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July 18, 2025

The article "Vacuum-Depositable Fluorinated Photoresist Facilitating Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Pixel Patterning" was published in ACS Materials Letters. This work is a fruitful collaborative result with Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University, Prof. Keewook Paeng's group and Prof. Junyeob Lee's group at Sungkyunkwan University, and Prof. Byung Jun Jung's group at University of Seoul.

June 1, 2025

The article "Regioisomeric Effects Regulating the Physicochemical Properties of Complex Copolymers in Thin Films" was published in European Polymer Journal. Hyeji, Seungjun, Yun Hee, Juyoung, and Dahye have contributed to this work with hard working from complex polymer synthesis to physicochemical chracterizations!!! This work is a fruitful collaborative result with Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology and Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University.  Congratulations, All!!!

May 22, 2025

Domestic patent (10-2810176) about main-chain scissionable resisit in collaboration with Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University and Prof. Byung Jun Jung at University of Seoul was issued. Congratulations, Kyunghyun!!

February 28, 2025

Minha, Jaewon, and Hyedam start their MS degree studies. Welcome, and good luck, all!!!

January 22, 2025

Domestic patent (10-2756472) based on Seungyeon and Yun Hee's crosslinkable copolymer works in collaboration with Prof. Jangwook P. Jung's group at Louisiana State University was issued. Congratulations, all!!

January 6, 2025

Seung Kun, Hyeonji, and Hyeji have successfully completed their Master's degree studies. We wish you all the best for your future careers!

December 9, 2024

The article "Embodiment of Light-Mediated Main-Chain Scissionable Functionality While Preserving the Structure of Conventional Photoimaging Copolymer" was published in Advanced Functional Materials. Kyunghyun, Sangmin, and Changjae have contributed to this work with hard working from organic synthesis to polymer characterization!!! Also this work is a large collaborative result with Prof. Jaesung Yang at Yonsei University, Prof. Byung Jun Jung at University of Seoul, and Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee at Inha University. Congratulations, all!!!

October 29, 2024

Domestic patent (10-2723279) based on  the flow RAFT copolymerization to synthesize photoresisit resins in collaboration with Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University was issued. Congratulations, Jiyoung and Seungyeon!!

October 21, 2024

At the 134th KCS Fall meeting held at Daegu, Juyoung has receivend the "Best Poster Presentation Award". Congratulations, Juyoung!

September 13, 2024

The article "Supramolecular Association of a Block Copolymer via Strong Hydrogen Bonding to Form Self-Healable Ionogels" appeared in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.  Soeun and Seungjun have contributed to this collaborative project with Prof. Keun Hyung Lee's group at Inha University. Congratulations, all!!

September 12, 2024

Domestic patent (10-2705839) based on Changjae's main-chain scssionable photoresist copolymer work in collaboration with Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University and Prof. Byung Jun Jung's group at University of Seoul was issued. Congratulations, Changjae!!

September 3, 2024

At the 15th International Symposium on High-Tech Fiber Engineering held at Nantong University in China, Seungjun has earned the "Outstanding Oral Presentation Award", and Juyoung has receivend the "Outstanding Poster Presentation Award". Congratulations, Seungjun and Juyoung!

July 23, 2024

Prof. Kim has received "2024 Outstanding Research Award" from Inha University. Congratulations, Prof. Kim!!

- Inha News Article [Link]

June 3, 2024

The article "Regulating Cationic Polymerization of Difunctional Epoxy Resin through Structural Variations of the Thermal Initiator" was published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials. Jinhyeong, Seungjun, and Seung Kun have worked so hard to design and synthesize approximately 50 initiator compounds!!! Congratulations, all!!!

March 22, 2024

The article "Segmental Dynamics of Polystyrene Near Polymer-Polymer Interfaces" was published in Journal of Chemical Physics. Seung Kun synthesized elegantly shaped polymers for this collaborative project with Prof. Jaesung Yang's group at Yonsei University and Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University.  Congratulations, Seung Kun!!!

