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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Functional selenium modified microgels: temperature-induced phase transitions and network morphology
K. H. Tan, D. E. Demco, R. Fechete and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SM02646G | Soft Matter | 2019 | |
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 | |
Functional Microgels for the Decoration of Biointerfaces
P. Kodlekere and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/cnma.201800041 | Chemnanomat | 2018 | |
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 | |
Function Follows Form: Oriented Substrate Nanotopography Overrides Neurite-Repulsive Schwann Cell–Astrocyte Barrier Formation in an in Vitro Model of Glial Scarring
P. Achenbach, L. Hillerbrand, J. L. Gerardo-Nava, A. Dievernich, D. Hodde, A. S. Sechi, P. D. Dalton, A. Pich, J. Weis, H. Altinova and G. A. Brook
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00873 | Nano Letters | 2023 | |
From In Vitro to Perioperative Vascular Tissue Engineering: Shortening Production Time by Traceable Textile-Reinforcement
S. R. Mohapatra, E. Rama, C. Melcher, T. Call, M. A. Al Enezy-Ulbrich, A. Pich, C. Apel, F. Kiessling and S. Jockenhoevel
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s13770-022-00482-0 | Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine | 2022 | |
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 | |
Fibrin–Dextran Hydrogels with Tunable Porosity and Mechanical Properties
S. A. Jung, H. Malyaran, D. E. Demco, A. Manukanc, L. S. Häser, V. Kučikas, M. van Zandvoort, S. Neuss and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00269 | Biomacromolecules | 2023 | |
Fibrin-Based Hydrogels with Reactive Amphiphilic Copolymers for Mechanical Adjustments Allow for Capillary Formation in 2d and 3d Environments
S. Wein, C. Schemmer, M. A. Al Enezy-Ulbrich, S. A. Jung, S. Rütten, M. Kühnel, D. Jonigk, W. Jahnen-Dechent, A. Pich and S. Neuss
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https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10030182 | Gels | 2024 | |
Fabrication of pH-Degradable Supramacromolecular Microgels with Tunable Size and Shape via Droplet-Based Microfluidics
S. H. Jung, S. Bulut, L. P. B. Busca Guerzoni, D. Günther, S. Braun, L. De Laporte and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.065 | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 2022 | |
Enzymatic synthesis of temperature-responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) microgels with glucose oxidase
E. Gau, F. Flecken, A. N. Ksiazkiewicz and A. Pich
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c7gc03111d | Green Chemistry | 2018 | |
Enzymatic Synthesis of 2-(beta-Galactosyl)-ethyl Methacrylate by beta-Galactosidase from Pyrococcus woesei and Application for Glycopolymer Synthesis and Lectin Studies
M. Hoffmann, E. Gau, S. Braun, A. Pich, L. Elling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01647 | Biomacromolecules | 2020 |