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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Pre- and Post-Functionalization of Thermoresponsive Cationic Microgels with Ionic Liquid Moieties Carrying Different Counterions
T. Belthle, M. Lantzius-Beninga and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY01477G | Polymer Chemistry | 2023 | |
Responsive microgels with supramolecular crosslinks: synthesis and triggered degradation in aqueous medium
D. Schmitz and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c6py01039c | Polymer Chemistry | 2016 | |
Synthesis and structure of deuterated ultra-low cross-linked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels
M. Brugnoni, A. C. Nickel, L. C. Kroger, A. Scotti, A. Pich, K. Leonhard and W. Richtering
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http://doi.org/10.1039/C8PY01699B | Polymer Chemistry | 2019 | |
Temperature and pH dual-responsive poly(vinyl lactam) copolymers functionalized with amine side groups via RAFT polymerization
H. Peng, W. J. Xu and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c6py00885b | Polymer Chemistry | 2016 | |
The next step in precipitation polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide: particle number density control by monochain globule surface charge modulation
O. L. J. Virtanen, M. Brugnoni, M. Kather, A. Pich and W. Richtering
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c6py01195k | Polymer Chemistry | 2016 | |
Diffusive Motion of Linear Microgel Assemblies in Solution
M. P. Schurings, O. Nevskyi, K. Eliasch, A. K. Michel, B. Liu, A. Pich, A. Boker, G. von Plessen and D. Woll
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https://www.doi.org/10.3390/polym8120413 | Polymers | 2016 | |
Thermoresponsive zwitterionic poly(phosphobetaine) microgels: Effect of macro-RAFT chain length and cross-linker molecular weight on their antifouling properties
P. Saha, A. R. Palanisamy, M. Santi, R. Ganguly, S. Mondal, N. K. Singha and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.5214 | Polymers for Advanced Technologies | 2021 | |
Coupled stochastic simulation of the chain length and particle size distribution in miniemulsion radical copolymerization of styrene and N-vinylcaprolactam
Y. W. Marien, P. H. M. Van Steenberge, A. Pich and D. R. D'Hooge
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/C9RE00218A | Reaction Chemistry & Engineering | 2019 | |
Synthesis of Acrylic Acid and Acrylic Esters Via Oxidation and Oxidative Alkoxylation of Acrolein under Mild Conditions with Selenium-Modified Microgel Catalysts
T. Kharandiuk, K. H. Tan, I. Kubitska, M. A. Al Enezy-Ulbrich, V. Ivasiv, R. Nebesnyi, I. I. Potemkin and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RE00252C | Reaction Chemistry & Engineering | 2022 | |
Biofunctionalized zinc peroxide (ZnO2) nanoparticles as active oxygen sources and antibacterial agents
C. Bergs, L. Bruck, R. R. Rosencrantz, G. Conrads, L. Elling and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c7ra06332f | Rsc Advances | 2017 | |
Ultrasmall functional ZnO2 nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and oxygen release properties
C. Bergs, P. Simon, Y. Prots and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra16009c | Rsc Advances | 2016 | |
Characterization of Transient Rheological Behavior of Soft Materials Using Ferrofluid Droplets
D. Azarkh, M. Geiger, S.-H. Jung, E. Noetzel, R. Merkel, A. Pich and U. Schnakenberg
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2022.113756 | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical | 2022 |