Donghee Son Lab
(Self-Healing Stretchable Bioelectronics)
Donghee Son Lab
(Self-Healing Stretchable Bioelectronics)
Our research group seeks to achieve an unprecedented bio-integrated electronic system that is able to bridge the undesired gap between approaches of materials science and medicine, combining applications of soft and/or self-healing materials to high-performance flexible/stretchable devices with translational biomedical engineering efforts.
Our research group focuses on the two kinds of soft bio-integrated electronic systems: Self-healing and stretchable artificial skin systems and neural devices. We hope that these works are a valuable stepping stone which brings qualitative improvement to our society.
"THIN: Transformable and imperceptible hydrogel–elastomer ionic–electronic nanomembranes"
Hyunjin Jung+, Daeyeon Lee+, Kyoungryong Kim, Heewon Choi, Soojung An, Youngwan Lee, Sungjun Lee, Jiyong Yoon, Duhwan Seong, Yewon Kim, Jaepyo Jang, Subin Jin, Sumin Kim, Jeungeun Kum, Hyeok Kim, Sang Min Won, Hyungmin Kim, Seung-Pyo Lee, Hyung-Seop Han, Mikyung Shin, BongSoo Kim*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Nanotechnology Accepted (2025)
"Performance-Recoverable Closed-Loop Neuroprosthetic System"
Yewon Kim+, Kyumin Kang+, Ja Hoon Koo+, Yoonyi Jeong, Sungjun Lee, Dongjun Jung, Duhwan Seong, Hyeok Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Minah Suh, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, and Donghee Son*
Advanced Materials In press (2025) (https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202503413)
"An injectable conductive hydrogel for closed-loop and robot-assisted rehabilitation via stretchable patch-type electrodes"
Subin Jin+, Heewon Choi+, Donghee Son*, and Mikyung Shin*
Nature Protocols In press (2025) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-025-01184-2
"Reconfigurable assembly of self-healing stretchable transistors and circuits for integrated systems"
Jaepyo Jang+, Hyongsuk Choo+, Sangkyu Lee+, Jihyang Song, Kyuha Park, Jiyong Yoon, Duhwan Seong, Soojung An, Hyunjin Jung, Jaewon Ju, Juncheol Kang, Joohoon Kang, In Soo Kim, Mikyung Shin, Jin-Hong Park*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics In press (2025) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-025-01389-z
"A shape-morphing cortex-adhesive sensor for closed-loop transcranial ultrasound neurostimulation"
Sungjun Lee+, Jeungeun Kum+, Sumin Kim, Hyunjin Jung, Soojung An, Soo Jin Choi, Jae Hyuk Choi, Jinseok Kim, Ki Jun Yu, Wonhye Lee, Hyeok Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Mikyung Shin*, Hyungmin Kim*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics 7, 800 (2024)
"Sticky and strain-gradient artificial epineurium for sutureless nerve repair in rodents and nonhuman primates"
Duhwan Seong+, Yeonsun Choi+, In Cheul Choi+, Jae Hyuk choi, Ji Hun Park, Jae Jun Nam, Jaewon Ju, Hyun Jae Ryoo, Donghee Kwak, Joonyeol Lee, Seong-Gi Kim, Dong Hwee Kim, Jong Woong Park*, Mikyung Shin*, and Donghee Son*
Advanced Materials 2307810 (2024)
"Injectable tissue prosthesis for instantaneous closed-loop rehabilitation"
Subin Jin+, Heewon Choi+, Duhwan Seong, Chang-Lim You, Jong-Sun Kang, Seunghyok Rho, Won Bo Lee, Donghee Son*, and Mikyung Shin*
Nature 623, 58-65 (2023)
"Adhesive bioelectronics for sutureless cardiac interfacing"
Heewon Choi+, Yewon Kim+, Sumin Kim+, Hyunjin Jung, Sungjun Lee, Kyoungryong Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Ju Youn Kim, Mikyung Shin*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics 6, 779 (2023)
"A vacuum-deposited polymer dielectric for wafer-scale stretchable electronics"
Ja Hoon Koo+, Juyeon Kang+, Sungjun Lee+, Jun-Kyul Song, Junhwan Choi, Jiyong Yoon, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Dong Chan Kim, Wangwoo Nam, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, Sung Gap Im*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics Online Publication, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-023-00918-y (2023)
"Reversible electrical percolation in a stretchable and self-healable silver-gradient nanocomposite bilayer"
Jinhong Park+, Duhwan Seong+, Yongjun Park+, Sang Hyeok Park, Hyunjin Jung, Yewon Kim, Hyoung Won Baac, Mikyung Shin, Seunghyun Lee, Minbaek Lee*,
and Donghee Son*
Nature Communications 13, Article number: 5233 (2022)
"Stretchable colour-sensitive quantum dot nanocomposites for shape-tunable multiplexed phototransistor arrays"
Jun-Kyul Song+, Junhee Kim+, Jiyong Yoon+, Ja Hoon Koo+, Kyumin Kang, Hyunjin Jung, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Seungwon Yoo, Hogeun Chang, Jinwoung Jo, Woonhyuk Baek, Sanghwa Lee, Mikyung Shin, Taeghwan Hyeon*, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Nanotechnology 17, 849-856 (2022)
1. Nerve-/Muscle-/Skin-Adhesive Stretchable Bioelectronics
Advanced Materials 2105338 (2021)
2. Bioinspired Stretchable Sensory-Neuromorphic System with QD Display
Advanced Materials 33, 2104690 (2021)
3. Durable and Fatigue-resistant Soft Neuroprosthetics Using DNN Algorithm
Advanced Materials 33, 2007346 (2021)
4. Adaptive Self-Healing Electronic Epineurium for Chronic Bidirectional Neural Interfaces
Nature Communications 11, Article number: 4195 (2020)
5. Self-Bondable Stretchable Fibers
Advanced Functional Materials 2005447 (2020)
6. Self-Healing Stretchable Electronic System
Nature Nanotechnology 13, 1057 (2018)
7. Self-Healing Stretchable Conductor
ACS Nano 13, 6531-6539 (2019)
8. Self-Healing Stretchable Semiconductor
Science Advances 5, eaav3097 (2019)
Postdoc and Ph.D. candidate positions available
We are currently looking for post-doctoral researchers or Ph.D. students who want to do research on stretchable/self-healable/implantable electronic devices with Dr. Donghee Son at Sungkyunkwan University. We welcome diverse academic backgrounds ranging from physics, chemistry, materials science to electrical/mechanical/biomedical engineering and related majors.
Please contact Prof. Donghee Son. E-mail: daniel3600@skku.edu