[2025.8.27] Farewell to Pilseon
Pilseon accepted an offer from Samyang Biopharm (삼양바이오팜 의약바이오연구소) and will start his new position next week. The group had a farewell presentation and lunch for Pilseon today. In his final presentation, Pilseon overviewed his major PhD achievements in biomaterials for medical devices applicable to wound healing and hemoperfusion. Pilseon shared his recent job interview process and valuable lessons. Congratulations, Pilseon, and best of luck on your bright new journey!
[2025.8.15] Dong Kwang's paper was accepted
Dong Kwang's first-authored paper, entitled "Orally Delivered Tolerogenic Nanotherapeutic for Targeted Colitis Therapy via ROS Scavenging and Treg/Th17 Modulation", was just accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations!!
[2025.8.12] Farewell to Ye Eun
Ye Eun has successfully secured a position at SK chemicals (SK케미칼 그린소재연구실) and will be starting her new role next week. In her final group meeting presentation followed by lunch today, she summarized her PhD achievements in hydrogel therapeutics for treating inflammatory skin diseases. She also shared valuable experiences from her job interviews and offered advice to the lab members. Congratulations, Ye Eun, and best of luck on your exciting new journey!
[2025.7.31] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Donghwan's co-first-authored paper, titled "Bioinspired Mineralized, Mechanically Reinforced Elastic Hydrogel without Hysteresis and Deformation-Rate Dependence", was just accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!!
[2025.7.17] Man's paper was accepted
Man's first-authored paper, titled "Glycolysis-Regulating Polyphenol Nanoparticles Restore Immune Homeostasis and Tolerance in Autoimmune Multiple Sclerosis ", was just accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering Journal. Congratulations!!
[2025.6.26] Seung Woo's paper was accepted
Seung Woo's co-first-authored paper, titled "Hematite-embedded mesoporous nanoparticles for ferroptosis-inducing cancer sonoimmunotherapy", was just accepted for publication in Journal of Controlled Release. Congratulations!!
[2025.6.11] Ziwen received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금)
Ziwen received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship for his recent research achievement on the tendon-mimicking hydrogel published in Carbohydrate Polymers. Congrats!
[2025.4.23] Pilseon's paper was accepted
Pilseon's first-authored paper, titled "Extracorporeal Catalytic Hemoperfusion Therapy for Refractory Septic Shock Using Ceria Nanoparticle-Embedded Porous Microbeads", was just accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations!!
[2025.2.26] Farewell to Man
Man accepted an offer from BioArchers (바이오아쳐스), the drug delivery start-up company, and begins his new position in March 2025. Man gave his last group meeting presentation on his PhD achievements in the field of immunotherapy and tolerogenic vaccines to treat autoimmune diseases. He also shared the lessons from his graduate studies and useful advice with lab members. A big congratulations and best of luck on your new adventure, Man!
[2025.2.22] Gaeun's paper was accepted
Gaeun's first-authored paper, titled "Antibacterial Chitosan-Based Double-Network Hydrogel Patch Loaded with Antioxidant Ceria Nanoparticles and Betamethasone to Treat Psoriasis", has been accepted for publication in Biomacromolecules. Congratulations!!
[2024.12.26] Suji and Ziwen's paper was accepted
Suji and Ziwen's co-first-authored paper, titled "Tendon-Mimicking Anisotropic Alginate-Based Double-Network Composite Hydrogels with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and High Impact Absorption", has been accepted for publication in Carbohydrate Polymers. Congratulations!!
[2024.12.19] Farewell to Gaeun
Gaeun has accepted an offer from Genewel (제네웰) and will begin her new position in January 2025. At today’s lab meeting, she gave her final presentation on her MS achievements, sharing learnings from her time in the lab and her recent job interviews. The lab also hosted a farewell lunch to celebrate. A big congratulations and best of luck on your new adventure, Gaeun!
[2024.12.19] Ye Eun's paper was accepted
Ye Eun's first-authored paper, titled "Autocatalytic Ceria Nanoparticle Embedded-Tilapia Collagen Hydrogels as Enhanced Antioxidative and Long-Lasting Dermal Fillers for Photoaged Skin", has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!!
[2024.12.13] Nuri's paper was accepted
Nuri's last PhD work, "Hierarchical Tough Hydrogel with Enhanced Rigidity and Extensibility for Strain Sensing, Posture Guide, and Injury-Prevention", has been accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations!!
[2024.12.11] Congratulations, Dr. Ye Eun KIM and Dr. Ngoc Man PHAN!
Today, Ye Eun and Man successfully defended their PhD theses. Ye Eun’s research focused on multifunctional composite hydrogels for managing skin diseases, while Man’s work explored tolerogenic nanovaccines for treating autoimmune diseases. A huge congratulations to Dr. Kim and Dr. Phan!
[2024.12.9] Gaeun's Master thesis defense
Gaeun successfully defended her master’s thesis on a therapeutic hydrogel patch for treating psoriasis. Congratulations!
[2024.12.3] Man's paper was accepted
Man's first-authored paper, "Mesoporous Polydopamine Nanoparticle-Based Tolerogenic Vaccine Induces Antigen-Specific Immune Tolerance to Prevent and Treat Autoimmune Multiple Sclerosis ", was just accepted for publication in Biomaterials. Congrats!!
[2024.12.1-6] Dong Kwang attended MRS Fall Meeting
Dong Kwang attended the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting (Boston, MA, US) and presented his research about IBD treatment with a oral presentation and a poster.
[2024.11.15] An received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금)
An received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship for her recent research achievement on hydrogel patch for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Congrats!
[2024.10.12] Ziwen and Donghwan's paper was accepted
Ziwen and Donghwan's co-first-authored paper, titled "Congelation- and Dehydration-Tolerant, Mechanically Robust Hydrogel Electrolyte for Durable Iontronic Sensors Operating in Open Air and Freezing Temperatures Over Wide Strain and Pressure Ranges ", was just accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering Journal. Congrats!!
[2024.10.10] Xinwang and Man's paper was accepted
Xinwang and Man's co-first-authored paper, titled "H2O2 Self-Supplying CaO2 Nanoplatform Induces Ca2+ Overload Combined with Chemodynamic Therapy to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy", was just accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congrats!!
[2024.9.3] Jihye receives the NRF Postdoc Fellowship
Her proposed research on biosilica-based immunotherapy will be supported by the NRF Postdoc Fellowship (박사후국내연수, 2 yrs) starting in September. Congratulations!
[2024.8.18] Man and Loc's paper was accepted
Man and Loc's co-first-authored paper, "High Cellular Internalization of Virus-like Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Enhances Adaptive Antigen-specific Immune Responses Against Cancer", was just accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations!
[2024.8.1] Dong Kwang receives a scholarship from the Health Fellowship Foundation
Dong Kwang's research on the development of IBD therapeutics will be supported by the Health Fellowship Foundation (보건장학회). A big congratulations!
[2024.6.24] Dong Kwang receives the NRF PhD Scholarship
His proposed research on the nanotherapeutics for IBD treatment will be supported by the NRF PhD Scholarship (박사과정생연구장려금, 2 yrs) starting in September. Congratulations!
[2024.6.19] Farewell to Loc
Loc accepted an offer from the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute, the University of Adelaide for a Grant-Funded Researcher (Level B). He gave his last group meeting talk today about his PhD/postdoc achievements in the field of immunotherapy of cancer and autoimmunity, and his experiences on job interviews. The lab had a farewell lunch together after the meeting. Dr. Nguyen, thank you for your contributions to the lab, and we wish you all the best in your new adventure!!
[2024.6.18] Xin Wang receives CSC Scholarship
Xin Wang has been awarded the prestigious China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship, funded by the Chinese government which will support his PhD studies, starting this September and continuing until his graduation. Congratulations, Xin Wang!
[2024.6.13] Congratulations, Dr. Jihye Im!
Jihye has successfully defended her doctoral thesis today. Her doctoral research is about the Recruitment and Activation of Dendritic Cells Using Mesoporous Silica for Cancer Immunotherapy. A big congratulations to Dr. Im!!
