Kim Byoung-Suhk

Philosophiae Doctor

OFFICE ADDRESS (December 15, 2008 ~):

Faculty of Textile Science and Technology

Shinshu University

3-15-1, Tokida, Ueda

Nagano 386-8567, Japan

Mobile-phone: +81-(0)80-5146-6198

E-mail: kbsuhk@yahoo.com, bskim@shinshu-u.ac.jp

CURRENT POSITION: Global COE researcher

EDUCATION

1995. 10 - 1999. 3: Ph.D. in Division of Biological Sciences (Biomacromolecular Science),

Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

Thesis Title: “Synthesis and stimuli-responsive properties of ionic polythiophenes”.

1993. 3 - 1995. 2: M.S. in Textile Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering,

Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.

Thesis Title:

“Effect of Ce4+ pretreatment in the preparation of cellulosic super water-absorbent”.

1989. 3 - 1993. 2: B.S. in Textile Engineering, College of Engineering,

Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.

WORKING EXPERIENCES

2008. 12 - present: Global COE researcher at the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology,

Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.

2010. 6 - 2010. 8: Visiting scientist at the Syracuse Biomedical Institute,

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA.

2007. 5 - 2008. 9: Principal Researcher at the Kumho Petrochemical R&BD Center,

Daejeon, South Korea.

2007. 1 - 2007. 4: Research professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,

Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea.

2006. 10 - 2006.12: Research associate at the Center for Health Care Technology Development and

Department of Textile Engineering,College of Engineering,

Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.

2006. 4 - 2006. 7: Guest researcher in Institute of Materials Science,

Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle/S, Germany.

2005. 12 - 2006. 3: Visiting researcher in Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,

University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Victoria, Australia.

2003. 9 - 2005.11: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in

Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P), Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany.

2001. 8 - 2003. 7: Postdoctoral Fellow in Polymer Program-Institute of Materials Science (IMS),

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT U-3136, USA.

2000. 1 - 2001. 7: BK21 (Brain Korea 21) Postdoctoral Fellow in Department of Chemical Engineering,

Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea.

1999. 8 - 1999. 12: Lecturer in Department of Polymer Science & Technology,

Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.

HONORS, AWARDS, and FELLOWSHIPS

・Who’s Who in the World 2011.

・Program Chair,

The 4th International Symposium on High-Tech Fiber Engineering for Young Researcher 2011,

Ueda, Japan (August 20 - Sept. 4th, 2011).

・Program Chair,

FY2009 Research Achievement “International Fiber Engineering Course” Doctoral Program,

Global COE Program, Ueda, Japan (March 1, 2010).

・Program Chair,

The 3rd International Symposium on High-Tech Fiber Engineering 2009, Jeonju, Korea (Dec. 10-13, 2009).

・Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 5th International Conference

on Advanced Fiber/Textile Materials (ICAFTM 2009),Ueda, Japan (Sept. 8, 2009).

・Global COE Research Fellowship (December 2008 - Present).

・Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (March 2004 - November 2005, Germany).

・Postdoctoral fellowship at Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research

(September 2003 - February 2004, Germany).

・ONR (Office of Naval Research) and UCONN Fuel Cell Center (Portable Fuel Cell Power System Program)

・Postdoctoral Fellowship (August 2001 - August 2003, USA).

・BK21 (Brain Korea 21) Postdoctoral Fellowship (January 2000 - July 2001, Korea).

・Honors Scholarships for Privately Financed International Students (AIEJ)

(October 1998 - March 1999, Japan).

・Peace and Friendship Scholarships (April 1997 - March 1998, Japan).

・The Chon-Buk Ilbo Newspaper advertisement (Korea) (Nov. 30, 1994).

PUBLICATION LIST

Papers

1. Y. Lee, B. S. Kim, H. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Pre-Tension Effects of Polyurethane (PU) Nanofiber Filaments

Prepared by Electrospinning and Dry Twisting”,

J. Polym. Res., in press.

2. K. Wei, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Fabrication and Biocompatibility of Electrospun Silk Nanofiber Biocomposites”,

Membrane(invited paper), in press.