March 14, 2024

The article "Chemical Structure–Physicochemical Property Relationships of Copolymers Utilizable for Negative-Tone Photoimaging via Chemical Amplification" was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Yun Hee, Hyeji, and Seungjun have worked hard for this achievement! This work is a great collaborative result with Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology and Prof. Su-Mi Hur's group at Chonnam National University.  Congratulations, All!!!

February 28, 2024

Dahye, Sangmin, and Juyoung start their MS degree studies. Welcome, and good luck, all!!!

February 24, 2023

Seungjun has received "2023 Best Researcher Award" from BK21-4 Education & Research Center of Inha University. Congratulations, Seungjun!!

February 14, 2024

The article "Fabrication of Composite Microbeads Consisting of Cellulose and Covalent Organic Nanosheets via Electrospray Process" was published in Cellulose. Seungjun contributed to this fruitful collaborative research with Prof. Dong Wook Kim's group at Inha University and Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH. Greeat job, Seungjun!!!

January 2, 2024

Jinhyeong, Soeun, Kyunghyun, and Yun Hee have successfully completed their Master's degree studies. We wish you all the best for your future!

December 22, 2023

The article "Single-Component Hydrophilic Terpolymer Thin Film Systems for Imparting Surface Chemical Versatility on Various Substrates" was published in Polymers. Yun Hee, Hai Ha, and Soeun contributed to this large collaborative research with Prof. Jangwook P. Jung's group at Louisiana State University, Prof. Jaesung Yang's group at Yonsei University, and Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University. Greeat job, all!!!

October 10, 2023

The article "Segmental Dynamics of an Isolated Component Polymer Chain in Polymer Blends near the Glass Transition" was published in Macromolecules. Seungyeon contributed to this nice collaborative research with Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University, and Prof. Jaesung Yang's group at Yonsei University. Congratulations!!

October 5, 2023

Prof. Kim was interviewed as a recipient of the 2022 Best Teaching Award. Here is the featured interview!! [Link]

October 1, 2023

The article "Biodegradable Nanofiber/Metal Organic Framework/Cotton Air Filtration Membranes Enabling Simultaneous Removal of Toxic Gases and Particulate Matter" was publised in Polymers. This work was achieved in collaboration with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH. Congratulations!!

September 10, 2023

The article "Surface Grafting of a Zwitterionic Copolymer onto a Cellulose Nanofiber Membrane for Oil/Water Separation" was publised in Cellulose. Dongwan, Seungjun, and Jinhyeong contributed to this excellent work in collaboration with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH. Congratulations, all!!

May 9, 2023

Domestic patent "Thiolated Lignin Sulfonate Composites and Method for Preparing the Same" (10-2532138) was issued.

May 1, 2023

The article "Photo-Crosslinkable Polymeric Coatings Providing Chemically Versatile Reactive Surfaces on Various Substrates" was publised in Chemistry of Materials. Seungyeon and Yun Hee contributed to this nice collaborative research with Prof. Jangwook P. Jung's group at Louisiana State University. Congratulations, all!!

May 1, 2023

The article "Photo-Induced Solubility Modulation in the Copolymers of Fluoroalkyl, Spiropyranyl and Isobornyl Methacrylates" was published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials. Those nice copolymers were a result of the collarboration with Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University. We expect further publications regarding this material in near future!!

April 24, 2023

The article "Coarse-Grained Modeling of EUV Patterning Process Reflecting Photochemical Reactions and Chain Conformations" was published in Polymers. This work was achieved by collarboration with Prof. Su-Mi Hur's group at Chonnam National University. We keep working on the high-resolution resist project together!!!

March 27, 2023

The article "Injectable Antioxidant and Oxygen-Releasing Lignin Composites to Promote Wound Healing" was accepted in ACS Applied Materials & Interface. This work is a fruit of a long time collaborative effort with Prof. Jangwook P. Jung's group at Louisiana State University.

February 28, 2023

Hyeji Lee, Hyeonji Lee, and Seung Kun Choi start their MS degree studies. Welcome, and good luck, all!!!

February 24, 2023

Prof. Kim has received "2022 Best Teaching Award" from Inha University. Congratulations, Prof. Kim!!

- Inha News Article [Link]

January 2, 2023

Changjae and Seungyeon have successfully completed their Master's degree studies. We wish you all the best for your future careers!