[2024.6.13] Loc's paper was accepted
Loc's first-authored paper, entitled "Administration of ROS-Scavenging Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Simply Mixed with Autoantigenic Peptides Induce Antigen-Specific Immune Tolerance against Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis", was just accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations!
[2024.6.6] An and Loc's paper was accepted
An and Loc's co-first-authored paper, entitled "Lignin-Based Antioxidant Hydrogel Patch for the Management of Atopic Dermatitis by Mitigating Oxidative Stress in the Skin", was just accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations!
[2024.6.5] Dong Kwang received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금)
Dong Kwang received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship for his recent research achievement on IBD treatment published in ACS Nano. Congrats!
[2024.5.13] Jihye receives Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award (회명 대학원 연구상)
Jihye was selected as a recipient of Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award at the KIChE 2024 Spring Meeting in Jeju for her presentation on the injectable mesoporous silica-based cancer immunotherapy. She will receive the Award at the KIChE 2024 Fall Meeting in Busan. A big congratulations, Jihye!!
[2024.3.27] Farewell to Nuri
Nuri accepted an offer from Samsung Display Research Center (삼성디스플레이 재료연구소) and will start his position in April. Nuri gave his last talk at today's lab meeting about his PhD achievement and shared his job interview process. The lab had a farewell dinner today.
Thank you, Nuri, for your contributions to the lab. A big congratulations on starting your new chapter!!
[2024.3.5] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Donghwan's first-authored paper from the collaboration with NUS (National University of Singapore), entitled "Thermal Interface Hydrogel Composites Mechanically Compliant with Curvy Skins and Rigid Electronic Modules", was just accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations!
[2024.3.4] Junha and Pilseon 's paper was accepted
Junha and Pilseon's co-first-authored paper, entitled "Polydopamine-coated Silk Fiber with Controllable Length for Enhanced Hemostatic Application", was just accepted for publication in Biomacromolecules. Congratulations!
[2024.1.31] Youngmin received the SKKU Research Matters Fellowship
Youngmin received the 2023 2nd SKKU Research Matters Fellowship (대학원 연구성과 경진대회 장려상) for his research presentation on nanozyme sensor. Congratulation!
[2024.1.12] Pilseon 's paper was accepted
Pilseon's first-authored paper, entitled "Tilapia-derived Granular Hydrogel as a 3D Scaffold Promoting Rapid Wound Healing", was just accepted for publication in Biomacromolecules. Congratulations!
[2024.1.4] Jihye 's paper was accepted
Jihye's first-authored paper, entitled "Injectable mesocellular foam silica microparticles with a dual role of cell-recruiting scaffolds and intracellular delivery vehicles for enhanced cancer vaccine", was just accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations!
[2023.12.8] Jihye 's paper was accepted
Jihye's co-first-authored collaborative paper, entitled "Bridging the catalytic turnover gap between single-atom iron nanozymes and natural enzymes by engineering the first and second shell coordination", was just accepted for publication in Advanced Materials. Congrats!
[2023.12.7] Dong Hee received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금)
Dong Hee received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship for his recent research achievement. Congrats!
[2023.12.4] Congratulations, Dr. Nuri Park!
Nuri has successfully defended his doctoral thesis today. His doctoral research is about mechanically enhanced structural hydrogels for human motion sensor and posture guide device. Big Congratulations to Dr. Park!!
[2023.11.29] Man and Loc 's paper was accepted
Our paper, entitled "ROS-Scavenging Lignin-Based Tolerogenic Nanoparticle Vaccine for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis", co-first authored by Man and Loc was just accepted for publication in ACS Nano. Congrats!
[2023.11.28] Dong Kwang's paper was accepted
Dong Kwang's first-authored paper, entitled "Orally Administrated Inflamed Colon-Targeted Nanotherapeutics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment by Oxidative Stress Level Modulation in Colitis", was just accepted for publication in ACS Nano. Congrats!
[2023.11.23] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Donghwan's co-first-authored collaborative paper, entitled "Hysteresis-free, elastic, and tough hydrogel with stretch-rate independence and high stability in physiological conditions", was just accepted for publication in Small. Congrats!
[2023.10.31] Dong Kwang and Jihye received the SKKU Graduate Student Research Paper Awards
Dong Kwang and Jihye received the 2023 SKKU Graduate Student Research Paper Awards (SKKU 대학원생 논문대상) for their research paper and presentation on IBD nanotherapeutics and cancer vaccine, respectively. Congratulations!
[2023.10.16] 8th SKKU-HUST Symposium for Graduate Students
We participated in 8th SKKU-HUST Symposium (SKKU, Suwon) hosted by our BK21FOUR program. Nuri presented his recent work on adhesive hydrogel patches for AD treatment.
[2023.10.18] Seung Woo's paper was accepted
Seung Woo's first-authored paper, entitled "Mesoporous Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles with High Scavenging Properties of Reactive Oxygen Species for Treating Age-related Macular Degeneration", was just accepted for publication in Advanced NanoBiomed Research. Congrats!
[2023.10.11-14] Nuri, Jihye, and Pilseon attended 2023 BMES Annual Meeting
Nuri, Jihye, and Pilseon attended the 2023 BMES Meeting (Seatle, WA, US). Pilseon gave a talk on granular hydrogel for wound healing. Nuri and Jihye presented posters on their work on hydrogel sensors and cancer vaccines, respectively.
[2023.10.4] Dong Kwang received the Chugang Scholarship (추강장학금)
Dong Kwang received the Chugang Scholarship following last semester. Congrats!
[2023.9.28] Our invited review article was accepted
Donghwan's first-authored review paper, entitled "Trend of developing aqueous liquid and gel electrolytes for sustainable, safe, and high-performance Li-ion batteries", was just accepted for publication in Nano-Micro Letters. Congrats!
[2023.9.26] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Donghwan's co-first-authored collaborative paper with Prof. Ho Seok Park's lab in our department, entitled "Structural Composite Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible and Durable Zn Metal Batteries", was just accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congrats!
[2023.9.8] Farewell to Suji
Suji gave her last research talk in the lab about her pioneering work on tendon-mimicking hydrogels utilizing inorganic additives and adhesive polymers combined with tough hydrogel to allow high mechanical performance and adhesiveness to the bone. We will be missing you, good luck with your next journey, Dr. Choi!
[2023.8.30] Farewell to Junha
Junha accepted an offer from Samyang Corporation (삼양사), and starts his position in September. Junha gave his last talk in the lab meeting about his master's research on the hemostatic agent and the lab had a farewell lunch. Congrats Junha and good luck to your new adventure!!
[2023.7.3] Welcome Summer Undergraduate Researcher
Seo-Hyeon joined the lab as an undergrad researcher and will be working with Ji Hye over the summer. Welcome!
[2023.6.30] Youngmin and Pilseon received the 2023 Carbon Start-up Hacker Road Award
Youngmin and Pilseon participated in the 2023 Carbon Start-up Hacker Road Award (2023 카본 스타트업 해커로드-탄소창업경진대회, 장려상) with their research on biosensors. Congratulation!
[2023.6.12] Ziwen's paper was accepted
Our invited review paper, entitled "Recent Progress in Mechanically Robust and Conductive-Hydrogel-Based Sensors", was just accepted for publication in Advanced Intelligent Systems. Congrats to Ziwen!
[2023.6.8] Man and Dong Hee received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship
Man and Dong Hee received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금) for their recent research achievements. Congratulations!
[2023.5.22] Junha's Master thesis defense
Junha successfully defended his master's thesis on the silk nanofiber-based hemostatic agent. Congratulations!!
[2023.4.11] Nuri's paper was accepted
Nuri's first-authored paper, entitled "Adhesive Composite Hydrogel Patch Based on a Polyaspartamide Derivative to Treat Atopic Dermatitis", was just accepted for publication in Advanced Therapeutics. Congrats!
