Publications

Publications at IIT Mandi


46. 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.  


45. 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. 


44. 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. 


43. 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 2023, 2300165. (Appeared in Hot Topic: Drug Delivery) (Hot Topic: Tumors and Cancer)


42. 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)


41. A. Gupta, A. Dhiman, S.K. Samal, G. Agrawal,* Stimuli-Responsive Microgels as Drug Carriers and Theranostics, In the book edition entitled “Functional Biomaterials”, A. Kumar Ed. Taylor & Francis Group, 2023, p. 151-174. (Book Chapter)


40. 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.


39. 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. 


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


37. 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)


36. 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. 


35. 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.


34. 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. 


33. 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. 


32. 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. 


31. 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. 


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


29. 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.  


28. 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.  


27. 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. 


26. G. Agrawal, A. Kumar, Polysaccharides-Based Biomaterials for Surgical Applications, In: Polysaccharides of Microbial Origin 2021, just accepted. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35734-4_51-1  (Book Chapter)


25. 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) 


24. 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.


23. S. Sharma,† G. Agrawal,† Biomedical Applications of Electrospun Polymer and Carbon Fibers, Materials Science & Materials Engineering 2021, just accepted. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820352-1.00094-8 († joint first author) (Book Chapter)


22. 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


21. 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.


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


19. 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. 


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


17. 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) 


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


15. G. Agrawal,* R. Agrawal, Food Packaging: Polymer Composites, In the book edition entitled “Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications”, M. Mishra Ed., Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, p. 1359-1373. (Book Chapter)


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


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


12. G. Agrawal, Y. S. Negi, S. Pradhan, M. Dash, S. K. Samal, Wettability and Contact Angle of Polymeric Biomaterials, In the book edition entitled “Characterization of Polymeric Biomaterials”, Maria Cristina Tanzi and Silvia Farè Ed., Woodhead publishing, Elsevier, United Kingdom, 2017, p. 57-81. (Book Chapter)


11. 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. 


10. S. Pradhan, S. Rajamani, G. Agrawal, M. Dash, S. K. Samal, NMR, FT-IR and Raman Characterization of Biomaterials, In the book edition entitled “Characterization of Polymeric Biomaterials”, Maria Cristina Tanzi and Silvia Farè Ed., Woodhead publishing, Elsevier, United Kingdom, 2017, p. 147-173. (Book Chapter)


9. 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. 


8. G. Agrawal, A. Pich, Polymer Gels as EAPs: Materials, In the book edition entitled “Electromechanically Active Polymers: A Concise Reference”, F. Carpi Ed., Springer, 2016, p. 27-52.  (Book Chapter)


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.