December 12, 2022

Prof. Kim had an interview (기승전화학) with "Chemistry Research Information Center (CRIC; 국가지정 화학연구정보센터)" that highlights mid-career investigators. Here is the featured interview with the CRIC. [Link1] [Link2]

November 24, 2022

Dongwan successfully defended his dissertation. He is the second Ph.D. of our group. We wish you all the best for your future career, and congratulations, Dr. Son!! 

September 13, 2022

The article "Utilization of Polymer-Tethered Probes for the Assessment of Segmental Polymer Dynamics near the Glass Transition" was publised n Macromolecules. Dongwan and Kyunghyun contributed to this collaborative research with Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University. Congratulations, all!!

September 8, 2022

Our recent achievements on photopatterning materials, made with Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University, was featured in media including Inha News (인하뉴스), Newtown (뉴스타운), Media Incheon (미디어인천신문), and so on. This collaboration has tied two different groups to one team. We are sure that more fruitful achievements will be made together!!!

- Inha News Article [Link]

September 7, 2022

The article "Polymer Segmental Dynamics Near the Interface of Silica Particles in the Particle/Polymer Composites" appeared in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Ganghee and Ahyun contributed to this collaborative research with Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University. Congratulations, all!!

September 1, 2022

Prof. Kim was named on "2022 Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigator" with his Emerging Investigator article, "Comprehensive Studies of Continuous Flow Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Copolymerization and Its Application for Photoimaging Materials". Here is the featured interview with Polymer Chemistry. [Link]

August 31, 2022

Jiyeong has successfully completed her Master's degree studies. We wish you all the best for your future careers!

August 19, 2022

Prof. Kim has earned "2022 ASML Korea Tech Talk Young Professor Award". Congratulations, Prof. Kim!!

August 18, 2022

The article "Tailoring Physical Properties of Dual-Network Acrylamide Hydrogel Composites by Engineering Molecular Structures of the Cross-linked Network" appeared in ACS Omega. Dongwan, Hwanmin, and Changjae contributed to this collaborative research with Prof. Jangwook P. Jung's group at Louisiana State University. Congratulations, all!!

August 16, 2022

The article "Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Nanofibers with Chitosan-Stabilized Prussian Blue Nanoparticles for Enhanced Wound Healing Efficacy" appeared in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Dongwan has contributed as a first author to this collaborative research with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH and Dr. Daekyung Sung's group at KICET. Great job, Dongwan!

July 21, 2022

The article "Comprehensive Studies of Continuous Flow Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Copolymerization and Its Application for Photoimaging Materials" was published in Polymer Chemistry. Jiyeong and Seungyeon have worked really hard for the collaborative project on the photoresist with Prof. Jin-Kyun Lee's group at Inha University, and fianlly we have made it with two years efforts!! Congratulations, Jiyeong, Seungyeon!!

July 19, 2022

The article "A Composite of Carbon Nanofiber/Copper Particle-Anchored Thiol-Incorporated Silica Nanoparticles Utilizable for Heavy Metal Adsorption" was published in Composites Communications. Dongwan has extensively worked with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH, and this achievement is one of the results. Congratulations, Dongwan!!

March 14, 2022

Hai Ha Tran Nguyen, an exchange student from Reutlingen University in Germany, joined our lab for 2022 spring semeter. Good luck, Hai Ha!!!

March 14, 2022

The work "Self-Healable, Stretchable, and Nonvolatile Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Sustainable Energy Storage and Sensing Applications" was featured in media including Inha News (인하뉴스), Newsis (뉴시스), Aju Business Daily (아주경제), and so on. 

- Inha News Article [Link]

February 24, 2022

Yunhee Koh, Soeun Park, Kyunghyun Eun, and Jinhyung Kim start their MS degree studies. Plus, Seungjun Kim starts pursuing Ph.D. Welcome, and good luck, all!!!

January 18, 2022

The article "Rational Process Design for Facile Fabrication of Dual Functional Hybrid Membrane of MOF and Electrospun Nanofiber towards High Removal Efficiency of PM2.5 and Toxic Gases" was published in Macromolecular Rapid Communications. Dongwan keeps the collarborative works on fibrous mateirals going well with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH. Congratulations, Dongwan!!