[2023.4.7] Nuri receives the Poster Presentation Award
Congratulation to Nuri who receives the Poster Presentation Award for his poster presentation on adhesive hydrogel for the treatment of atopic dermatitis at the 2023 The Polymer Society of Korea Spring Meeting (2023. 4. 5~7, DCC Daejeon).
[2023.03.29] Dong Kwang received the Chugang Scholarship (추강장학금)
Dong Kwang received the Chugang Scholarship for two semesters. Big Congratulation!
[2023.3.3] Welcome New Members
Ga Eun joins the lab for her master's study. Also, Sungyoon and Jinna join the lab as undergraduate researchers. Welcome all and enjoy the new adventure!
[2023.2.17] Farewell and Good Luck to Donghwan
Donghwan starts as a postdoc in Jinhye Bae's Lab at UC San Diego! Donghwan initiated the nacre-mimicking, mechanically-enhanced hydrogel work during his Ph.D., which became one of the main projects of the lab. Thank you for your contributions to the lab, and good luck with your new journey, Dr. Ji!!
[2023.2.8] Dong Kwang received the SKKU Research Matters Fellowship
Dong Kwang received the 2022 2nd SKKU Research Matters Fellowship (대학원 연구성과 경진대회 우수상) for his research presentation on IBD therapeutics. Congratulation!
[2023.1.13] Ye Eun & Hoo Yeon's paper was accepted
Ye Eun and Hoo Yeon's co-first authored paper, entitled "Adhesive Composite Hydrogel Patch for Sustained Transdermal Drug Delivery To Treat Atopic Dermatitis", was accepted for publication in Chemistry of Materials. Congrats!
[2023.1.10] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Our paper, entitled "Specimen Geometry Effect on Experimental Tensile Mechanical Properties of Tough Hydrogels", was accepted for publication in Materials. Congrats, Donghwan!!
[2023.1.1] Ye Eun started visiting research at Stanford
Ye Eun visits DeSimone Lab at Stanford for 6 months to conduct collaborative research with the support of the Global Value Innovation Creator (GVIC) program. Good luck and enjoy the Bay Area!
[2022.12.17] Ye Eun received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship
Ye Eun received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금) for her recent research achievement. Congrats!
[2022.12.16] Dong Hee's paper was accepted
The collaborative research article with Prof. Inchan Kwon's group at GIST, entitled "Charge Booster Tags for Controlled Release of Therapeutics from a Therapeutic Carrier", was accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congrats to Dong Hee, co-first author of this paper!!
[2022.11.25] Loc's paper was accepted
Loc's first-authored research article, "Immunosuppressive Biomaterial-based Therapeutic Vaccine to Treat Multiple Sclerosis via Re-establishing Immune Tolerance", was accepted for publication in Nature Communications. A big congrats!!
[2022.11.16] Jihye receives the SKKU Research Matters Fellowship
Jihye received the 2022 1st SKKU Research Matters Fellowship (대학원 연구성과 경진대회 우수상) for her research presentation on the mRNA cancer vaccine. Congratulation!
[2022.10.24] Suji's paper was accepted
Suji's first-authored research article, "Bone-Adhesive Anisotropic Tough Hydrogel Mimicking Tendon Enthesis", was accepted for publication in Advanced Materials. A big congrats!!
[2022.9.1] New Member
Xin Wang joins the lab and will start his graduate study. Welcome to the lab!!
[2022.8.31] Ye Eun receives a scholarship from the Health Fellowship Foundation
Ye Eun's research on antioxidant hydrogel will be supported by the Health Fellowship Foundation (보건장학회). Congratulations!
[2022.8.29] Ye Eun received the Alumni President Scholarship
Congratulation to Ye Eun for receiving the Alumni President Scholarship (총동문회장장학금) of the School of Chemical Engineering!
[2023.6.17] Man and Ye Eun received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship
Man and Ye Eun received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금) for their recent research achievements. Congratulations!
[2022.6.14] Ye Eun received the Excellent Oral Presentation Award
Congratulations to Ye Eun who received the Excellent Oral Presentation Award for her oral presentation on adhesive hydrogel for the treatment of atopic dermatitis at the 2022KIChE Spring Meeting (2022. 4. 20~23, ICC Jeju).
[2022.6.1] Loc and Donghwan received the NRF Research Funding as a Principal Investigator
Loc's research on nanoparticle vaccines and Donhwan's research on structural hydrogels will be supported by the NRF Funding (창의도전과제) for 1 year. Congratulations!
[2022.5.12] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Donghwan's first-authored research article, "Superstrong, superstiff, and conductive alginate hydrogels", was accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Congrats!!
[2022.4.30] Min Kyung's paper was accepted
Min Kyung 's first-authored research article, "Directed Assembly of Magnetic Nanoparticles into Centimeter Scale Wires for 3D Cell Culture Platform", was accepted for publication in Chemistry of Materials. The paper was also selected as a Cover. Congrats!!
[2022.4.18-19] Dr. Nguyen receives Best Oral Presentation Award
Loc received Best Oral Presentation Award for his presentation on the enhanced DNA cancer vaccine in the 7th SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop.
[2022.2.28] Dr. Seung Woo Choi starts as a Clinical Fellow at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Congrats to Seung Woo for his new appointment as a Clinical Fellow at the Ophthalmology Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (분당서울대병원 안과). Seung Woo contributed to the lab with his expertise as a medical doctor in Ophthalmology. We wish you good luck in your future career!
[2022.2.23] Ye Eun and Seung Woo's paper was accepted
Our paper, entitled "Therapeutic Hydrogel Patch to Treat Atopic Dermatitis by Regulating Oxidative Stress", was accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congrats to Ye Eun and Seung Woo!
[2022.1.26] Our recent paper was highlighted as Cover
Nuri's paper on Tendon-mimicking Multiscale Hierarchical Hydrogel was highlighted as Cover in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congrats!!
[2022.1.14] Young Min receives the SKKU Research Matters Fellowship
Young Min received the 2021 2nd SKKU Research Matters Fellowship (대학원 연구성과 경진대회 우수상) for his presentation on the nanozyme-based biosensor. Congratulation!
[2022.1.14] Loc's paper was accepted
Our invited review paper, entitled "Nanoparticle-Based Tolerogenic Vaccines for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases: A Review", was accepted for publication in ACS Applied Nano Materials. Congrats to Loc!
[2022.1.7] Hyunsu's paper was accepted
Our invited review paper, entitled "Nanoparticle-based non-viral CRISPR delivery for enhanced immunotherapy", was accepted for publication in Chemical Communications. Congrats to Hyunsu!
[2022.1.3] Man and Loc's paper was accepted
Our review paper, entitled "Nanozyme-Based Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy", was accepted for publication in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Congrats to Man and Loc!
[2021.12.21] Nuri's paper was accepted
Nuri's first-authored research article, "Anisotropic Hydrogels with Multiscale Hierarchical Structure Exhibiting High Strength and Toughness for Mimicking Tendon", was accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. The paper was also highlighted as a Cover. Congratulations to Nuri!!
[2021.12.17] Ye Eun receives the Outstanding Paper Award
Congratulations to Ye Eun! She received the Outstanding Paper Award (우수논문상) from LG Household & Health Care (LG 생활건강 미래화장품육성재단) for her work of therapeutic hydrogel patch to treat atopic dermatitis.
[2021.12.9] Congratulations, Dr. Ji!
Donghwan has successfully defended his doctoral thesis today. His doctoral research is about nacre-inspired, mechanically-robust polymer composite and hydrogels. Big Congratulations to Dr. Ji!!
[2021.11.30] Donghwan receives Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award (회명 대학원 연구상)
Congratulations to Donghwan!! He was selected as a recipient of Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award at the KIChE 2021 Fall Meeting in Gwangju for his presentation on the mechanically robust hydrogels emulating load-bearing tissues. He will receive the Award in the KIChE 2022 Spring Meeting in Jeju.
[2021.11.29] Ye Eun's paper was accepted
Our invited review paper, entitled "ROS-Scavenging Therapeutic Hydrogels for Modulation of the Inflammatory Response", was accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
[2021.11.3] Ye Eun receives the SKKU Research Matters Fellowship
Ye Eun received the 2021 1st SKKU Research Matters Fellowship (대학원 연구성과 경진대회 최우수상) for her presentation on a therapeutic hydrogel patch to treat atopic dermatitis.