3. H. R. Kim, T. Ito, Y. Nakagawa, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Fabrication of Nanostructured Metallic Nanotubes and Nanofibers

by Electrospinning and Metallization”,

J. Experimental Nanosci., in press.

4. R. Nakashima, K. Watanabe, Y. Lee, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Mechanical Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanofiber Filaments

Prepared by Electrospinning and Twisting”,

Adv. Polym. Technol., in press.

5. K. O. Kim, Y. Akada, K. Wei, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Cell Attachment Property of PVA Hydrogel Nanofibers

Incorporating Hyaluronic Acid for Tissue Engineering”,

Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, in press.

6. K. Watanabe, T. Nakamura, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Effect of Organic Solvent on Morphology and Mechanical Properties of

Electrospun Syndiotactic Polypropylene Nanofibers”,

Polymer Bulletin, DOI 10.1007/s00289-011-0618-5.

7. K. Wei, H. R. Kim, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Electrospun metallic nanofibers fabricated by electrospinning and metallization”,

Nanofibers, InTech Book Series, (ISBN 978-953-307-420-7).

8. S. Park, Y. Lee, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Thermal Insulation Property of Cu Metalized Nanofiber Web”,

Adv. Polym. Technol., DOI: 10.1002/adv.

9. T. Ohta, T. Ito, M. Shimizu, L. Tauchi, H. D. Nguyen-Tran, J. C. Park, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim, K. Ohta,

“Development of Novel Synthetic Method of Carbon Nanotubes from Electrospun Polystyrene Fibers

by Using Microwave Heating”,

Polym. Adv. Technol., DOI: 10.1002/pat.1723.

10. Y. Lee, J. Lee, D. Kimura, B. S. Kim, J. S. Koh, I. S. Kim,

“Mechanical Force-Induced Crystalline Transformation

of Electrospun Fibrous Poly(1-Butene) Membrane”,

Polymer International, 60, 1442-1445 (2011).

11. Y. Yang, T. Yamabe, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim, Y. Enomoto,

“Lubricating Characteristic of Grease Composites with CNT Additive”,

Tribology Online, 6(5), 247-250 (2011).

12. B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Recent Nanofiber Technologies: A Perspective for a Special Issue of Polymer Reviews”,

Polymer Reviews, 51(3), 235-238 (2011).

13. K. Watanabe, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Development of Polypropylene Nanofiber Production System”,

Polymer Reviews, 51(3), 288-308 (2011).

14. K. O. Kim, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Cell Culture on Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Poly(ethylene glycol)-POSS Telechelic Nanofibers

for Gene and Drug Delivery”,

Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 2, 201-206 (2011).

15. K. O. Kim, Y. A Seo, B. S. Kim, K. J. Yoon, M. S. Khil, H. Y. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Transition Behaviors and Hybrid Nanofibers of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) and

Polyethylene Glycol-POSS Telechelic Blends”,

Colloid & Polymer Science, 289, 863-870 (2011).

16. I. S. Kim, B. S. Kim, K. Watanabe, N. Kimura, T. Nakamura,

“Electric Nanofiber”,

Sen’i Gakkaishi, 67(6), P160-P163 (2011).

17. K. Watanabe, T. Nakamura, B. S. Kim, Y. Enomoto, I. S. Kim,

“Fabrication of Uniaxially Aligned Syndiotactic Polypropylene Nanofibers via Sample handspinning”,

Macromol. Mater. Eng. (front cover), 13(5), 376-382 (2011).

18. B. S. Kim, N. Kimura, H. K. Kim, K. Watanabe, I. S. Kim,

“Thermal insulation, antibacterial and mold properties

of breathable nanofiber-laminated wallpapers”,

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 11(6), 4929-4933 (2011).

19. K. Wei, J. H. Xia, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Multiwalled carbon nanotubes incorporated bombyx mori silk nanofibers by electrospinning”,

J. Polym. Res., 18(4), 579-585 (2011).

20. K. Wei, Y. Li, K. O. Kim, B. S. Kim, K. Abe, I. S. Kim,

“Fabrication and Osteoblastic Behavior of Nano-Hydroxyapatite

on Electrospun Silk Fibroin Composite Scaffolds”,

J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part A, 97A(3), 272-280 (2011).

