Patents

2. A. Dhiman, P. Thaper, D. Bhardwaj, G. Agrawal, Method to Fabricate Biodegradable Microgels (PDXE MGs) for Slow Release of Urea and a Source of Phosphorous in the Soil, Patent No. 552384. Granted.

1. A. Sood, A. Gupta, G. Agrawal, Method to Fabricate Biopolymer-based Switchable Nanoparticles for Oral Delivery of Anti-Cancer Drugs, Patent No. 550199. Granted.

Publications at IIT Mandi

49. D. Bhardwaj, V. Chawla, V. Nandwani, Y. Thakur, Y. Singh, G. Agrawal,* A multifunctional electrospun nanofiber/hydrogel based pro-healing bilayer dressing as a next generation biomaterial for skin wound care, Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2025, 13, 11821.

48. K. Goswami, M. Garg, P. Sharma, A. Negi, D. Bhardwaj, M. Kanwar, S. Murab,* G. Agrawal,* 3D Printed PLA Scaffolds Modified with Chitosan-based Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomimetic Mineralization and Antimicrobial Efficacy, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2025, just accepted.

47. D. Gupta, D. Bhardwaj, R. Priyadarshi, S. Kumar, G. Agrawal,* Mussel-inspired biomimetic adhesive coatings for food preservation: A review, RSC Applied Polymers 2025, 3, 1145. (Featured in RSC Applied Polymers Emerging Investigator collection 2025)

46. D. Bhardwaj, S. Kumar, G. Agrawal,* Multifunctional Bilayer Dressings: A Next Generation Biomaterial for Enhanced Wound Healing, Biomaterials Science 2025, 13, 4639. (Featured in Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigator collection 2025)

45. A. Dhiman, P. Thaper, K. C. Naga, G. Agrawal,* Enzyme-Responsive Phosphate-Crosslinked Microgels with Enhanced Foliar Adhesion and Insecticide Stability: An Approach for Sustained Insecticide Delivery and Increased Plant Growth, ACS Applied Bio Materials 2025, 8, 5613. 

44. D. Upreti, Krishankant, R. Rani, S. Alagar, A. K. Sharma, G. Agrawal, V. Bagchi,*  Core-Shell Engineering of ZIF-67@N-Doped Hollow Carbon Spheres via Diffusion Strategy for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Chemistry An Asian Journal 2025, just accepted. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500646 

43. A. Negi, K. Goswami, H. Diwan, G. Agrawal, S. Murab,*  Designing Osteogenic Interfaces on 3D-Printed Thermoplastic Bone Scaffolds, Materials Today Chemistry 2025, 45, 102635. 

42. D. Bhardwaj, V. Chawla, A. Gupta, A. Dhiman, Y. Singh, G. Agrawal,*  Fe/Se Nanocomposite-Loaded Chitosan/Alginate Films for Wound Healing, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2025, 306, 141626. 

41. A. Negi, A. Verma, M. Garg, K. Goswami, V. Mishra, A. K. Singh, G. Agrawal,* S. Murab,*  Osteogenic Citric Acid linked Chitosan Coating of 3D-Printed PLA Scaffolds for Preventing Implant-Associated Infections, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2024, 136968.  

40. D. Gupta, R. Priyadarshi, S. K. Tammina, J. W. Rhim, G. Agrawal,*  Fruit Processing Wastes as Sustainable Sources to Produce Multifunctional Carbon Quantum Dots for Application in Active Food Packaging, Food and Bioprocess Technology 2024, 18, 2145.  

39. A. Dhiman, P. Thaper, D. Bhardwaj, G. Agrawal,*  Biodegradable Dextrin-Based Microgels for Slow Release of Dual Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16, 11860.  

38. D. Bhardwaj, R. Bhaskar, A. K. Sharma, M. Garg, S. S. Han,* G. Agrawal,*  Gelatin/Polyacrylamide-Based Antimicrobial and Self-Healing Hydrogel Film for Wound Healing Application, ACS Applied Bio Materials 2024, 7, 879. 