[2021.11.1] Pilseon received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금)
Pilseon received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship for his recent research achievements. Congratulations!
[2021.8.17] New member
Ziwen joins the lab and will start his graduate study (PhD course). Welcome, Ziwen!!
[2021.6.15] Congratulations, Dr. Choi!
Seung Woo has successfully defended his doctoral thesis on anti-inflammatory ceria nanoparticles for the treatment of oxidative stress-mediated eye diseases. Big Congratulations to Dr. Choi!!
[2021.6.1] Min Kyung receives the NRF PhD Scholarship
Min Kyung's research on nanoparticle-based cancer immunotherapy will be supported by the NRF PhD Scholarship (박사과정생연구장려금, 2yr). Congratulations!
[2021.6.1] Dr. Nguyen receives the NRF Research Funding as Principal Investigator
Loc's research on nanoparticle vaccines will be supported by the NRF Funding (창의도전과제, 1yr). Congratulations!
[2021.5.12] Nuri receives the Excellent Paper Presentation Award
Congratulation to Nuri who received the Excellent Paper Presentation Award for his poster presentation on mechanically enhanced hydrogel at the 2021 KSIEC Spring Meeting.
[2021.4.12] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Congratulation to Donghwan, whose first-authored research article, "Bioinspired structural composite hydrogels with a combination of high strength, stiffness, and toughness", was accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. We report a new approach for fabricating mechanically robust wet hydrogels similar to the load-bearing biological tissues such as ligament or tendon based on a design principle and fracture mechanism inspired by nacre.
[2021.4.8] Ye Eun receives the Outstanding Presentation Award
Congratulation to Ye Eun who received the Outstanding Presentation Award for her oral presentation on hydrogel patch for treatment of atopic dermatitis in 2021 The Polymer Society of Korea Spring Meeting.
[2021.3.30] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Our invited review article, "Recent Strategies for Strengthening and Stiffening Tough Hydrogels", was accepted for publication in Advanced NanoBiomed Research. We reviewed the recent strategies and potential methods for strengthening and stiffening tough DN and PA hydrogels as well as their reinforcing and fracture mechanisms.
[2021.2.26] Farewell to Hooyeon
Hooyeon accepted an offer from TAEJOON Pharm (태준제약)in Gwanggyo and starts her new career in March. She gave her last talk in the lab meeting about her master's research on adhesive hydrogels for transdermal drug delivery. Congrats Hooyeon and good luck with your new adventure!
[2021.3.25-26] Nuri receives Best Poster Presentation Award
Ye Eun and Nuri have participated in the 6th SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop, held online on our campus. Ye Eun gave an oral presentation on her antioxidant hydrogel. Nuri presented his research on tough hydrogel via poster and received the Best Poster Presentation Award.
[2021.3.19] Jihye received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship (우수 ChEllengers 장학금)
Jihye received the Excellent ChEllengers Fellowship for her recent research achievements. Congratulations!
[2021.3.1] Loc received the BK Postdoc Fellowship
Loc received the BK Postdoc Fellowship from BK21 program in Chemical Engineering at SKKU for 1 year. Congrats!!
[2021.2.22] New grad students
Young Min, Man, Junha, Han Min, Dong Kwang, and An joined the lab for their graduate studies. Welcome all and enjoy the new step further !!
[2020.12.18] Congratulations, Dr. Nguyen!
Loc has successfully defended his doctoral thesis today. His doctoral research is about immuno-modulation using engineered mesoporous silica particles for the treatment of diseases. Big Congratulations to Dr. Nguyen!!
[2020.12.18] Seung Woo receives the SAIHSTer BLUE Award
Seung Woo received the SAIHSTer BLUE Award at the SAIHST Research Symposium for his oral presentation on the porous ceria nanoparticles for the treatment of eye disease. Congrats!!
[2020.12.10] Prof. Kim was elected as a member of the Y-KAST
Prof. Kim was elected as a member of the Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST). Congrats!
[2020.10.28] Nuri received the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Four lab members have attended the 2020 KIChE Fall Meeting via online oral presentations. Nuri received the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award for his talk about the modulation of mechanical properties of hydrogel. Congratulations!!
[2020.10.15] Our recent paper was highlighted as Frontispiece
Hooyeon's paper on Adhesive Hydrogel Patch was highlighted as the Frontispiece in Advanced Functional Materials. Congrats!!
[2020.9.10] Dr. Suji Choi receives the POSCO Science Fellowship
Suji was selected as one of the Postdoc Fellows of the POSCO Science Fellowship 2021 (포스코 사이언스 펠로십) and her research on tendon-mimicking hydrogel will be supported for 2 years. A big congratulations!
[2020.8.31] Dr. Suji Choi receives the Postdoc Fellowship from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Suji will be supported by the NRF Postdoc Fellowship (학문후속세대, 3 yrs) for her hydrogel research. Congratulations!
[2020.8.28] Dr. Youngjin Choi starts as a Postdoc at KIST
Congrats to Youngjin on his new position as a postdoc in the Biomedical Research Institute at KIST. He also receives the NRF Postdoc Fellowship (학문후속세대, 3 yrs). Youngjin was one of the first class of students to join our group back in 2013 and has contributed significantly to our lab since then. Good luck on your new journey!
[2020.8.18] Loc's paper was accepted
Congratulation to Loc for his first-authored research article, "Enhanced Cancer DNA Vaccine via Direct Transfection to Host Dendritic Cells Recruited in Injectable Scaffolds", accepted for the publication in ACS Nano. The paper demonstrates the use of dendritic cells-recruiting, injectable mesoporous silica scaffolds to enhance cancer DNA vaccine.
[2020.7.27] Hooyeon's paper was accepted
Hooyeon's first-authored research article was just accepted for the publication in Advanced Functional Materials. The paper, entitled "Adhesive Hydrogel Patch with Enhanced Strength and Adhesiveness to Skin for Transdermal Drug Delivery," demonstrates the poly-dopa based adhesive hydrogels with enhanced skin adhesiveness for drug delivery. Congratulation!!
[2020.7.14] Jun Yup's paper was accepted
Congratulation to Jun Yup for his first-authored research article, "Hollow Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with Extra-Large Mesopores for Enhanced Cancer Vaccine", accepted for the publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. The paper demonstrates the importance of hollow cores in extra-large mesoporous silica nanoparticles for efficient anti-tumor immune responses.
[2020.7.1] Seung Woo received the scholarship from Health Fellowship Foundation (보건장학회)
Seung Woo's current research will be supported by the scholarship from the Health Fellowship Foundation of the Yuhan Foundation. Congratulations!
[2020.7.1] Farewell to Jun Yup
Jun Yup starts a new position at NanoEntek, a life science company working on the COVID-19 diagnostics. Congrats to Jun Yup and good luck to your new adventure!
[2020.6.11] Master thesis defenses
Jun Yup and Hooyeon successfully defended their master thesis on the cancer vaccine based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles and the adhesive hydrogel patch for transdermal drug delivery, respectively. Congratulations!!
[2020.04.21] Jihye received the Kim Soon-Moon Scholarship (김순문 장학금)
Jihye received the Kim Soon-Moon Scholarship following last semester. Congratulation!
[2020.3.10] Seung Woo receives the SAIHST Arrow Award
Seung Woo is the winner of the 2020 SAIHST Arrow Award (Young Investigator) supported by SAIHST, SKKU. Congratulations!
[2020.3.1] New graduate students
We have two new graduate students starting this semester. Pilseon who did his master's study with us is now back to the lab for the Ph.D. study. Geon Jin also joins the lab as a Ph.D. student. Welcome all and enjoy the new step further!!
[2020.2.29] Our review article was one of the Top 10 articles accessed in 2019
Our review paper, entitled "Functional Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Bio-Imaging Applications" and also featured as Cover, was found to be one of the Top 10 most accessed articles in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology in 2019.