21. H. R. Kim, T. Ito, B. S. Kim, Y. Watanabe, I. S. Kim,

“Mechanical Properties, Morphologies and Microstructures of

Novel Electrospun Metallized Nanofibers”,

Adv. Eng. Mater., 13(5), 376-382 (2011).

22. S. Lee, M. Furuichi, Y. Enomoto, B. S. Kim, B. K. Behera, I. S. Kim,

“Effect of Nanorough Surface in Evaluating the Handle of Nanofiber Web”,

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 11, 2025-2030 (2011).

23. B. S. Kim, T. H. Fan, O. I. Vinogradova,

“Thermal Softening of Superswollen Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules”,

Soft Matter, 7(6), 2705-2708 (2011).

24. N. Kimura, H. K. Kim, B. S. Kim, K. H. Lee, I. S. Kim,

“Molecular Orientation and Crystalline Structure of Aligned Electrospun Nylon 6 Nanofibers:

Effect of Gap Size”,

Macromol. Mater. & Eng. (front cover), 295, 1090-1096 (2010).

25. H. Sato, H. K. Kim, K. O. Kim, B. S. Kim, Y. Enomoto, I. S. Kim,

“Fabrication of PVA-BaSO4 Hybrid Nanofibers

and Dispersion of BaSO4 Particles via Ultrasonic Electrospinning”,

Fibers and Polymers, 11(8), 1123-1127 (2010).

26. N. Yuya, W. Kai, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Morphology Controlled Electrospun Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone) Fibers:

Effects of Organic Solvent and Relative Humidity”,

J. Mater. Sci. & Eng. Adv. Technol. (invited paper), 2(1), 97-112 (2010).

27. G. H. Kim, S. M. Hong, M. K. Lee, S. H. Kim, I. Ioka, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Effect of dendritic grain growth on oxide dispersion characteristics of cast aluminum alloy”,

Materials Transactions, 51(10),1951-1957 (2010).

28. K. Wei, T. Ohta, B. S. Kim, K. W. Kim, K. H. Lee, M. S. Khil, H. Y. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Development of Electrospun Metallic Hybrid Nanofibers via Metallization“,

Polym. Adv. Technol., 21, 746-751 (2010).

29. B. S. Kim, O. V. Lebedeva, M. K. Park, W. Knoll, A. M. Caminade, J. P. Majoral, O. I. Vinogradova,

“THF-induced Stiffness of Polyelectrolyte/Phosphorus Dendrimer Multilayer Microcapsules”,

Polymer, 51, 4525-4529 (2010).

30. O. Ohsawa, K. H. Lee, S. M. Lee, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Preparation and Characterization of Polyketone (PK) Fibrous Membrane via Electrospinning”,

Polymer, 51, 2007-2010 (2010).

31. J. C. Park, T. Ito, K. O. Kim, K. W. Kim, B. S. Kim, M. S. Khil, H. Y. Kim, I. S. Kim,

”Electrospun Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) (PVA) Nanofibers:

Effects of Degree of Hydrolysis and Enhanced Water-Stability”,

Polym. J., 42, 273-276 (2010).

32. I. S. Kim, B. S. Kim,

“World of nanofibers by electrospinning. Preparation of high-functional metallic nanofiber

using fusion technology of metal vapor deposition and its property evaluation.

Kako Gijutsu (Osaka, Japan), 44(12), 744-749 (2009) (in Japanese).

33. B. S. Kim, S. P. Mun,

“Effect of Ce4+ Pretreatment on Swelling Properties of Cellulosic Superabsorbents”,

Polym. Adv. Technol., 20, 899-906 (2009).

34. C. Y. Kang, K. H. Lee, H. R. Jung, G. H. Kim, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Effect of Subzero Treatment on the Microstructure and

Mechanical Properties of Austempered Ductile Cast Iron“,

Materials Transactions, 50(9), 2207-2211 (2009).

35. C. Y. Kang, J. H. Sung, G. H. Kim, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Effect of Heat Treatment on the Damping Capacity of Austempered Ductile Cast Iron“,

Materials Transactions, 50(6), 1390-1395 (2009).