January 5, 2022

The article "Photoimageable Organic Coating Bearing Cyclic Dithiocarbonate for Multifunctional Surface" was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. This work has been done with long time efforts by many of us, Sol, Jieun, Youngjoo, and Seungjun, since we have collaborated with Prof. Padma Gopalan's group at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Congratulations, all!!

January 4, 2022

Ganghee and Hwanmin have successfully completed their Master's degree studies. We wish you all the best for your future careers!

December 13, 2021

The article "Self-Healable, Stretchable, and Nonvolatile Ionic Conductors based on Dynamic Disulfide Metathesis" appeared in Energy Storage Materials.  Sol and Jiyeong have contributed to this collaborative project with Prof. Keun Hyung Lee's group at Inha University. Congratulations, all!!

December 2, 2021

The article "Full Parameter Space Exploration of Microphase Separation of Block Copolymer Brushes within a Single Simulation Framework" appeared in Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. This work is a fruit of long-time collarboration with Prof. Su-Mi Hur's group at Chonnam National University.

November 30, 2021

Sol successfully defended her dissertation. She is the first Ph.D. of our group. We wish you all the best for your future career, congratulations, Dr. An!! 

November 26, 2021

The article "Control of Dissolution Rate of Sodium-Alginate/Polyacrylamide Hydrogel for Selectively Dissolvable Water-Blocking Device" was publised in Polymer(Korea).  Hwanmin was involved in the unique project on a tough hydrogel in collaboration with Dr. Minjun Kim's group at Institute for Advanced Engineering. Congratulations, Hwanmin!!

October 15, 2021

At the Korean Chemical Society 2021 fall meeting, Seungjun has earned the award for "Best Poster Presentation". He gave a poster presentation entitled "Structure Effect of Thermal Initiator to Curing Behavior of Epoxy Resin via Cationic Poymerization". Congratulations, Seungjun!

September 27, 2021

Domestic patent "Crosslinked Polymeric Coating for Light-Mediated Control of Thin-Film Block Copolymer Wettability" (10-2307588) was issued.

September 15, 2021

The work "Block Copolymer-Based Supramolecular Ionogels for Accurate On-Skin Motion Monitoring" was featured in media including Inha News (인하뉴스), Newsis (뉴시스), Aju Business Daily (아주경제), and so on. 

- Inha News Article [Link]

September 6, 2021

Sol's work, "Block Copolymer-Based Supramolecular Ionogels for Accurate On-Skin Motion Monitoring" was selected as a front cover of Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations, Sol and Jieun!

June 14, 2021

The article "Block Copolymer-Based Supramolecular Ionogels for Accurate On-Skin Motion Monitoring" appeared in Advanced Functional Materials. Sol's copolymers for this work will be one of most elegant polymers synthesized in our group. Jieun also have contributed to this challenging collaborative project with Prof. Keun Hyung Lee's group at Inha University. Congratulations, all!!

May 6, 2021

The article "Direct Observations of Segmental Dynamics at the Polymer–Substrate Interface Enabled by Localizing Fluorescent Probes with Polymer Brushes" appeared in Macromolecules. Jieun and Dongwan have worked hard for this challenging collaborative project with Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University. Congratulations, all!!

May 4, 2021

The article "Attenuating Fibrotic Markers of Patient-Derived Dermal Fibroblasts by Thiolated Lignin Composites" was published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. This work has been achieved by long time  efforts by Dongwan, Jongwon, and Bokyoung to collaborate with Prof. Jangwook P. Jung's group at Louisiana State University. Congratulations, all!!

April 7, 2021

Domestic patent (10-2239478) based on Sol's perovskite patterning works in collaboration with Prof. Naechul Shin's group at Inha University was issued. Congratulations, Sol!!

March 1, 2021

Seungjun Kim (MS student), Changjae Lee (MS student), and Seungyeon Choi (MS student) officially joined the Kim group. Welcome, and good luck, all!!!