[2020.2.10] Loc's paper was accepted
Congratulation to Loc for his first-authored research article, "Injectable dual-scale mesoporous silica cancer vaccine enabling efficient delivery of antigen/adjuvant-loaded nanoparticles to dendritic cells recruited in local macroporous scaffold", accepted for the publication in Biomaterials. The paper demonstrates the synergistically enhanced cancer vaccine using dual-scale particles.
[2020.2.1] Hyunsu starts the 1-year visiting research at Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) in Singapore
Hyunsu visits BTI at A*Star, Singapore, to conduct the collaboration work via the A*Star Research Attachment Programme (ARAP). Good luck and enjoy learning!
[2020.1.14] Seung Woo's paper was accepted
Congrats to Seung Woo, whose paper "Therapeutic Contact Lens for Scavenging Excessive Reactive Oxygen Species on Ocular Surface" is now published in ACS Nano. This paper describes the therapeutic contact lens that can scavenge ROS on the ocular surface to treat various eye diseases.
[2020.1.7] Seung Woo's paper was accepted
Our invited review article for the Young Investigators Forum in ACS Applied Nano Materials, entitled "Recent Progress in Autocatalytic Ceria Nanoparticles-Based Translational Research on Brain Diseases" was accepted for the publication. Congrats!
[2020.1.6] New Undergraduate Students
Myeong Seon and Hye Ju join the lab as undergraduate researchers for this winter. Welcome!!
[2020.1.2] Nuri's paper was accepted
Our Invited Progress Report, entitled "Hydrogel-Based Artificial Muscles: Overview and Recent Progress," was accepted for the publication in Advanced Intelligent Materials. Congrats to Nuri !!
[2019.12.30] Soo Young's paper was accepted
Congratulation to Soo Young for her first-authored paper, "Synthesis of hollow magnetic carbon microbeads using iron oleate@alginate core–shell hydrogel and their application to magnetic separation of organic dye", accepted for the publication in Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering.
[2019.12.18] Congratulations Dr. Suji CHOI !!
Big congratulations to Suji for her successful doctoral defense today! Suji was also one of the first class of students to join our group back in 2013 and has initiated the research on hydrogel with high mechanical properties based on interpenetrated polymer network.
[2019.11.29] Congratulations Dr. Youngjin CHOI !!
Many congratulations to Youngjin for his successful doctoral defense today! His dissertation title is "Fabrication of Hierarchically Porous Silica Scaffold for Cancer Immunotherapy." Youngjin was one of the first class of students to join our group back in 2013 and has contributed significantly to our lab.
[2019.11.18] Suji receives Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award (회명 대학원 연구상)
Congratulations to Suji!! Suji was selected as a recipient of Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award at the KIChE 2019 Fall Meeting in Daejeon for her presentation on tendon-mimicking hydrogels. She will receive the Award in the KIChE 2020 Spring Meeting in Gyeongju.
[2019.11.6-10] 5th SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop
Nuri attended to 5th SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop in Huazhong University of Science & Technology(HUST), Wuhan, China. 6 professors, 1 staff, and 18 graduate students visited HUST for the workshop.
[2019.10.23] Jihye received the Kim Soon-Moon Scholarship (김순문 장학금)
Jihye was one of five recipients of the Kim Soon-Moon Scholarship in SKKU. Congratulation!
[2019.9.19] Our Work was Highlighted as Inside Front Cover
Suji's recent paper, "Anisotropic Hybrid Hydrogels with Superior Mechanical Properties Reminiscent of Tendons or Ligaments", published in Advanced Functional Materials was highlighted as Inside Front Cover. Congrats!!
[2019.8.23] Loc's paper was accepted
Congratulations to Loc for his co-first authored paper, "Simultaneous delivery of DNA vaccine and hydrophobic adjuvant using reducible polyethylenimine-functionalized graphene oxide for activation of dendritic cells", which is a collaborative work with Prof. Ji Hoon Jeong's lab in SKKU Pharmacy and now available online in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
[2019.8.21] Highlighted as Frontispiece
Our recent review article, "Mesoporous Silica as a Versatile Platform for Cancer Immunotherapy", published in SKKU Special Issue of Advanced Materials as a Progress Report was highlighted as Frontispiece. Congrats!!
[2019.8.19-20] Lab Summer Workshop and Farewell Dinner for Soo Young and Chun Wei
We had a great time in the summer lab workshop in Gapyeong and the farewell dinner at Prof. Kim's house for Soo Young and Chun Wei. Best of luck in your new adventure!
[2019.8.6] Suji's paper was accepted
Congratulation to Suji for the recently published paper, "Anisotropic Hybrid Hydrogels with Superior Mechanical Properties Reminiscent of Tendons or Ligaments", which is now available online in Advanced Functional Materials!
[2019.8.1] New member
Dong Hee joins the lab and will start his graduate study (MS-PhD course) from September. Welcome back, Dong Hee!!
[2019.7.12] Chun Wei's paper was accepted
Congrats to Chun Wei for the publication of his master research! His paper, "Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Doped with Gold Nanoparticles for Combined Cancer Immunotherapy and Photothermal Therapy" is available online in ACS Applied Bio Materials.
[2019.6.21] Seung Woo's paper was accepted
Congrats to Seung Woo, whose paper "In-situ magnetic alignment and cross-linking of injectable microparticles into centimeter-scale fibers for efficient myoblast alignment and in vivo fiber formation" is now published in Chemistry of Materials!
[2019.6.7] Master Thesis Defense
Soo Young and Chun Wei successfully defended their master thesis. Congrats!!
[2019.6.1] New member
Ye Eun joined the lab and will start her graduate study (MS-PhD course) in next semester. Welcome, Ye Eun!!
[2019.4.26] Congrats to Seung Woo and Jun Yup for the Outstanding Presentation Awards
This year, thirteen lab members have attended the KIChE Spring Meeting in ICC, Jeju and participated in the oral and poster presentations. Seung Woo received the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award for his talk on therapeutic contact lenses. Jun Yup also received the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award for his work on large pore mesoporous silica nanoparticles with magnetic multicores. Congratulations!!
[2019.4.15] Youngjin and Arjya's co-first authored paper was published
Congrats to Youngjin and Arjya, whose paper "Hierarchically porous composite scaffold composed of SBA-15 microrods and reduced graphene oxide functionalized with cyclodextrin for water purification" is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
[2019.3.29] Min Kyung's paper was accepted
Min Kyung's paper on the dendritic cell maturation was accepted for the publication in RSC Advances. Congrats, Min Kyung!!
[2018.3.14] New member
Junha joins the lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!!
[2019.3.7] Inside Front Cover
Arjya and Younjin's co-first authored paper published in Advanced Healthcare Materials was highlighted as Inside Front Cover. Congrats!!
[2019.3.6] Bong Geun's paper was published
Bong Geun's co-first authored paper on water-soluble ceria nanoparticles for the treatment of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome was just published in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Congrats!!
[2018.3.1] New graduate student
Hyun Soo joins the lab as MS-PhD course graduate student. Welcome and enjoy the intellectual journey!!
[2019.1.24] Donghwan's paper was accepted
Donghwan's first-authored paper on the nacre-mimicking polymer composite film was accepted for the publication in ACS Nano. Congratulations!!
[2019.1.11] Arjya and Youngjin's co-first authored paper was accepted
Arjya and Youngjin's co-first authored paper on the graphene-based macroporous scaffold for cancer immunotherapy was accepted for the publication in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Congrats to Arjya and Youngjin!!
[2018.12.21] Bong Geun's review paper was selected as Cover Article
The review paper on MSNs for bioimaging was published in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology and selected as Cover. Congrats!
[2018.12.6] Seung Woo received the SAIHSTer BLUE Award
Seung Woo received the SAIHSTer BLUE" Award at the 2nd SAIHST Research Symposium for his oral presentation on the therapeutic contact lens to treat dry eye syndrome. Congrats!!
[2018.11.25] Collaboration work was accepted in KJChE
The collaborating work with Prof. Jin Joo on carbon nanotube growth using MSNs embedded with iron oxide nanoparticles was accepted for the publication in Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. Congrats!