36. J. H. Park, B. S. Kim, H. J. Tae, H. Y. Kim, M. S. Khil,

“Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Coated Nanofibrous Mats:

Controlled Surface Morphology and Cell Culture”,

Fibers and Polymers, 10(4), 419-424 (2009).

37. F. A. Sheikh, N. A. Barakat, B. S. Kim, S. Aryal, M. S. Khil, H. Y. Kim,

“Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane (POSS)

grafted Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) (PVA) Nanoparticles”,

Mater. Sci. & Eng. C, 29, 869-876 (2009).

38. J. H. Park, B. S. Kim, M. S. Khil, H. Y. Kim,

“Multilayer Nano-Coated Electrospun Nylon 6 Fibers via a Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly”,

J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 107, 2211-2216 (2008).

39. B. S. Kim, J. W. Choi,

“Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microcapsules: Assembly and Biomedical Applications”,

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 12, 323-332 (2007).

40. O. V. Lebedeva, B. S. Kim, F. Groehn, O. I. Vinogradova,

“Effect of Gold Nanoparticles Encapsulated into PAMAM

on the Stiffness of PSS/PAMAM Multilayer Microcapsules”,

Polymer, 48, 5024-5029 (2007).

41. C. K. Kim, B. S. Kim, F. A. Sheikh, U. S. Lee, M. S. Khil, H. Y. Kim,

“Amphiphilic Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) Hybrids and Electrospun Nanofibers

incorporating Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane (POSS)”,

Macromolecules, 40, 4823-4828 (2007).

42. B. S. Kim, V. Lobaskin, R. Tsekov, O. I. Vinogradova,

”Dynamic and Stability of Dispersions of Polyelectrolyte-Filled Multilayer Microcapsules”,

J. Chem. Phys., 126, 244901-244909 (2007).

43. W. Lee, S. Ni, J. Deng, B. S. Kim, S. K. Satija, P. T. Mather, A. R. Esker,

”Telechelic Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-POSS Amphiphiles at the Air/Water Interface”,

Macromolecules, 40, 682-688 (2007).

44. B. S. Kim and P. T. Mather,

“Morphology, Microstructure, and Rheology of Amphiphilic Telechelics

Incorporating Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane”,

Macromolecules, 39, 9253-9260 (2006).

45. B. S. Kim, K. Koynov, O. V. Lebedeva, H. Gong, A. M. Caminade, J. P. Majoral, O. I. Vinogradova,

”Effect of Dendrimer Generation of Assembly and Mechanical Properties of

DNA/Phosphorus Dendrimer Multilayer Microcapsules”,

Macromolecules, 39, 5479-5483 (2006).

46. B. S. Kim and P. T. Mather,

”Amphiphilic Telechelics with Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane (POSS) End-Groups:

Dilute Solution Viscometry”,

Polymer, 47, 6202-6207 (2006).

47. O. I. Vinogradova, O. V. Lebedeva, B. S. Kim,

”Mechanical Behavior and Characterization of Microcapsules”,

Annu. Rev. Mater. Res., 36, 143-178 (2006).

48. B. S. Kim and Y. Osada,

“Tuning the Thermochromism of Water-Soluble Poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) Conjugated Polymer

by Complexation with Zwitterionic Polymer”,

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 280(1-3), 237-240 (2006).

49. B. S. Kim, T. H. Fan, O. V. Lebedeva, O. I. Vinogradova.

”Superswollen Ultrasoft Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microcapsules”,

Macromolecules, 38, 8066-8070 (2005).

50. B. S. Kim, O. V. Lebedeva, D. H. Kim, A. M. Caminade, J. P. Majoral, W. Knoll, O. I. Vinogradova,

”Assembly and Mechanical Properties of

Phosphorus Dendrimer/Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microcapsules”,

Langmuir, 21, 7200-7206 (2005).

51. B. S. Kim, O. V. Lebedeva, K. Koynov, H. Gong, G. Glasser, I. Lieberwith, O. I. Vinogradova,

”Effect of Organic Solvent on the Permeability and

Stiffness of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microcapsules”,

Macromolecules, 38, 5214-5222 (2005).

