Assist. Prof.
Tuğçe N. GEVREK CİVAN
Chemistry

- Phone
- +90 (262) 605 3084
- tcivan@gtu.edu.tr
- Web page
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tugce-Gevrek
- Office
- Chemistry, 139
- Areas of interest
- Polymers, Hydrogels, Polymer brushes, Reactive polymeric surface coatings, Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly
Makaleler
1. Subramani, C.; Cengiz, N.; Saha,K.; Gevrek, T.N.;Yu,X.;Jeong, Y.; Bajaj, A.; Sanyal, A.; Rotello, V.M. ‘Direct Fabrication of Functional and Biofunctional Nanostructures Through Reactive Imprinting’ Advanced Materials 2011, 23, 3165–3169.
2. Gevrek, T. N.; Ozdeslik, R. N.; Sahin, G. S.; Yesilbag, G.; Mutlu, S.; Sanyal, A. ‘Functionalization of Reactive Polymeric Coatings via Diels–Alder Reaction Using Microcontact Printing’ Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2011, 13 (2) 166-172.
3. Beria, L.; Gevrek, T. N.; Erdog, A.; Sanyal, R.; Pasini, D.; Sanyal, A. ‘Clickable’ hydrogels for all: facile fabrication and functionalization’ Biomaterials Science 2014, 2, 67-75.
4. Arslan, M.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A.; Sanyal, R. ‘Cyclodextrin mediated polymer coupling via thiol-maleimide conjugation: facile access to functionalizable hydrogels, RSC Advances 2014, 4, 57834-57841.
5. Arslan, M.; Gevrek, T. N.; Lyskawa, J.; Szunerits, S.; Boukherroub, R.; Sanyal, R.; Woisel, P.; Sanyal, A.‘Bio-inspired Anchorable Thiol-reactive Polymers: Synthesis and Applications towards Surface Functionalization of Magnetic Nanoparticles’ Macromolecules 2014, 47 (15), 5124–5134.
6. Park, E.-J.; Gevrek,T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Indispensable Platforms for Bioimmobilization: Maleimide-Based Thiol Reactive Hydrogels’ Bioconjugate Chemistry 2014, 25 (11), 2004–2011.
7. Gevrek, T. N.; Bilgic, T.; Klok, H.-A.;Sanyal, A. ‘Maleimide-Functionalized Thiol Reactive Copolymer Brushes: Fabrication and Post-Polymerization Modification’ Macromolecules 2014, 47 (22), 7842–7851.
8. Arslan, M.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Fabrication of poly(ethylene glycol)-based cyclodextrin containing hydrogels via thiol-ene click reaction’ European Polymer Journal 2015, 62, 426–434.
9. Dübner, M.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A.; Spencer, N. D.; Padeste C. ‘Fabrication of Thiol–Ene “Clickable” Copolymer-Brush Nanostructures on Polymeric Substrates via Extreme Ultraviolet Interference Lithography’ ACS Applied Materials Interfaces 2015, 7 (21), 11337-11345.
10. Gok, O; Kosif, I; Dispinar, T; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Design and Synthesis of Water-Soluble Multifunctionalizable Thiol-Reactive Polymeric Supports for Cellular Targeting’ Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2015, 26 (8), 1550-1560.
11. Kaga, S.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A.; Sanyal, R. ‘Synthesis and Functionalization of Dendron-Polymer Conjugate Based Hydrogels via Sequential Thiol-Ene "Click" Reactions’ Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2016, 54, 926–934.
12. Kalaoglu-Altan,O.; Verbraeken, B.; Lava, K.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Dargaville, T.; De Clerck, K.; Hoogenboom, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Multireactive Poly(2-oxazoline) Nanofibers through Electrospinning with Crosslinking on the Fly’ ACS Macro Letters 2016, 5 (6), 676–681.
13. Oz, Y.; Arslan, M.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Modular Fabrication of Polymer Brush Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles: Engineering the Interface for Targeted Cellular Imaging’ ACS Applied Materials Interfaces 2016, 8(30), 19813-19826.
14. Dübner, M.; Cadarso, V. J.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A.; Spencer, N. D.; Padeste, C. ‘Reversible Light-Switching of Enzymatic Activity on Orthogonally Functionalized Polymer Brushes’ ACS Applied Materials Interfaces 2017, 9 (11), 9245–9249.
15. Yuksekdag, Y. N.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A. ‘Diels-Alder “Clickable” Polymer Brushes: A Versatile Catalyst-Free Conjugation Platform' ACS Macro Letters 2017, 6, 415-420.