[2018.11.22] Min Kyung and Soo Young received the Gold Prize at the KJSMI (한일재료심포지엄)
Min Kyung and Soo Young received the Gold Prize for their research achievement with poster presentations on the behavior of dendritic cells and alginate microbeads for hollow carbon structure, respectively, at the 13th Korea-Japan Symposium on Materials and Interfaces (KJSMI), Busan. Congratulations!!
[2018.11.21] Bong Geun receives Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award (회명 대학원 연구상)
Congratulations to Bong Geun!! He has been selected as a recipient of Hoemyeong Graduate Research Award for his oral presentation on multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles for immunotherapy at the last KIChE 2018 Fall Meeting in Daegu. He will receive the Award in the next KIChE Spring Meeting in Jeju.
[2018.11.20] Congratulations Dr. Cha, the first PhD from our lab!
Congratulations to Bong Geun on his successful PhD thesis defense!! His thesis title is "Multifunctional Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Immunotherapy." Many thanks for his contributions to the lab since 2013.
[2018.11.14] Donghwan received the Kim Soon-Moon Scholarship (김순문 장학금)
Donghwan was one of five recipients of the Kim Soon-Moon Scholarship in SKKU. Congratulation!
[2018.10.18] Seung Woo received an Outstanding Research Award
Congrats, Seung Woo!! He received an Outstanding Research Award in the Korean Society for Biomaterials (KSBM) 2018 Fall Meeting with his oral and poster presentations on the therapeutic contact lens.
[2017.10.17-20] 2018 BMES Annual Meeting
Bong Geun and Loc attended to BMES meeting (Atlanta, Georgia, US). Bong Geun gave a talk on ceria NPs and ceria-doped MSNs for the treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Loc presented a poster on cancer immunotherapy based on dual mesoporous silica system.
[2018.9.10] Loc and Youngjin's co-first authored paper was accepted
Our manuscript for the Progress Report in Advanced Materials on "mesoporous silica as a versatile platform for cancer immunotherapy" was accepted for the publication. Congrats to Loc and Youngjin!!
[2018.9.4-7] Seung Woo received the TERMIS Travel Award
Seung Woo won a Travel Award at the 5th TERMIS World Congress held at Kyoto, Japan, with his poster presentation on the therapeutic contact lens. Congrats!!
[2018.9.6] Pilseon's paper was accepted
Pilseon's manuscript on the photo-responsive on-demand drug delivery based on alginate cryogel for enhanced cancer therapy was accepted for the publication in ACS Biomaterials & Engineering. Congrats!!
[2018.8.31] Farewell to Arjya
After a 2yr postdoc in our lab, Arjya headed to Pere Santamaria's Immunology Research Group at the University of Calgary, Canada, for his next postdoctoral work. Best of luck in your new position and future!
[2018.7.1] Seung Woo's review paper was published
An invited review paper on the therapeutic contact lenses was accepted and published in Materials. Congrats, Seung Woo!
[2018.5.9] Bong Geun's paper was highlighted as a Hero Image and in the First Reactions
Bong Geun's MSN-cancer vaccine paper in ACS Central Science was highlighted as a Hero Image. and in First Reactions. Congrats, Bong Geun!
[2018.4.25] Donghwan's paper was accepted in Small
Donghwan's paper on hydrogel-film casting to prepare a strong and tough composite film was accepted for the publication in Small. Congrats!!
[2018.4.6] Arjya's paper was accepted
Arjya's paper on 3D scaffold filter for facile preparation of arsenic-free drinking water was accepted for the publication in ACS Applied Nano Materials. Congrats, Arjya!!
[2018.2.27] Bong Geun's paper was accepted
Bong Geun's cancer vaccine work using extra-large pore mesoporous silica nanoparticles (XL-MSNs) was finally accepted for the publication in ACS Central Science. Congrats!!
[2018.2.21] Global University Visiting Program
Nuri and Hyun Soo have visited the Silva Lab in UC Davis Bioengineering for a month (Jan. 14 ~ Feb. 11, 2018), which was fully supported by SKKU M-School.
[2018.2.14] Bong Geun's review paper was accepted
An invited review paper on the mesoporous silica nanoparticles for bioimaging applications was accepted for publication in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. Congrats, Bong Geun!!
[2018.2.1] New Graduate Students
We have 4 graduate students who join the lab in this spring. Welcome Nuri, Jun Yup, Hoo Yeon, and Ji Hye!! Enjoy the journey.
[2018.1.8] Myung-Joo's paper was accepted
Myung-Joo's MS thesis work on the sequential delivery of liposome to ischemic tissue, in collaboration with Prof. Kuen Yong Lee's group at Hanyang University, was just accepted for publication in ACS Biomaterials & Engineering. Congratulation!!
[2017.12.15] Myung-Joo's Master Thesis Defense
Myung-Joo successfully defended her master thesis on the sequential targeting of liposome in ischemic tissue. Congrats!!
[2017.11.15] Bong Geun's paper was accepted
Bong Geun's work on lipid-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles for ROS scavenging in intracerebral hemorrhage, in collaboration with Prof. Seung-Hoon Lee's group in Seoul National University Hospital, was just accepted for publication in Nano Research. Congrats, Bong Geun!!
[2017.11.10] Suji's AFM paper was highlighted as Frontispiece
Suji's first-authored paper on tough gel published in Advanced Functional Materials was selected as Frontispiece. Congrats!
[2017.11.8-11] Suji won the Best Oral Presentation Award
Congratulation to Suji for winning Best Oral Presentation Award at the 3rd SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop held at HUST, Wuhan, China, for her oral presentation on the adhesive tough hydrogel.
[2017.9.1] Bom Yi and Bong Geun's co-first authored paper was accepted
Bom Yi and Bong Geun's co-first authored paper on injectable ferrogel microbeads for on-demand drug delivery was accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congrats!!
[2017.8.28] New Graduate Student
Soo Young joins the lab for her master study. Welcome to the group and enjoy the journey!
[2017.8.25] Arjya received the BK21Plus Postdoc Fellowship
Arjya received the Postdoc Research Fellowship from BK21Plus program in Chemical Engineering at SKKU for 1 year. Congrats Arjya!!
[2017.8.25] Summer student presentation
All 6 summer students presented their research today and will be back to fall semester in next week. All did a great job! Nuri will be continuing undergraduate research in the fall semester as a research scholarship student.
[2017.8.24] New paper accepted
Our collaborating work with Prof. Gi-Ra Yi group on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for tissue bioadhesives was just accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congrats!!
[2017.8.17-18] Lab Summer Workshop
JKim Lab had a summer workshop in Daebu-do (island).
[2017.8.11] Suji's paper was just accepted
Suji's manuscript on super-tough hydrogel for on-demand drug delivery was accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congrats!!
[2017.7.28] Arjya's paper was accepted
Arjya's first-authored paper on rGO-based antigen delivery system for cancer vaccine was accepted for publication in Chemistry of Materials. Congrats!!
[2017.7.3] Welcome Undergrad Researchers!
Nuri, Hyun Soo, and Jun Yup are back to the lab. Soo Sam, Hoo Yeon, and Dong Hee join lab for this summer. Welcome everyone!
[2017.4.20] Youngjin's work was highlighted as Back Cover and Advanced Science News
Youngjin's paper on hierarchical macroporous and mesoporous scaffolds published in Advanced Healthcare Materials was selected as Back Cover & highlighted on Advanced Science News. Congrats, Youngjin!
[2017.4.19] Bong Geun's paper was accepted
Bong Geun's work on extra-large pore mesoporous silica nanoparticles for M2 macrophage polarization, in collaboration with Prof. Suk-Jo Kang's group in KAIST, was accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congrats!!
[2017.3.31] Bon Geun receives the Best Poster Presentation Award
Bong Geun, Youngjin, and Prof. Jaeyun Kim attended to Korean Society for Biomaterials Spring Meeting (KSBM) at KAIST, Deajeon. Prof. Kim delivered an invited talk on mesoporous silica based immunomodulation. Bong Geun and Youngjin presented their work on immunotherapy in poster session. Bong Geun received a Best Poster Presentation Award. Congrats!!
