LIST of PUBLICATIONS (Updated Feburary 2026) (*Equal Author) 

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (ORCiD iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7906-9611)  

1. Gopal Agarwal*, Jorge Santiago Mojica*, Steven Robin Blasini, Isabella Young, Victor Lopez, Shelby Giza, A Choi, Shobhan Malany, Christine E. Schmidt. Comparative analysis of Matrigel and tunable collagen-fibrin blends as in vitro skeletal muscle models. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 114: e70039 (2026). 

2. Gopal Agarwal, Kennedy Moes, Christine E. Schmidt. Development and in vitro evaluation of biomimetic injectable hydrogels from decellularized human nerves for central nervous system regeneration. Materials Today Bio, 31: 101483 (2025). 

3. Gopal Agarwal, Samantha Shumard, Olivia Osborne, Michaela Mertz, Jorge Santiago Mojica, Breana Aussec, Christine E. Schmidt. Decellularized porcine peripheral nerve based injectable hydrogel for Schwann cell delivery. Journal of Neural Engineering, 21: 4 (2024).

4. Gopal Agarwal, Abhishek Roy, Abhishek Singh, Hemant Kumar, Amit Mandoli, Akshay Srivastava. BM-MSCs-loaded graphene-collagen cryogels ameliorate neuroinflammation in a rat spinal cord injury model. ACS Applied Biomaterials, 7: 1478–1489 (2024). 

5.  Gopal Agarwal, Abhishek Roy, Hemant Kumar, Akshay Srivastava. Graphene-collagen cryogels conquer neuro-inflammation and foster accelerated axonal regeneration in an injured spinal cord. Biomaterial Advances, 139: 212971 (2022). 

6. Gopal Agarwal, Ashish Agrawal, Anis Fatima, Akshay Srivastava. X ray micro-tomography-based evaluation of graphene cross-linking on collagen hydrogels. Micron, 150: 103127 (2021). 

7.  Tanay Dalvi*,Bhaskar Dewangan*, Gopal Agarwal*, Suchita Dattatray Shinde, Alok Jain,Akshay Srivastava, Bichismita Sahu. Design, synthesis, and in-vitro evaluation of fluorinated triazoles as multi-target directed ligands for Alzheimer disease. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letter, 42: 127999, (2021). (*Equal Author) 

8. Gopal Agarwal, Navin Kumar, Akshay Srivastava. Highly elastic, electroconductive, immunomodulatory graphene crosslinked collagen cryogel for spinal cord regeneration. Material Science and Engineering C, 118: 111518, (2021). 

9. Krishnapriya S.*, Gopal Agarwal*, Akshay Srivastava. Hyaluronic microneedle loaded collagen cryogels for ocular drug delivery. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137: 49285, (2020). (*Equal Author) 

10. Gopal Agarwal, Shubham Agiwal, Akshay Srivastava. Hyaluronic acid containing scaffolds ameliorate stem cell function for tissue repair and regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 165: 388-401, (2020). 

11.  Sumit Mandal*, Amol People*, Heta Thakkar*, Silvy Mary Sebastian*, Gopal Agarwal*, Akshay Srivastava. Biomolecule-conjugated macroporous hydrogels attract biomedical application. ACS Biomaterial Science and Engineering, 12: 6320–6341, (2019). 

Under Submission

1. Gopal Agarwal, Samantha Shumard, John G. Hardy, Christine E. Schmidt. Oxidized pectin amine modified chitosan/PEDOT-based self-healing and electroconductive hydrogel for neural tissue regeneration. 

2. Gopal Agarwal, Allison Campbell, Arun Wanchoo, Jacob Fuhr, Prodip Bose, Gregory Hudalla, Benjamin Keselowsky, Christine E. Schmidt. Injectable hydrogel-based localized delivery of IDO-Galectin-3 mitigates neuroinflammation and promotes neuronal sparing after spinal cord contusion in rats (Revision Submitted: Journal of Materials Chemistry B)

Planned Submission

1. Gopal Agarwal, Abiah Sam Sentic, Anouska Seal, Leina Owens, Sofia Reyes, Ethan McMillan, Samantha Shumard, Kennedy Moes, Christine E. Schmidt. Comparative analysis of axonal regeneration and neuroinflammation mitigation between injectable hydrogel formulation derived using porcine and human peripheral nerves in contused rat spinal cord. 

2. Gopal Agarwal, Allison Campbell, Arun Wanchoo, Prodip Bose, Benjamin Keselowsky, Christine E. Schmidt. PEGylated IDO delivery affects immune cell infiltration and decreases neuroinflammation in the injured spinal cord.  (Plan to submit by December 2025)

3. Gopal Agarwal, Samantha Shumard, John G. Hardy, Christine E. Schmidt. Oxidized hyaluronic acid-amine modified chitosan/PEDOT-based self-healing and electroconductive hydrogel for neural tissue regeneration. 

Book Chapter

1. Akshay Srivastava, Gopal Agarwal. Research Aspects and Strategies for the Development of  Biosensors for Renal Disease Diagnosis. In Biosensing, Theranostics, and Medical Devices: From  Laboratory to Point-of-Care Testing 2021 (pp. 165-183). Singapore: Springer Singapore.

Patents

1. Gopal Agarwal, Silvy Mary Sebastian, Akshay Srivastava. Drug-loaded collagen punctal plugs (Status: Granted at the Indian Patent Office). 

2. Christine E. Schmidt, Gopal Agarwal, Michaela Mertz. Decellularized and delipidated tissues and their uses thereof  (Status: Full Application at U.S. Patent Office).