Research Interests
Functional polymers & colloids,polymer chemistry,nanoparticle synthesis,self-assembly,encapsulation, nanostructured materials,stimuli sensitive materials,biomaterials,drug delivery
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1. G. Agrawal,* R. Agrawal, Food packaging: Polymer composites, In Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications, M. Mishra Ed., Taylor & Francis Group, Expected publication December 2018, Accepted. (Book chapter)
2. G. Agrawal, Y. S. Negi, S. Pradhan, M. Dash, S. K. Samal, Wettability and Contact Angle of Polymeric Biomaterials, Maria Cristina Tanzi and Silvia Farè Ed., Woodhead publishing, Elsevier, United Kingdom, 2017, p. 57-81. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100737-2.00003-0. (Book chapter)
3. S. Pradhan, S. Rajamani, G. Agrawal, M. Dash, S. K. Samal, NMR, FT-IR and Raman Characterization of Biomaterials, Maria Cristina Tanzi and Silvia Farè Ed., Woodhead publishing, Elsevier, United Kingdom, 2017, p. 147-173. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100737-2.00007-8. (Book chapter)
4. G. Agrawal, A. Pich, Polymer Gels as EAPs: Materials, In Electromechanically Active Polymers: A Concise Reference, F. Carpi Ed., Springer, 2016, p. 27-52. DOI: 10.1007/978-3- 319-31767- 0_2-1. (Book chapter)
1. G. Agrawal,* R. Agrawal, Stimuli-Responsive Microgels and Microgel-Based Systems: Advances in the Exploitation of Microgel Colloidal Properties and Their Interfacial Activity, Polymers MDPI 2018, Accepted. Invited review. (Impact factor 3.36)
2. G. Agrawal,* S. K. Samal, Raman Spectroscopy for Advanced Polymeric Biomaterials, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2018, Accepted DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00258. (Impact factor 3.23)
3. G. Agrawal,* R. Agrawal, A. Pich, Dual responsive poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) based degradable microgels for drug delivery, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 2017, DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201700132. (Impact factor 4.47)
4. G. Agrawal,* X. Zhu, M. Moeller, V. Choudhary, Development of Complete Silica Thin Films Based on Functional Hyperbranched Polyalkoxysiloxanes, Polymer 2017, 133, 40. (Impact factor 3.68)
5. K. Wiemer, K. Doermbach, I. Slabu, G. Agrawal, F. Schrader, T. Caumanns, S.D.M. Bourone, J. Mayer, J. Steitz, U. Simon, A. Pich, Hydrophobic Superparamagnetic FePt Nanoparticles in Hydrophilic Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Microgels: A New Multifunctional Hybrid System, J. Mater. Chem. B 2017, 5, 1284. (Impact factor 4.54)
6. S. Bishti, T. Tuna, G. Agrawal, A. Pich, S. Wolfart, Modified Glass Ionomer Cement with “Remove on Demand” Properties: An In Vitro Study, Dent. J. 2017, 5, 9. (Impact factor 2.72)
7. M.-N. Birkholz,† G. Agrawal,† C. Bergmann, R. Schroeder, S. J. Lechner, A. Pich, H. Fischer, Calcium Phosphate/Microgel Composites for 3D Powderbed Printing of Ceramic Materials, Biomedical Engineering/Biomedizinische Technik. 2016, 61, 267. (Impact factor 1.46)
8. G. Agrawal, A. Uelpenich, X. Zhu, M. Moeller, A. Pich, Microgel-based Adaptive Hybrid Capsules with Tunable Shell Permeability, Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 5882. (Impact factor 9.46)
9. K. Doermbach,† G. Agrawal,† M. Servos, S. Schipmann, S. Thies, U. Klemradt, A. Pich, Silica-Coating of Hematite Nanoparticles Using Reactive Water-Soluble Polyalkoxysiloxanes, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 2014, 31, 365. (Impact factor 4.47)
10. H. Wang, G. Agrawal, L. Tsarkova, X. Zhu, M. Moeller, Self-Templating Amphiphilic Polymer Precursors for Fabricating Mesostructured Silica Particles: A Water-Based Facile and Universal Method, Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 1017. (Frontispiece) (Impact factor 19.79)
11. G. Agrawal, M. P. Schuerings, P. V. Rijn, A. Pich, Formation of Catalytically Active Gold-Polymer Microgel Hybrids via a Controlled in-situ Reductive Process, J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 13244. (Impact factor 8.86)
12. G. Agrawal, J. Wang, B. Bruester, X. Zhu, M. Moeller, A. Pich, Degradable Microgels Synthesized using Reactive Polyvinylalkoxysiloxanes as Crosslinkers, Soft Matter 2013, 9, 5380. (Impact factor 3.88)
13. G. Agrawal, M. Schuerings, X. Zhu, A. Pich, Microgel/SiO2 Hybrid Colloids Prepared Using a Water Soluble Silica Precursor, Polymer 2012, 53, 1189. (Impact factor 3.68)
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