[2017.3.13-17] Americal Physics Society March Meeting 2017
Suji and Donghwan attended APS March meeting in New Orleans, LA, USA to present their work on tough hydrogel and nacre-inspired polymer composite films.
[2017.3.2] New Graduate Students
Min Kyung and Seung Woo join our Lab for their PhD study in SAIHST. Chun Wei also joins lab for his master degree in ChemE. Welcome and enjoy the journey!
[2017.2.17] Myung Yoon's paper was accepted
Myung Yoon's work on glucose-responsive drug delivery was accepted for publication in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. Congrats!!
[2017.1.27] Pilseon's paper was accepted
Pilseon's paper on the optimized fabrication of inverse-opal hydrogel was accepted for publication in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Congrats!!
[2017.1.9] Youngjin's first authored paper was accepted
Youngjin's paper on hierarchical macroporous and mesoporous scaffolds was accepted for publication in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Congrats!!
[2017.1.3] Welcome Undergraduate Researchers!
Hyun Soo, Jun Yup, and Chun Wei join the lab for this winter. Nuri is also back to the lab. Chun Wei will be starting as a master course student in March. Welcome, all!!
[2016.12.15] Master Thesis Defense
Myung Yoon successfully defended her master thesis on glucose-responsive drug delivery system. Congrats!!
[2016.12.9-13] 31st Society for Cancer Immunotherapy (SITC)
Bong Geun, Youngjin, Loc, Sung Hyuk, and Prof. Jaeyun Kim attended to SITC annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, USA.
[2016.11.2-4] 12th Japan-Korea Symposium on Materials and Interfaces
Suji, Donghwan, and Prof. Jaeyun Kim attended to 12th Japan-Korea Symposium on Materials and Interfaces, held in Gotemba, Japan from 2nd ~ 4th November, 2016. The symposium is a biannual event for knowledge exchange and interactive platform for researchers and scientists from the two countries. Prof. Kim delivered a invited talk, and Suji and Donghwan presented their work in poster session.
[2016.9.21-22] Bong Geun receives the Best Presentation Award
We attended to 2nd SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop in La Vie D'or Resort, Hwaseong. Bong Geun, Youngjin, and Suji gave oral presentations on their current projects in Bio-session. Bong Geun received the Best Presentation Award. Congrats!!
[2016.9.12] New Graduate Student
Hoang joins our Lab for his PhD study after finishing master degree from Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. Welcome Hoang!
[2016.8.18-19] Lab Summer Workshop
Lab had a workshop in Eurwangni Beach near Incheon International Airport.
[2016.7.4] New Members in Summer
Si Hyung, Jin Ho, and Nuri join the lab as undergraduate researchers. Welcome everyone!!
[2016.6.10] Master Thesis Defense
Pilseon defended his master thesis on NIR-responsive drug delivery system. Congrats!!
[2016.6.7] New Member
Min Kyung joins our Lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome and enjoy the research!
[2016.4.1] New Postdoc, Dr. Sinha
Dr. Arjyabaran Sinha from India joins our lab. Welcome Arjya!!
[2016.3.2] New Grad Students
지난 1년간 학부연구생으로 연구하던 지동환 학생이 석박사통합과정으로, 지난 겨울 학부연구생을 시작한 신성혁 학생이 석사과정으로 우리 연구실에 합류하였습니다. 아무쪼록 즐겁게 연구생활 하기 바랍니다. 환영!!
[2016.2.23-25] TMRC 동계워크샵 참석 및 발표
실험실 전원이 강원도 휘닉스파크에서 열린 TMRC 동계워크샵에 참석하여 최수지 (구두발표), 최영진, 임필선 (이상 포스터발표) 학생이 연구결과를 발표하였습니다. 최수지 학생은 구두발표상 대상을 수상하였습니다. 축하합니다!
[2015.12.7] 특성화사업단 글로벌 대학 파견 선정
- 2016년 석박통합과정 진학 예정자인 지동환 학생이 특성화사업단 글로벌 대학 파견사업에 선정되었습니다. 겨울 방학 중 1개월 동안 UC Davis를 방문 예정입니다. 축하합니다!
- 2016년 1월 16일~2월 12일 기간동안 UC Davis Silva Lab을 방문하고 돌아왔습니다.
[2015.11.30-12.5] 2016 MRS Fall Meeting 참석
미국 Boston에서 열린 MRS Meeting에 김재윤 교수, 최수지 학생이 참석 및 발표하였습니다.
[2015.11.1-4] SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop
BK21플러스 사업단 지원으로 중국 우한에 위치한 HUST(Huazhong University of Science & Technology)에서 열린 SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop을 다녀왔습니다. 교수님 4분과 대학원생 11명이 참석하였고, 우리 연구실에서는 김재윤 교수와 최영진 학생이 참석하여 구두 발표를 하였습니다.
[2015.10.28-29] SKKU 공대 페스티벌 참가
나노생체재료 연구실이 성균관대 공대 50주년 행사의 일환으로 SKKU 공대 페스티벌에 참가하였습니다. Lab 소개 부스를 이틀간 운영하면서 고등학생 및 학부생들에게 랩소개를 진행하였습니다.
[2015.10.15] 지식창조대상 수상
김재윤 교수가 제7회 지식창조대상 (미래창조과학부 장관표창)을 수상하였습니다.
[2015.8.31] New Member
베트남에서 유학 온 Thanh Loc이 이번 학기부터 석박사통합과정으로 우리 연구실에 합류하였습니다. 새로운 환경 적응 잘 하고 한국어 잘 배우면서 즐겁게 연구생활 시작하기 바랍니다. 환영합니다!! Welcome Loc!!
[2015.8.31] 학사과정 연구장학생
우리 연구실 학부생연구원인 지동환 학생이 2015년 2학기 "학사과정 연구장학생"으로 선정되어 연구를 지속합니다. 이번 학기부터는 한 주제를 가지고 독립적으로 연구할 계획입니다. 좋은 결과 있길 바랍니다.
[2015.8.13-15] 나노생체재료연구실 하계워크샵
지난 여름 통영-거제에 이어 이번 여름에는 강릉 바닷가에서 하계워크샵을 진행하였습니다.
[2015.7.24-25] ISNBE 2015 참석
중국 양저우에서 열린 ISNBE 2015 Meeting에 김재윤 교수, 최영진 & 최수지 학생이 참석 및 발표하고 돌아왔습니다.
[2015.6.12] 연구실 첫번째 석사 학위 디펜스
차봉근, 신봄이, 최수지 학생이 연구실 첫번째 석사학위 디펜스를 통과하였습니다. 연구실 초기에 입학하여 정말 수고많았고, 앞으로 훌륭한 연구자로 성장할 수 있길 기대합니다. 축하합니다!!!
[2015.6.8] New Paper Accepted
Gold Nanorods 합성에 관한 논문(박영진-학부졸업논문)이 RSC Advances에 Accept되었습니다. 축하합니다!
[2015.5.25] New Visiting Student
김하랑 학생이 여름방학 동안 방문 학부 연구원으로 연구실에 합류하게 되었습니다. 많이 배우고 좋은 친구들 사귀며 즐겁게 생활하길 바랍니다. Welcome Nick!
[2015.5.27] Youngjin's first-authored paper was accepted
최영진 학생(제 1저자)의 논문이 Langmuir에 Accept되었습니다. SBA-15 mesoporous silica microparticle의 biodegradation에 대한 연구입니다. 학부연구생부터 시작한 일이 잘 결실을 맺게 되었네요. 축하합니다!!
[2015.5.8] Bong Geun's first-authored paper was published
Asymmetric nanoparticle assembly에 관한 논문(제1저자 차봉근)이 Materials Research Bulletin에 게재되었습니다. 축하합니다!
[2015.4.15-18] SFB Meeting 참석
미국 Charlotte에서 열린 2015 Society for Biomaterials (SFB) Meeting에 김재윤 교수, 차봉근 학생이 참석 및 발표하였습니다.