February 23, 2021

The article "In Situ Vapor‐Phase Halide Exchange of Patterned Perovskite Thin Films" was published in Small. This work has been done with continuous efforts of Sol to collaborate with Prof. Naechul Shin's group at Inha University. Congratulations, Sol!!

February 9, 2021

The US patent "Block Copolymers with high Flory-Huggins Interaction Parameters for Block Copolymer Lithography" (US 10,913,873 B2) was issued.

February 2, 2021

Domestic patent "Color Filter Comprising Optical Resonator Having Thermo-Sensitivity Polymer Thin Film" (10-2210117) was issued. This work was achieved in collaboration with Prof. Sunghwan Kim's group at Ajou University.

January 18, 2021

The article "Coloration and Chromatic Sensing Behavior of Electrospun Cellulose Fibers with Curcumin" was published in Nanomaterials. The collarborative works on stimuli-responsive fibrous mateirals keep going well with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH.

November 25, 2020

The article "Multistimuli-Responsive Optical Hydrogel Nanomembranes to Construct Planar Color Display Boards for Detecting Local Environmental Changes" appeared in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Dongwan's special polymers made beautiful color changes for chromatic thermometer, realized by collaborative research with Prof. Sunghwan Kim's group at Ajou University. Congratulations, Dongwan!

November 24, 2020

The article "Chromatic Sensing of Ammonia Gas Using Dye-Incorporated Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber" was published in Polymer(Korea).  This work is done by a close collaboration with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH.

October 30, 2020

The article "Electrospinning/Electrospray of Ferrocene Containing Copolymers to Fabricate ROS-Responsive Particles and Fibers" was published in Polymers. Dongwan has contributed to this collaborative research with Dr. Hoik Lee's group at KITECH and Dr. Daekyung Sung's group at KICET. Congratulations, Dongwan!

September 1, 2020

Jiyoung Yeo (MS student) officially joined the Kim group. Welcome, and good luck, Jiyoung!!!

August 21, 2020

In collaboration with Dr. Hoik Lee's research group at KITECH, we published the article "Fabrication of ZnO Nanoparticle-Decorated Nanofiber Mat with High Uniformity Protected by Constructing Tri-Layer Structure" was published in Polymers. 

August 12, 2020

At the Korean Chemical Society 2020 spring meeting, Sol has earned the award for "Best Poster Presentation". She gave a poster presentation entitled "A Versatile Method for the Functionalization of Cellulose Nanofibers via Thiol-Based Chemistry". Congratulations, Sol!

July 13, 2020

Two articles, "Light‐Mediated Formation of Reactive Surface Chemical Patterns Using Thermally Crosslinkable Photosensitive Copolymers" and "Copolymerization of Functional Norbornenes Catalyzed by Pd Complexes: Is it Living?", appeared in Bullentin of the Korean Chemical Socieity.

June 22, 2020

The article "Recent Advances on Nanofiber Fabrications: Unconventional State-of-the-Art Spinning Techniques" was published in Polymers. This work is a collaborative effort with Dr. Hoik Lee's research group at KITECH.

June 17, 2020

The article "Fabrication of Nanofibers Using Fibroin Regenerated by Recycling Waste Silk Selvage" was published in Polymer Bulletin. This work is a fruitful result in collaboration with Dr. Hoik Lee's research group at KITECH.

May 28, 2020

The article "Tough and Ionically Conductive Polymer Electrolyte Composites Based on Random Copolymers with Crystallizable Side Chain Architecture" was published in Organic Electronics. Dongwan has contributed to this collaborative research with Prof. Keun Hyung Lee's group and Prof. Sangwon Kim's group at Inha University. Congratulations, Dongwan!

May 4, 2020

The article "X-ray-Based Spectroscopic Techniques for Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials at a Molecular Level" appeared in Polymers. Dongwan and Jieun have contributed this work. Congratulations, all!

March 31, 2020

The article "Photoinduced Modulation of Polymeric Interfacial Behavior Controlling Thin-Film Block Copolymer Wetting" appeared in Langmuir with the selection as a supplementary cover. Sol has led this collaborative project with Prof. Sangwon Kim's group at Inha University. Congratulations, Sol!