52. O. I. Vinogradova, O. V. Lebedeva, K. Vasilev, H. Gong, J. Garcia-Turiel, B. S. Kim,

”Multilayer DNA/Poly (Allylamine Hydrochloride) Microcapsules:

Assembly and Mechanical Properties”,

Biomacromolecules, 6(3), 1495-1502 (2005).

53. O. V. Lebedeva, B. S. Kim, K. Vasilev, O. I. Vinogradova,

”Salt Softening of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microcapsules”,

J. Colloid and Interface Sci., 284, 455-462 (2005).

54. O. V. Lebedeva, B. S. Kim, O. I. Vinogradova,

”Mechanical Properties of Polyelectrolyte-Filled Multilayer Microcapsules Studied

by Atomic Force and Confocal Microscopy”,

Langmuir, 20, 10685-10690 (2004).

55. B. S. Kim and O. I. Vinogradova,

“pH-controlled Swelling of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microcapsules”,

J. Phys. Chem. B, 108(24), 8161-8165 (2004).

56. B. S. Kim and P. T. Mather,

“Amphiphilic Telechelics incorporating Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane (POSS):

1. Synthesis and Characterization”,

Macromolecules, 35(22), 8378-8384 (2002).

57. B. S. Kim, H. Fukuoka, J. P. Gong, Y. Osada,

“Titration Behaviors and Spectral Properties of Hydrophobically

Modified Water-Soluble Polythiophenes",

Eur. Polym. J., 37, 2499-2503 (2001).

58. B. S. Kim, L. Chen, J. P. Gong, Y. Osada,

“Doping Effects of Water-Soluble Poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) (P3TAA) and its Gel”,

Kor. Polym. J. (Continued as Macromol. Res.), 8(3), 116-119 (2000).

59. L. Chen, B. S. Kim, M. Nishino, J. P. Gong, Y. Osada,

“Environmental Responses of Polythiophene Hydrogels”,

Macromolecules, 33(4), 1232-1236 (2000).

60. B. S. Kim and Y. Osada,

“Ionization Behaviors and Spectral Properties of Polythiophene Hydrogels”,

Kor. Polym. J. (Continued as Macromol. Res.), 7(6), 350-355 (1999).

61. B. S. Kim, L. Chen, J. P. Gong, Y. Osada,

“Titration Behavior and Spectral Transitions of Water-Soluble Polythiophene Carboxylic Acids”,

Macromolecules, 32, 3964-3969 (1999).

62. B. S. Kim, J. P. Gong, Y. Osada,

“Surfactant Binding by Polyelectrolyte Gels and

Its Application to Electro-Driven Chemomechanicals”,

Polym. International, 48, 691-698 (1999).

63. B. S. Kim, M. Ishizawa, J. P. Gong, Y. Osada,

“Molecular and Supramolecular Structures of Complexes Formed by

Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Interactions:

Effects of charge density and compositions”,

J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 37, 635-644 (1999).

64. S. G. Lee, S. D. Ihm, B. S. Kim, S. P. Mun, J. M. Rhee,

“Recycling of the waste cellulose - I. Preparation of hydroxyethyl cellulose from cotton-knit-waste-“,

J. Kor. Soc., Dyers and Finishers (in Korean), 7(2), 32-39 (1995).

65. B. S. Kim, S. P. Mun, K. K. Na., J. M. Rhee, S. C. Cho,

“Preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose from cotton-knit-waste”,

J. Kor. Soc., Fiber (in Korean), 31(2), 96-101 (1994).

Proceeding papers

1. K. Watanabe, T. Nakamura, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun Polypropylene Fibers: Effect of Organic Solvents”,

Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 175-176, 337-340 (2011).

2. N. Kimura, J. C. Park, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Molecular Orientation and Crystalline Structure of Alignment Electrospun Nylon 6 Nanofibers:

Effect of Gap Size”,

Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 175-176, 333-336 (2011).

3. K. Wei, J. H. Xia, N. Kimura, T. Nakamura, Z. J. Pan, G. Q. Chen, B. S. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Tensile strength of single electrospun nanofibers”,

Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 175-176, 294-298 (2011).

4. B. S. Kim, K. O. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Poly(L-Lactide) Composite Nanofibers Incorporating POSS-MWCNTs”,

Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 175-176, 341-344 (2011).

