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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Cellular Architects at Work: Cells Building Their Own Microgel Houses
S. Bulut, D. Günther, M. Bund, C. Haats, T. Bissing, C. Bastard, M. Wessling, L. De Laporte and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202302957 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023 | |
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 | |
Charge-Reversible and Biodegradable Chitosan-Based Microgels for Lysozyme-Triggered Release of Vancomycin
X. Li, L. Hetjens, N. Wolter, H. Li, X. Shi and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2022.02.014 | Journal of Advanced Research | 2022 | |
Closing the 1–5 µm size gap: Temperature-programmed, fed-batch synthesis of µm-sized microgels
A. N. Ksiazkiewicz, L. Bering, F. Jung, N. A. Wolter, J. Viell, A. Mitsos and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122293 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2019 | |
Compartmentalized Polyampholyte Microgels by Depletion Flocculation and Coacervation of Nanogels in Emulsion Droplets
H. F. Mathews, M. I. Pieper, S. Jung, A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202304908 | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | 2023 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Cumulative Submillisecond All-Atom Simulations of the Temperature-Induced Coil-to-Globule Transition of Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) in Aqueous Solution
J. Dittrich, M. Kather, A. Holzberger, A. Pich and H. Gohlke
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01896 | Macromolecules | 2020 | |
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 | |
Delayed Occluding Membrane ( DOM) - A new Concept to Prevent Spinal Cord Ischaemia during Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
A. Gombert, L. Hussmann, D. Kotelis, J. Grommes, A. Lowen, V. N. Gesche, S. Thies, A. Pich, T. Gries, S. Jockenhovel, M. J. Jacobs and A. Greiner
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https://www.doi.org/10.1055/a-0721-2097 | Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie | 2018 | |
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 | |
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 |