March 1, 2020

Hwanmin Hwang (MS student) and Ganghee Park (MS student) officially joined the Kim group. Welcome, and good luck, Hwanmin, Ganghee!!!

January 28, 2020

The article "Thiol-Functionalized Cellulose Nanofiber Membranes for the Effective Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions in Water" appeared in Carbohydrate Polymers. This is a continuous effort of the article "Thiol-Based Chemistry as Versatile Routes for the Effective Functionalization of Cellulose Nanofibers" published in Carbohydrate Polymers in 2019, in close collaboration with Dr. Hoik Lee's research group at KITECH. Sol has contributed to the collaborative works, congratulations, Sol!

January 7, 2020

Domestic patent "Graphitic Carbon Nitride Manufacturing Method, Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Polystyrene Composite Manufacturing Method and OLED Device Comprising Graphitic Carbon Nitride- Polystyrene Composite" (10-2065686) was issued. This work was achieved in collaboration with Prof. Sungjin Park's group at Inha University.

November 22, 2019

The article "Molecular Modeling of EUV Photoresist Revealing the Effect of Chain Conformation on Line-Edge Roughness Formation" was published in Polymers. This work is a fruitful result in collaboration with Prof. Su-Mi Hur's group at Chonnam National University.

November 5, 2019

The US patent "Methods of Making Crosslinked Copolymer Films From Inimer-Containing Random Copolymers" (US 10,465,087 B2) was issued.

October 16, 2019

At the Polymer Society of Korea 2019 fall meeting, Sol has earned the award for "Outstanding Student Presentation (Oral, English)". She gave a talk entitled "A Photoimageable Copolymer System Enabling Perovskite Pattern Formation". Congratulations, Sol!!

September 30, 2019

In collaboration with Prof. Naechul Shin's group at Inha University, we have published the article "Perovskite Pattern Formation by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Photolithographically Defined Templates" in Chemistry of Materials. Sol has contributed to this work. Congratulations, Sol!

September 2, 2019

The article "Copolymerization Kinetics of a Simple Methacrylate and Functional Comonomers Via Cu(0)‐mediated Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization" appeared in Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. Jongwon, Jisu, and Dongwan have contributed this work. Congratulations, all!

August 28, 2019

We have published the article "How Tethered Probes Report the Dynamics of a Polymer near the Glass Transition" in ACS Macro Letters in collaboration with Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University. Jongwon and Jisu have synthesized precious and elegant polymers to contribute to this work. Congratulations!

July 16, 2019

The article "Synthesis of Novel Palladium Complexes Containing β-diketonate and NHC Ligands and Their Catalytic Ability for Addition Polymerization of the Functional Norbornenes" was published in Bulletin of Korean Chemical Society.

May 7, 2019

The US patent "Nanostructured Graphene with Atomically-Smooth Edges" (US 10,252,914 B2) was issued.

March 1, 2019

Jieun Nam (MS student) officially joined the Kim group. Welcome, and good luck, Jieun!!!

December 13, 2018

Jongwon's work in collaboration with Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University, the article "Copolymerization of Simple Methacrylates by Cu(0)-Mediated Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization" appears in Polymer Journal. Congratulations, Jongwon!!!

October 24, 2018

The Kim group has published the article "Readily Functionalizable and Stabilizable Polymeric Particles with Controlled Size and Morphology by Electrospray" in Scientific Reports in collaboration with Prof. Ick Soo Kim's group at Shinshu University. Sol and Bokyoung have contributed to this work. Congratulations!

October 23, 2018

The US patent "Inimer-Containing Random Copolymers and Crosslinked Copolymer Films for Dense Polymer Brush Growth" (US 10,106,699 B2) was issued.

October 20, 2018

In collaboration with Prof. Keewook Paeng's group at Sungkyunkwan University, we have published the article "Effects of Film Deposition Parameters on the Glass Transition Behaviors of Poly(methyl methacrylate), Poly(ethyl methacrylate), and Poly(methyl methacrylate-random-ethyl methacrylate) Films" in Thin Solid Films. Jongwon has contributed to this work. Congratulations!

