymer Chemistry | 2022 |