[2015.3.28] Youngjin's first-authored paper was published
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials에 Mesocellular silica foam의 합성에 관한 논문(제1저자 최영진)이 게재되었습니다. 축하합니다!!
[2015.3.20] New R&E Students
경기과고 김재민, 황동욱 학생이 약 1년 간 심화 R&E 프로그램으로 연구실에서 실험을 진행할 예정입니다. 환영합니다!!
[2015.2.26] New Members
지동환 & 장태민 학생이 앞으로 1년간 나노생체재료 실험실에서 학부 연구원으로 함께하게 되었습니다. 앞으로 연구실에서 많이 배우며 즐겁게 생활하길 바랍니다. 환영합니다~
[2015.2.25] Bom Yi's first-authored paper was published
신봄이 학생의 첫 제1 저자 논문이 Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics에 게재되었습니다. 축하합니다!!
[2015.2.13] Suji's first-authored paper was published
Asymmetric Stiff Hydrogel에 관한 최수지 학생의 첫 제1저자 논문이 Journal of Materials Chemistry B에 게재되었습니다. 축하합니다!!
[2015.2.11-13] TMRC 동계워크샵 참석 및 발표
실험실 전원이 강원도 휘닉스파크에서 열린 TMRC 동계워크샵에 참석하여 차봉근 (구두발표), 신봄이, 최수지, 최영진 (이상 포스터발표) 학생이 연구결과를 발표하였습니다.
[2015.2.3] 국제 공동연구
차봉근 & 최영진 학생이 지난 4주간의 Harvard에서의 공동연구를 마치고 무사히 귀국했습니다.
[2015.1.5] Our paper was published in Nature Biotechnology as Cover Article
우리 연구실의 inorganic vaccine platform에 관한 연구결과가 Nature Biotechnology에 출판되었습니다. 더불어 2015년 1월 표지논문(Cover)으로 선정되었고 News and Views에서 따로 highlight되었습니다. 축하합니다!!
[2014.11.30-12.5] 2015 MRS Fall Meeting 참석
미국 보스턴에서 열린 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting에 김재윤 교수, 차봉근 & 신봄이 학생이 참석 및 발표하였고, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) 및 Harvard University의 연구분야 관련 실험실을 견학하고 돌아왔습니다.
[2014.11.6] 신봄이, 우수논문발표상 수상 (한국생체재료학회 22차 추계학술대회)
서울에서 열린 한국생체재료학회 추계학술대회에서 신봄이 학생이 우수논문발표상을 수상하였습니다. 축하합니다~!!
[2014.11.5~9] 11th Korea-Japan Symposium on Materials & Interface 참석 및 발표
제주에서 개최된 한일재료심포지움에 실험실 전원이 참석하였고 총 6편의 포스터 발표를 진행하였습니다.
[2014.9.25] 차봉근, Best Poster Presentation Award 수상 (TERMIS-AP 2014)
대구에서 진행된 2014 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society-Asia Pacific Meeting (TERMIS-AP 2014)에서 차봉근 학생이 Best Poster Presentation Award를 수상하였습니다. 축하합니다!!
[2014.9.1] Recruiting
2015학년도 1학기 대학원생을 모집합니다. 대학원 진학에 관심있는 학생은 김재윤 교수(kimjaeyun@skku.edu)에게 문의바랍니다.
[2014.8.21-23] 나노생체재료실험실 하계워크샵
통영-거제의 아름다운 바닷가에서 실험실 전원이 참석하여 2박 3일동안 하계워크샵을 진행하였습니다.
[2014.8.14] New Graduate Student
학부연구생으로 연구하던 남명주 학생이 학석연계과정을 통해 대학원에 진학하였습니다. 앞으로도 좋은 연구할 수 있길 바랍니다. 축하합니다!
[2014.8.12] 신봄이, Excellent Poster Award 수상 (ISNBE 2014)
서울대학교 차세대융합기술원에서 열린 2014 International Symposium on New Frontiers in Nano-Bio-Energy Convergence Science and Technology (ISNBE 2014)에서 신봄이 학생이 Excellent Poster Award를 수상하였습니다. 축하합니다~!!
[2014.7.2] New Member
Myung Yoon joins the Lab as a graduate student. Welcome and enjoy learning and discovering something new!
[2014.5.2] Kihun's paper was accepted
우리 연구실 학부연구생인 기훈(제1저자)의 나노입자를 이용한 water purification에 대한 지난 일년간의 연구 결과가 RSC Advances에 Accept되었습니다. 축하합니다!
[2014.3.28] 최영진, 우수논문발표상 수상 (한국생체재료학회 9차 춘계학술대회)
광주에서 열린 한국생체재료학회 춘계학술대회에서 최영진 학생이 우수논문발표상을 수상하였습니다. 축하합니다~!!
[2014.2.7] New R&E Students
경기과고 최지연, 임선호 학생이 약 1년 간 심화 R&E 프로그램으로 연구실에서 실험을 진행할 예정입니다. 환영합니다!!
[2014.3.2] New Member
Welcome Ashraf! He joins lab as a graduate student. Hope he learns a lot and achieve while working in Nanobiomaterials lab!
[2014.1.6] New Members
Welcome Pil-Seon, a new graduate student! Also Young-Jin and Jun Hwan join the Lab as undergraduate researchers. Welcome everyone!!
[2013.9.1] New Members
Youngjin and Suji join the Lab as graduate students. Welcome!!
최영진, 최수지 학생이 석사과정으로 랩에 조인하였습니다. 두사람의 재밌는 연구를 기대합니다. 축하합니다!!
[2013.1.5] First Graduate Students
Bom Yi and Bong Guen join the Lab as first graduate students. Welcome guys!!
신봄이, 차봉근 학생이 성균관대 화학공학부 대학원에 합격하여 나노생체재료 실험실의 첫 대학원생으로 공부하게 되었습니다. 각자 계획한 대로 의미있는 대학원 생활이 되길 바랍니다. 축하합니다!!
[2012.12.26] New Member
Kihun joins the Lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome Ki-Hun!
[2012.11.29] Recruiting: 학부연구생-1명
겨울 방학 2개월(2013년 1-2월)동안 나노입자 합성에 참여하고 싶은 학부생은 김재윤 교수(kimjaeyun@skku.edu)에게 문의바랍니다.
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[2012.11.29] Recruiting: 석박사과정-1명
2013학년도 2학기 대학원생을 모집합니다. 대학원 진학에 관심있는 학생은 김재윤 교수(kimjaeyun@skku.edu)에게 문의바랍니다.
[2012.11.7] New Member
Myong-Joo joins the Lab as an undergraduate researcher. Enjoy learning!!
[2012.9.21] New Member
Dongwoo joins the Lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!!
[2012.7.24] New Member
Bom Yi joins the Lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome and enjoy the lab!
[2012.7.18] Recruiting Graduate Students
2013학년도 1학기 대학원생을 모집합니다. 대학원 진학에 관심있는 현재 4학년 학생들의 많은 지원 바랍니다. 우리 연구실은 나노재료 및 생체재료의 디자인과 합성을 기반으로 하여 항암약물전달, 세포전달, 조직공학, 면역치료 등을 연구할 예정입니다. 관련하여 상담을 원하는 학생들은 kimjaeyun@skku.edu 로 메일 주시면 됩니다.
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[2012.5.4] New Member
Youngjin, Sanghyun, Daewon, Hyung Keun, Young Eun, Kyuwan join the Lab as undergraduate researchers. Welcome everyone!
[2012.3.5] Recruiting
We are waiting for undergradute and graduate students who are interested in materials-based biomedical research in our group. Please feel free to email me (kimjaeyun@skku.edu) for the potential research opportunity.
[2012.3.1] The First Step
Jaeyun Kim joins the School of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University.
[2012.1.17] Lab Webpage Open
Welcome! We've just opened webpage for NanoBio Interface Laboratory (NaBI Lab) at Sungkyunkwan University! There will be more updates soon.