June 20, 2018

The article "Epoxy‐Containing Copolymers: A Versatile Toolbox for Functional Nanofiber Mats with Desired Chemical Functionalities" appears in Advanced Materials Interfaces. Sol and Bokyoung contributed to this work. Congratulations!

February 28, 2018

Jisu Kim (MS student) and Bokyoung Jeon (MS student) officially join the Kim group. Welcome, and good luck!!!

November 2, 2017

The US patent "Barrier Guided Growth of Microstructured and Nanostructured Graphene and Graphite" (US 9,803,292 B2) was issued.

September 27, 2017

The article "Reattachment of Crosslinked Poly(ethylene oxide) via Chain Interpenetration and Reentanglement Induced by a Simple Wetting Process" appears in Polymer.

September 12, 2017

The article "Enhancement of Mechanical Property of Polymeric Nanofibers by Controlling Crystallization Behavior by Simple Freezing/Thawing Process" appears in RSC Advances.

August 27, 2017

Hyungoo received an "Outstanding Oral Presentation Award" in 9th International Symposium for High-Tech Fiber Engineering held in Shinshu University at Ueda city, Japan. Congratulations and great job, Hyungoo!!!

July 28, 2017

The article "Manipulation of Cell Adhesion and Dynamics Using RGD Functionalized Polymers" appears in Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

March 13, 2017

The US patent "Block Copolymers with high Flory-Huggins Interaction Parameters for Block Copolymer Lithography" (US 9,587,136 B2) was issued.

February 27, 2017

Jongwon Choe, and Youngjoo Song officially join the Kim group as Master students. Plus, Dongwan Son and Sol An started pursuing his and her Ph.D. Welcome, Jongwon and Youngjoo, and good luck to everyone!!

January 23, 2017

The article "Effect of Graphene Incorporation in Carbon Nanofiber Decorated with TiO2 for Photoanode Applications" appears in RSC Advances.

January 20, 2017

The article "Electrospun Tungsten Trioxide Nanofibers Decorated with Palladium Oxide Nanoparticles Exhibiting Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity" appears in RSC Advances.

December 2, 2016

The article "The Chemical Deposition Method for the Decoration of Palladium Particles on Carbon Nanofibers with Rapid Conductivity Changes" appears in Nanomaterials.

November 24, 2016

The article "Handspinning Enabled Highly Concentrated Carbon Nanotubes with Controlled Orientation in Nanofibers" appears in Scientific Reports.

July 19, 2016

The US patent "Nanostructured Graphene with Atomically-Smooth Edges" (US 9,394,177 B2) was issued.

June 25, 2016

The article "Isomeric Effect Enabled Thermally Driven Self-Assembly of Hydroxystyrene-Based Block Copolymers" was accepted in ACS Macro Letters.

June 9, 2016

The article "Effect of Dipolar Molecule Structure on the Mechanism of Graphene-Enhanced Raman Scattering" was accepted in Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

April 13, 2016

The article "Trace the Polymerization Induced by Gamma-ray Irradiated Silica Particles" was accepted in Radiation Physics and Chemistry.

February 29, 2016

Sol An, Hyungoo Kang (MS students) officially join the Kim group. Welcome, Sol and Hyungoo!!!

October 20, 2015

The article "Zigzag Faceting and Width Refinement of Graphene Nanoribbons and Nanoperforations via Catalyzed Edge-Annealing on Cu(111)" appears in Solid State Communications.

August 25, 2015

Two US patents were issued: "Methods of Fabricating Large-Area, Semiconducting Nanoperforated Graphene Materials" (US 9,114,998 B2) and "Crosslinked Random Copolymer Films for Block Copolymer Domain Orientation" (US 9,114,998 B2).

August 11, 2015

The US patent "Methods for the Fabrication of Graphene Nanoribbon Arrays Using Block Copolymer Lithography" (US 9,105,480 B2) was issued.

July 20, 2015

The article "From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes" is published in Polymers.

June 10, 2015

The article "Continuous and Patterned Deposition of Functional Block Copolymer Thin Films Using Electrospray" appears in MRS Communications.

May 28, 2015

The Kim group goes online!!!