5. Y. Lee, K. Watanabe, T. Nakamura, B. S. Kim, H. Y. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Development of Melt Blown Electrospinning Apparatus of Isotactic Polypropylene”,

Proceeding of Nanotech Conference & Expo 2010:

An Interdisciplinary Integrative Forum on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Microtechnology,

ISBN 978-1-4398-3401-5 Vol. 2, pp. 826-829, June 21-24,

Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, (2010).

6. K. O. Kim, I. S. Jeong, D. B. Kim, B. S. Kim, J. S. Ko, I. S. Kim,

“Electrospun Hybrid Composite Poly(L-Lactide) Nanofibers

Incorporating POSS-Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes”,

Proceeding of Nanotech Conference & Expo 2010:

An Interdisciplinary Integrative Forum on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Microtechnology,

ISBN 978-1-4398-3402-2 Vol. 2, pp. 274-277, June 21-24,

Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, (2010).

7. H. R. Kim, H. S. Bang, B. S. Kim, Y. Watanabe, Y. Enomoto, I. S. Kim,

“Morphologies and Tensile Strength of Metallized Hybrid Nanofibers”,

Proceeding of Nanotech Conference & Expo 2010:

An Interdisciplinary Integrative Forum on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Microtechnology,

ISBN 978-1-4398-3402-2 Vol. 2, pp. 149-152, June 21-24,

Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, (2010).

8. H. R. Kim, N. Kimura, H. S. Bang, B. S. Kim, Y. Watanabe, I. S. Kim,

“Mechanical Properties of Metallized Single Nanofibers”,

Materials Science Forum, Vol. 654-656, 2463-2466 (2010).

9. B. S. Kim, H. K. Kang, M. S. Khil, H. Y. Kim, I. S. Kim,

“Water-Resistant Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Hybrid Nanofibers

Incorporating Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane (POSS)”,

Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 89-91, 727-732 (2010).

10. I. S. Kim, K. Wei, T. Ohta, B. S. Kim, Y. Watanabe,

“Fabrication of Metallized Electrospun Copper Nanofiber Webs”,

Materials Science Forum, Vol. 638-642, 1719-1724 (2010).

11. W. Lee, S. Ni, B. S. Kim, S. K. Satija, P. T. Mather, A. R. Esker,

”Telechelic poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphiles with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)

end groups at the air/water interface”,

Polymer Preprints, Vol. 47(2), 1214-1215 (2006).

12. S. K. Min, J. M. Park, K. Song, B. S. Kim, M. Y. Jin, J. K. Lee, K. Char, D. Y. Yoon, H. W. Rhee,

“Low dielectric characteristics of

nanoporous poly[methyltrimethoxysilane-co-bis(trimethoxysilyl)ethane]”,

Proc. Electrochemical Society, 2001 (24) (Thin Film Materials, Processes, and Reliability),

Vol. 177-184 (2001).

13. K. Song, B. S. Kim, J. W. Lee, H. -W. Rhee,

“DSC Studies upon Thermal Curing of Methylsilsesquioxane”,

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sect A, Vol. 370, 309-312 (2001).

14. B. S. Kim, D. J. Lee, S. K. Min, Y. J. Kim, S. H. Kim, D. Y. Yoon, H. -W. Rhee,

“Miscibility and Nanoporous Hybrid Film Fabrication of Methylsilsesquioxane (MSSQ) and

Star-Shaped Polymers”,

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sect A, Vol. 370, 301-304 (2001).

15. D. J. Lee, K. H. Kim, S. K. Min, B. S. Kim, H. -W. Rhee, J. K. Lee, K. H. Char, D. Y. Yoon,

“Preparation and Electrical Property Analysis of Low Dielectric Nanoporous

Poly(methylsilsesquioxane) (PMSSQ) Films via Inorganic/Organic Hybrids”,

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sect A, Vol. 371, 119-121 (2001).

16. B. S. Kim, L. Chen, J. P. Gong, Y. Osada,

“Solution and Electrical Properties of the water-Soluble Poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) and

its Hydrogel”,

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sect A, Vol. 349, 335-338 (2000).