16. Gok, O.; Erturk, P.; Sumer-Bolu, B.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Dendrons and Multiarm Polymers with Thiol-Exchangeable Cores: A Reversible Conjugation Platform for Delivery’ Biomacromolecules 2017, 18(8), 2463–2477.
17. Cengiz, N.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Orthogonal Thiol-ene ‘Click’ Reactions: A Powerful Combination for Fabrication and Functionalization of Patterned Hydrogels’ Chemical Communications 2017, 8894-8897.
18. Gevrek, T.N.; Kosif, I.; Sanyal, A. ‘Surface-Anchored Thiol-Reactive Soft Interfaces: Engineering Effective Platforms for Biomolecular Immobilization and Sensing' ACS Applied Materials Interfaces 2017, 9, 27946-27954.
19. Gökbulut, B.; Yartaşı, E.; Sunar, E.; Kalaoglu-Altan, Ö.; Gevrek, T.N.; Sanyal, A.; Inci, M. N. ‘Humidity induced inhibition and enhancement of spontaneous emission of dye molecules in a single PEG nanofiber’Optical Materials Express 2018, 8(3), 568-580.
20. Gevrek, T. N.; Cosar, M.; Aydin, D.; Kaga, E.; Arslan, M.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Facile Fabrication of a Modular ‘Catch and Release’ Hydrogel Interface: Harnessing Thiol-Disulfide Exchange for Reversible Protein Capture and Cell Attachment’ ACS Applied Materials Interfaces 2018, 10 (17), 14399-14409.
21. Gevrek, T. N.; Kai, Yu.; Kizhakkedathu, J.N.; Sanyal, A. ‘Thiol-Reactive Polymers for Titanium Interfaces: Fabrication of Antimicrobial Coatings’ ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019,1 (6), 1308-1316.
22. Mutlu, S.; Unlu, K.;Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A. 'Expanding the versatility of poly(dimethylsiloxane) through polymeric modification: An effective approach for improving triboelectric energy harvesting performance' Smart Materials and Structures, 2020, 29 (3)
23. Cengiz, N.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal R.; Sanyal A. 'Fabrication of Patterned Hydrogel Interfaces: Exploiting the Maleimide Group as a Dual Purpose Handle for Cross-Linking and Bioconjugation’ Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2020, 31, 1382–1391.
24. Gevrek, T. N.; Değirmenci, A.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. 'Multifunctional and Transformable ‘Clickable’ Hydrogel Coatings on Titanium Surfaces: From Protein Immobilization to Cellular Attachment’ Polymers, 2020, 12, 1211.
25.Gevrek, T. N.; Değirmenci, A. Sanyal R.; Klok, H. -A.; Sanyal A. 'Succinimidyl Carbonate-Based Amine-Reactive Polymer Brushes: Facile Fabrication of Functional Interfaces’ ACS Applied Polymer Materials,160; 2021, 3, 5, 2507-2517.
26.Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A. 'Furan-containing polymeric Materials: Harnessing the Diels-Alder chemistry for biomedical applications’ European Polymer Journal,153; 2021, 110514.
27. Tarakci, E. C.; Gevrek, T. N. 'Isocyanate Group Containing Reactive Hydrogels: Facile Synthesis and Efficient Biofunctionalization' European Polymer Journal,175; 2022, 111338. (featured on the front cover)
28.Cengiz, B.; Gevrek, T. N. Chamber, L. Sanyal, A. 'Self-Assembly of Cyclodextrin-Coated Nanoparticles:Fabrication of Functional Nanostructures for Sensing and Delivery' Molecules 2023, 28(3), 107.
29. Demirbilek N.; Cengiz, N.; Gevrek, T. N. 'Pendant isocyanate and epoxide-containing copolymers: synthesis, sequential dual-functionalization with amines, and surface modifications', Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A, 2023, 60, 505-514.
30. Bat-Ozmatara, M.; Ünlü, A.; Gevrek, T. N., 'Preparation of isocyanate-containing hydrogel films as antibacterial enzyme immobilization, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2023, 192, 105695.
31. Turanlı, A.; Demirbilek, N.; Gevrek, T. N., 'Hydrogels Containing o-Nitrobenzyl Ester at Cross-Linking Points: Soft Matters for Fabrication of Functionalizable Microwells' ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2024, 6, 1, 448–456.
32. Bat-Ozmatara, M.; Gevrek, T. N., 'Synthesis of isocyanate containing cryogels for fast (bio)molecular immobilization' , Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2024, 5, 770-779.
Kitap Bölümleri
1. Gevrek, T. N.; Arslan, M.; Sanyal A. ‘Design and Synthesis of Maleimide Group Containing Polymeric Materials via the Diels-Alder/Retro Diels-Alder Strategy’ In Theato,P.; Klok, H.-A (ed.) Functional Polymers by Post-Polymerization Modification, 2012 Willey-VCH, 119-153.
2. Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal A. ‘Thiol-based Conjugation: Polymeric Material Modification.’ In Mishra, M. (ed) Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2015 CRC Press.
3.Arslan, M.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A. ‘Maleimide Containing Thiol-Reactive Polymers: Synthesis and Functionalization’ In Shunmugam, R (ed.) Functional Polymers: Design, Synthesis, and Applications, 2017, Apple Academic Press.
Uluslarası Bilimsel Toplantılarda Sunulan Bildiriler
1.Gevrek,T. N.; Park, E.-J.; Sanyal, A. ‘Thiol Reactive Hydrogels for Biomolecular Immobilization via Photo Polymerization’, 26 Haziran-1 Temmuz 2011, European Polymer Congress EPF2011, Granada, İspanya.
2.Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A.‘Functionalization of reactive polymeric coatings via Diels-Alder reaction’, 16-21 Haziran 2013, European Polymer Congress EPF2013, Pisa, İtalya.
3.Beria, L.; Gevrek, T. N.;Pasini D.; Sanyal, A.‘Design and Synthesis of ‘thiol-ene’ clickable hydrogels’, 16-21 Haziran 2013, European Polymer Congress EPF2013, Pisa, İtalya.
4.Uzum, Y. N.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A.‘Synthesis and Functionalization of novel polymeric films via Supramolecular Interactions’, 16-21 Haziran 2013, European Polymer Congress EPF2013, Pisa, İtalya.
5.Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A. ‘Thiol Reactive Polymeric Thin Films for Biomolecular Immobilization’ 4-7 Kasım 2013, Polymar 2013, Barcelona, İspanya. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
6.Bingol, H. B.; Gevrek, T. N.; Erdog, A.; Sanyal, A. Multiarm Polymers as Drug Delivery Agents,11-16 Ağustos 2013, IUPAC 44th World Chemisrty Congress, İstanbul, Türkiye.
7.Gevrek, T. N.; Beria, L.; Erdog, A.; Pasini, D.; Sanyal, A. ‘Reactive Polymeric Materials for Bioimmobilization Applications’, 13-18 Temmuz 2014, Nano2014, Moskova, Rusya. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
8.Gevrek, T. N.; Bilgic, T.; Klok, H.-A.;Sanyal, A.‘Design and Synthesis of Maleimide-Based Polymer Brushes’, 21-26 Haziran 2015, European Polymer Congress EPF2015, Dresden, Almanya.
9.Dübner, M.; Gevrek; T. N.; Sanyal, A.; Spencer, N. D.; Padeste, C.‘Smart Surfaces via Multifunctional Copolymer-Brush Nanostructures on Polymeric Substrates’, 21-26 Haziran 2015, European Polymer Congress EPF2015, Dresden, Almanya. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
10.Gevrek, T. N.; Bilgic, T.; Klok, H.-A.;Sanyal, A. ‘Fabrication and Functionalization of Thiol Reactive
Polymer Brushes.’16-20 Ağustos 2015, 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting Exposition, Boston, ABD. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
11.Dübner, M.; Gevrek; T. N.; Sanyal, A.; Spencer, N. D.; Padeste, C.‘Light controlled enzymatic activity on orthogonally functionalized polymer brushes grafted from polymeric substrates’, 13-16 Haziran 2016, International Conference on Polymers Organic Chemistry, Girit, Yunanistan. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
12.Gök, Ö.; Ertürk, P.; Sümer Bolu, B.; Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, R.; Sanyal, A. ‘Multi-arm Polymers for Conjugation and Release of Therapeutic Cargo’, 17-21 Temmuz 2016, 46thIUPAC World Polymer Congress (MACRO 2016), İstanbul, Türkiye. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
13.Gevrek, T. N. İzosiyanat grubu içeren polimerik kaplamaların hazırlanması ve işlevselleştirilmesi’, 16 -18 Aralık 2020 International Eurasion Conference on Biotechnology and Biochemistry BioTechBioChem2020 (online), Ankara, Türkiye. SÖZLÜ SUNUM
14.Gevrek, T. N.; Turanlı A.; Demirbilek, N. .‘Activation via Photo-Degradation and Functionalization of Light Responsive Hydrogels’, 26 Haziran-2 Temmuz 2022, European Polymer Congress EPF2022, Prag, Çekya. SÖZLÜ SUNUM
15.Bat-Ozmatara, M.; Unlu, Aise; Gevrek, T. N. 'Preparation of isocyanate containing sulfobetaine based reactive hydrogels on solid substrates as enzyme immobilization matrix' 20-23 Temmuz 2023,Konya,Türkiye_SÖZLÜ SUNUM (online)
Ulusal Bilimsel Toplantılarda Sunulan Bildiriler
1.Gevrek, T. N.; Ozdeslik, R. N.; Sahin, G. S.; Yesilbag, G.; Mutlu, S.; Sanyal, A. Reaktif Polimerik Kaplamaların Mikrokontakt Baskılama Tekniği Kullanılarak Diels-Alder Tepkimesi ile İşlevselleştirilmesi’ 5-8 Eylül 2012, 4. Ulusal Polimer Bilim ve Teknoloji Kongresi, Çanakkale, Türkiye.
