Staff | Adolphe Merkle Institute | Université de Fribourg

SHIROLE Anuja

Alumni

Postdoctoral Researcher, Polymer Chemistry & Materials

Graduate student at Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg from September 2013. Prior to graduate studies worked in Polymer Science & Engineering division at National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India between 2010-2012. Awarded a Master’s degree in Organic chemistry (2010) and Bachelor’s degree (2008) in Chemistry from University of Pune, India. Currently working on the development and characterization of the novel shape memory polymers, (nano)composites for targeted biomedical applications.

Theses

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Design, Processing and Characterization of Shape Memory Polymer Composites and Blends, 2017
Publications

Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis using Aemion™ membranes and nickel electrodes
Amirreza Khataee, Anuja Shirole, Patric Jannasch, Andries Krüger, Ann Cornell
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 10 , 16061-16070 (2022)

Impact of the Combined Use of Magnetite Nanoparticles and Cellulose Nanocrystals on the Shape-Memory Behavior of Hybrid Polyurethane Bionanocomposites
Tamara Calvo-Correas, Anuja Shirole, Ana Alonso-Varona, Teodoro Palomares, Christoph Weder, M. Angeles Corcuera, Arantxa Eceiza
Biomacromolecules 21 , 2032-2042 (2020)

Biocompatible thermo- and magneto-responsive shape-memory polyurethane bionanocomposites
Tamara Calvo-Correas, Anuja Shirole, Federica Crippa, Alke Fink, Christoph Weder, M. Angeles Corcuera, Arantxa Eceiza
Materials Science and Engineering: C (2019)

Tailoring the Shape Memory Properties of Segmented Poly(ester urethanes) via Blending
Anuja Shirole, Carlo U. Perotto, Sandor Balog, Christoph Weder
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2018)

Polypropylene/Cellulose Composites for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
Baris Kaynak, Martin Spoerk, Anuja Shirole, Wolfgang Ziegler, Janak Sapkota
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering (2018)

Tailoring the Properties of a Shape-Memory Polyurethane via Nanocomposite Formation and Nucleation
Anuja Shirole, Apiradee Nicharat, Carlo U. Perotto, Christoph Weder
Macromolecules (2018)

Polymer nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystals made by co-precipitation
Jens C. Natterodt, Anuja Shirole, Janak Sapkota, Justin O. Zoppe, Christoph Weder
Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2017)

Length controlled kinetics of self-assembly of bidisperse nanotubes/nanorods in polymers
Ali Gooneie, Janak Sapkota, Anuja Shirole, Clemens Holzer
Polymer (2017)

A refined model for the mechanical properties of polymer composites with nanorods having different length distributions
Janak Sapkota, Ali Gooneie, Anuja Shirole, Julio Cesar Martinez Garcia
Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2017)

A Simple and Versatile Strategy To Improve the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites with Cellulose Nanocrystals
Worarin Meesorn, Anuja Shirole, Dimitri Vanhecke, Lucas Montero de Espinosa, Christoph Weder
Macromolecules (2017)

Thermally activated shape memory behavior of melt-mixed polyurethane/cellulose nanocrystal composites
Apiradee Nicharat, Anuja Shirole, E. Johan Foster, Christoph Weder
Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2017)

Polymer nanocomposites with nanorods having different length distributions
Janak Sapkota, Anuja Shirole, E. Johan Foster, Julio Cesar Martinez Garcia, Marco Lattuada, Christoph Weder
Polymer (2017)

Fabrication and Properties of Polyethylene/Cellulose Nanocrystal Composites
Janak Sapkota, Jens C. Natterodt, Anuja Shirole, Earl Johan Foster, Christoph Weder
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering (2016)

Shape Memory Composites Based on Electrospun Poly(vinyl alcohol) Fibers and a Thermoplastic Polyether Block Amide Elastomer
Anuja Shirole, Janak Sapkota, E. Johan Foster, Christoph Weder
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2016)