37. D. Bhardwaj, R. Singhmar, M. Garg, D. Gupta, A. Dhiman, S. S. Han,* G. Agrawal,*  Designing advanced hydrogel inks with direct ink writing based 3D printability for engineered biostructures, European Polymer Journal 2024, 205, 112736. 

36. A. Gupta, A. Sood, D. Bhardwaj, N. Shrimali, R. Singhmar, S. Chaturvedi, P. Guchhait, G. Agrawal,*  Functionalized Chitosan Decorated Hafnium Oxide@Gold Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Multimodal Cancer Therapy, Advanced Therapeutics 2024, 7, 2300165. (Appeared in Hot Topic: Drug Delivery) (Hot Topic: Tumors and Cancer)

35. A. Gupta, R. Singhmar, A. Sood, D. Bhardwaj, S. S. Kumaran, S. Chaturvedi, G. Agrawal,*  Gd/hafnium oxide@gold@chitosan core–shell nanoparticles as a platform for multimodal theranostics in oncology research, Chemical Communications 2023, 59, 11819. (Featured in Chem Comm Emerging Investigator collection 2023)

34. A. Sood, S.S. Das, A. Dev, D. Bhardwaj, A. Kumar, G. Agrawal,* S.S. Han,*  Fluorescent nanocomposites loaded hydrogels as a theranostic platform for advanced healthcare applications: Recent trends and opportunities, European Polymer Journal 2023, 196, 112323.

33. A. Kumar, A. Sood, G. Agrawal, S. Thakur, V.K. Thakur, M. Tanaka, Y.K. Mishra, G. Christie, E. Mostafavi, R. Boukherroub, D.W. Hutmacher, S.S. Han,  Polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers based multimodal hydrogels for various biomedical applications: A review, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2023, 125606. 

32. A. Dhiman, D. Bhardwaj, K. Goswami, Deepika, G. Agrawal,* Biodegradable redox sensitive chitosan based microgels for potential agriculture application, Carbohydrate Polymers 2023, 313, 120893.  

31. A. Gupta,† A. Dhiman,† A. Sood, R. Bharadwaj, N. Silverman, G. Agrawal,* Dextran/eudragit S-100 based redox sensitive nanoparticles for colorectal cancer therapy, Nanoscale 2023, 15, 3273. (Featured in Nanoscale Emerging Investigator Series 2023)

30. A. Dhiman, A.K. Sharma, D. Bhardwaj, G. Agrawal,* Biodegradable dual stimuli responsive alginate based microgels for controlled agrochemicals release and soil remediation, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2023, 228, 323. 

29. A. Dhiman, A. Gupta, S.K. Sethi, G. Manik, G. Agrawal,* Encapsulation of Wax in Complete Silica Microcapsules, Journal of Materials Research 2022, 38, 814.

28. A. Gupta, A. Sood, A. Dhiman, N. Shrimali, R. Singhmar, P. Guchhait, G. Agrawal,* Redox responsive poly(allylamine)/eudragit S-100 nanoparticles for dual drug delivery in colorectal cancer, Biomaterials Advances 2022, 143, 213184. 

27. A.K. Sharma, A. Gupta, A. Dhiman, M. Garg, R. Mishra, G. Agrawal,* Fe3O4 embedded κ-carrageenan/sodium alginate hydrogels for the removal of basic dyes, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2022, 130155. 

26. A.K. Sharma, A. Dhiman, A.K. Nayak, R. Mishra, G. Agrawal,* Environmentally benign approach for the efficient sequestration of methylene blue and coomassie brilliant blue using graphene oxide emended gelatin/κ-carrageenan hydrogels, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2022, 219, 353. 

25. S. Murab, A. Gupta, M.K.W. Biegun, A. Kumar, P.V. Rijn, P. Whitlock, S.S. Han, G. Agrawal,* Alginate based Hydrogel Inks for 3D Bioprinting of Engineered Orthopedic Tissues, Carbohydrate Polymers 2022, 296, 119964. 

24. A. Dhiman, A.K. Sharma, G. Agrawal,* Polymer based Engineered Materials for Sustainable Agriculture, ACS Agricultural Science & Technology 2022, 2, 693.