2.Gevrek, T. N.; Sanyal, A. ‘Tiyol Reaktif Polimerik Kaplamalar: Hazırlanmaları ve İşlevselleştirilmeleri’ 23-28 Ağustos 2015, 27. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, Çanakkale, Türkiye. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
3.Gevrek, T. N.; Kai, Yu.; Kizhakkedathu, J.N.; Sanyal, A.; Tiyol Reaktif Polimerik Kaplamalar Kullanılarak Antibakteriyel Yüzeylerin Hazırlanması. 10-13 Eylül 2019 31. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, İstanbul, Türkiye. SÖZLÜ SUNUM.
4.Gevrek, T. N. 'Amin ve tiyol reaktif hidrojellerin hazırlanması ve işlevselleştirilmesi' 7-9 Ekim 2021 33. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi (online), İstanbul, Türkiye. SÖZLÜ SUNUM
5. Turanlı A.; Demirbilek, N. Gevrek, T. N. ‘Işığa Duyarlı Çapraz Bağlayıcı ile Hidrojel Sentezi ve Reaktif Mikro-Kuyuların Oluşturulması’1-6 Eylül 2022 34. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, Yalova, Türkiye. SÖZLÜ SUNUM
6. Demirbilek, N.; Cengiz, N.; Gevrek, T. N. ‘Amin reaktif çok fonksiyonlu polimerler’ 1-6 Eylül 2022 34. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, Yalova, Türkiye
7. Gevrek, T. N._‘Syntheses of Isocyanate-Containing Polymers and Their Post-Modifications’ 16-18 Eylül 2024, IX. Uluslararası Katılımlı Polimer Bilim ve Teknolojisi Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye
Projeler
1. 'İzosiyanat Grubu İçeren Polimerik Kaplamaların Hazırlanması ve İşlevselleştirilmesi' </span>TÜBİTAK (119Z010), Proje yürütücüsü 2019-2021.</span>
2. 'Biyouygulamalar için Amin Reaktif Mikrokuyular' TÜBİTAK(120Z187), Proje yürütücüsü 2020-2023.
3. 'Yan dallarında furan ve sülfobetain içeren kopolimerlerin sentezi ve karakterizasyonu' GTÜ-BAP (2020-A-105-30), Proje yürütücüsü 2020-2021.
4. Sülfobetain tabanlı amin-reaktif polimerik yüzey kaplamalarının hazırlanması ve antibakteriyel enzim sabitlenmesi-GTÜ-BAP(2021-A-105-02), Proje yürütücüsü 2021-2022.
5.B. thermocatenulatus lipazının (BTL2) stiren ve stiren sülfonat bazlı kriyojeller üzerine izosiyanat aracılı kovalent immobilizasyonu-GTÜ-BAP(2022-A-102-21), Proje yürütücüsü 2022-2023.
6.UV ışığı ile aktifleşen zwitteriyonik hidrojel filmlerin hazırlanması ve biyomolekül sabitlenmesi_GTÜ-BAP(2022-A-101-08), Proje yürütücüsü 2022-2023.
EMİNE CANSU TARAKCI, GTU, Chemistry, 2021 (MSc)
ALEYNA TURANLI, GTU, Chemistry, 2023 (MSc)
NISA DEMIRBILEK, GTU, Biotechnology, 2024 (MSc)
MEHMET KIRANSAL, GTU, Biotechnology, 2024 (MsC)
- Third Cycle (Doctoral): Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, FBE, Kimya, 2017
- Second Cycle (Master's): Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, FBE, Kimya, 2011
- First Cycle (Undergraduate): Marmara Üniversitesi, AEF, Kimya, 2008
2023-2024, UK- University of Birmingham (R. O'Reilly)
Visiting Student
2016 Summer, Canada - The University of British Columbia (J. Kizhakkedathu)
2011 Summer, Switzerland - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (H. -A. Klok)