23. S. Kumari, S. Alagar, A.K. Sharma, D. Upreti, Aashi, G. Agrawal, V. Bagchi,* In-situ Modulation of Al Traces and Interlayer Spacing in Ti3C2Tx -A2 MXene: Supercapacitor with Ultrahigh Capacitance and Energy Density, Advanced Materials Interfaces 2022, 9, 2200919.  

22. A. Sood,† A. Gupta,† R. Bharadwaj, P. Ranganath, N. Silverman, G. Agrawal,* Biodegradable Disulfide Crosslinked Chitosan/stearic Acid Nanoparticles for Dual Drug Delivery for Colorectal Cancer, Carbohydrate Polymers 2022, 294, 119833.  

21. A. Gupta, A. Sood, E. Fuhrer, K. Djanashvili, G. Agrawal,* Polysaccharide-Based Theranostic Systems for Combined Imaging and Cancer Therapy: Recent Advances and Challenges, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2022, 8, 2281. 

20. T. Agarwal, S.A. Tan, V. Onesto, J. X. Law,† G. Agrawal,† S. Pal, L. W. Lee, E. Sharifi, F. D. Moghaddam, T. Maiti, Engineered Herbal Scaffolds for Tissue Repair and Regeneration: Recent Trends and Technologies, Biomedical Engineering Advances 2021, 2, 100015. (†equally contributing authors) 

19. A. Sood, V. Arora, S. Kumari, A. Sarkar, S. S. Kumaran, S. Chaturvedi, T. Jain,* G. Agrawal,* Imaging Application and Radiosensitivity Enhancement of Pectin Decorated Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021, 189, 443.

18. A. Sood, A. Gupta, G. Agrawal,* Recent advances in polysaccharides based biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications 2021, 2, 100067.  

Previous Publications

17. Sauraj, V. Kumar, B. Kumar, R. Priyadarshi, F. Deeba, A. Kulshreshtha, A. Kumar, G. Agrawal, P. Gopinath, Y. S. Negi,  Redox Responsive Xylan-SS-Curcumin Prodrug Nanoparticles for Dual Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy, Materials Science and Engineering: C 2020, 107, 110356.

16. G. Agrawal,* R. Agrawal, Janus Nanoparticles: Recent Advances in their Interfacial and Biomedical Applications, ACS Applied Nano Materials 2019, 2, 1738.

15. G. Agrawal,* S. K. Samal, S. K. Sethi, G. Manik, R. Agrawal, Microgel/Silica Hybrid Colloids: Bioinspired Synthesis and Controlled Release Application, Polymer 2019, 178, 121599. 

14. G. Agrawal,* R. Agrawal, Functional Microgels: Recent Advances in their Biomedical Applications, Small 2018, 14, 1801724 (Hot Topic: Drug Delivery)

13. 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, 10, 418. (Invited review) 

12. G. Agrawal,* S. K. Samal, Raman Spectroscopy for Advanced Polymeric Biomaterials, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2018, 4, 1285.

11. G. Agrawal,* R. Agrawal, A. Pich, Dual Responsive Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) based Degradable Microgels for Drug Delivery, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 2017, 34, 1700132. 

10. G. Agrawal,* X. Zhu, M. Moeller, V. Choudhary, Development of Complete Silica Thin Films Based on Functional Hyperbranched Polyalkoxysiloxanes, Polymer 2017, 133, 40. 

9. 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. 

8. S. Bishti, T. Tuna, G. Agrawal, A. Pich, S. Wolfart, Modified Glass Ionomer Cement with “Remove on Demand” Properties: An In Vitro Study, Dentistry J. 2017, 5, 9. 

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. († joint first author)           

6. G. Agrawal, A. Uelpenich, X. Zhu, M. Moeller, A. Pich, Microgel-based Adaptive Hybrid Capsules with Tunable Shell Permeability, Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 5882. 

5. 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.  († joint first author)

4. 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) 

3. 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. 

2. 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. 

1. G. Agrawal, M. Schuerings, X. Zhu, A. Pich, Microgel/SiO2 Hybrid Colloids Prepared Using a Water Soluble Silica Precursor, Polymer 2012, 53, 1189.