2026
32. Chan-Jin Kim†,*, Shiyao Li†, Gyeongeun Heo, Zhaoran Wang, Yi Ju*, Frank Caruso* “Engineering Nanostructured Materials Using Polyphenol-Functionalized Polymers” Prog. Polym. Sci. 2026, 181, 102155. [Link]
31. Subin Shin, Chan-Jin Kim, Tianzheng Wang, Mirudula Mohankumar, Christina Cortez-Jugo, Frank Caruso* “Elucidating Interactions that Govern DNA Incorporation into Metal–Phenolic Networks”, Chem. Mater. 2026, 38, 7412–7422. [Link]
30. Shiyao Li, Patrick Charchar, Haitao Yu, Zhixing Lin, Hamish G. Brown, Wanjun Xu, Chan-Jin Kim, Irene Yarovsky, Yi Ju*, Frank Caruso* “Polyphenol-Mediated Engineering of Lipid Nanoparticles with Crystalline Mesophases”, Adv. Mater. 2026, 38, e05830. Featured as Inside Front Cover. [Link]
2025
29. Subin Shin, Chan-Jin Kim, Eirini Goudeli, Matthew Faria, Christina Cortez-Jugo, Frank Caruso* “Engineering Metal–Phenolic Network Materials through Compositional Tuning of Phenolic Molecules”, Small 2025, 21, e09224. [Link]
28. Chan-Jin Kim, Yuang Gu, Wanjun Xu, Subin Shin, Omid Mazaheri, John F Quinn, Frank Caruso* "Supramolecular Assembly of Charge-Tunable Metal–Phenolic Networks" Chem. Mater. 2025, 37, 676−686. [Link]
2024
27. Wanjun Xu, Zhixing Lin, Chan-Jin Kim, Zhaoran Wang, Tianzheng Wang, Christina Cortez-Jugo, Frank Caruso* "Assembly and Biological Functions of Metal-Biomolecule Network Nanoparticles Formed by Metal-Phosphonate Coordination" Sci. Adv. 2024, 10, eads9542. [Link]
26. Yuang Gu†, Jingqu Chen†, Zhaoran Wang, Chang Liu, Tianzheng Wang, Chan-Jin Kim, Helena Durikova, Soraia Fernandes, Darryl N Johnson, Robert De Rose, Christina Cortez-Jugo, Frank Caruso* “mRNA Delivery Enabled by Metal–Organic Nanoparticles” Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 9664. [Link]
25. Tianzheng Wang, Zhixing Lin, Omid Mazaheri, Jingqu Chen, Wanjun Xu, Shuaijun Pan, Chan-Jin Kim, Jiajing Zhou, Joseph J. Richardson, Frank Caruso* “Crystalline Metal–Organic Framework Coatings Engineered via Metal–Phenolic Network Interfaces” Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, e202410043. [Link]
24. Jingqu Chen, Christina Cortez-Jugo, Chan-Jin Kim, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Robert de Rose, Wanjun Xu, Yuang Gu, Frank Caruso* “Metal–Phenolic‐Mediated Assembly of Functional Small Molecules into Nanoparticles: Assembly and Bioapplications”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 136, e202319583. [Link]
23. Chan-Jin Kim, Eirini Goudeli, Francesca Ercole, Yi Ju, Yuang Gu, Wanjun Xu, John F. Quinn, Frank Caruso* “Particle Engineering via Supramolecular Assembly of Macroscopic Hydrophobic Building Blocks”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202315297. [Link]
2023
22. Yi Ju†, Chan-Jin Kim†, Frank Caruso* “Functional Ligand-Enabled Particle Assembly for Bio–Nano Interactions” Acc. Chem. Res. 2023, 56, 1826−1837. Featured as Supplementary Cover. [Link]
21. Wanjun Xu, Shuaijun Pan, Benjamin Noble, Zhixing Lin, Sukhvir K. Bhangu, Chan-Jin Kim, Jingqu Chen, Yiyuan Han, Irene Yarovsky, Frank Caruso* “Engineering Flexible Metal‒Phenolic Networks with Guest Responsiveness via Intermolecular Interactions”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202302448. [Link]
20. Yijiao Qu†, Robert De Rose†, Chan-Jin Kim, Jiajing Zhou, Zhixing Lin, Yi Ju, Sukhvir Kaur Bhangu, Christina Cortez-Jugo, Francesca Cavalieri*, Frank Caruso* “Supramolecular Polyphenol–DNA Microparticles for In Vivo Adjuvant and Antigen Co-Delivery and Immune Stimulation”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 135, e202214935. [Link]
19. Francesca Ercole, Chan-Jin Kim, Nam V. Dao, Warren K. L. Tse, Michael R. Whittaker, Frank Caruso, John F. Quinn* “Synthesis of Thermoresponsive, Catechol-Rich Poly(ethylene glycol) Brush Polymers for Attenuating Cellular Oxidative Stress”, Biomacromolecules, 2023, 24, 387–399. [Link]
2022
18. Xiaole Hu, Ji-eun Park, Seulki Kang, Chan-Jin Kim, Youngji Kim, Jerome Kartham Hyun, So-Jung Park* “Free-Standing Two-Dimensional Sheets of Polymer-Linked Nanoparticles”, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 12849-12855. [Link]
17. Chan-Jin Kim, Francesca Ercole, Eirini Goudeli, Sukhvir Kaur Bhangu, Jingqu Chen, Matthew Faria, John F. Quinn, Frank Caruso* “Engineering Programmable DNA Particles and Capsules using Catechol-Functionalized DNA Block Copolymers”, Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 7468−7480. [Link]
16. Chan-Jin Kim, Francesca Ercole, Jingqu Chen, Shuaijun Pan, Yi Ju, John F. Quinn*, Frank Caruso* "Macromolecular Engineering of Thermoresponsive Metal−Phenolic Networks", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 503–514. [Link]
15. Sukhvir Kaur Bhangu†, Patrick Charchar†, Benjamin B. Noble, Chan-Jin Kim, Shuaijun Pan, Irene Yarovsky, Francesca Cavalieri*, Frank Caruso* "Origins of Structural Elasticity in Metal–Phenolic Networks Probed by Super-Resolution Microscopy and Multiscale Simulations", ACS Nano 2022, 16, 89–97. [Link]
2021
14. Chan-Jin Kim,† Francesca Ercole,† Yi Ju, Shuaijun Pan, Jingqu Chen, Yijiao Qu, John F. Quinn*, Frank Caruso* “Synthesis of Customizable Macromolecular Conjugates as Building Blocks for Engineering Metal−Phenolic Network Capsules with Tailorable Properties”, Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 8477-8488. [Link]
13. Chan-Jin Kim, Ga-Hyun Kim, Eun Hye Jeong, Hyukjin Lee, So-Jung Park* “The Core Composition of DNA Block Copolymer Micelles Dictates DNA Hybridization Properties, Nuclease Stabilities, and Cellular Uptake Efficiencies”, Nanoscale 2021, 13, 13758-13763. [Link]
12. Chan-Jin Kim, Zhangyong Si, Sheethal Reghu, Zhong Guo, Kaixi Zhang, Jianghua Li, Mary B Chan-Park* “DNA-derived Nanostructures Selectively Capture Gram-Positive Bacteria”, Drug Delivery Transl. Res. 2021, 11, 1438–1450. [Link]
2011 – 2020
11. Chan-Jin Kim, Ji-eun Park, Xiaole Hu, Shine K. Albert, So-Jung Park* “Peptide-Driven Shape Control of Low-Dimensional DNA Nanostructures”, ACS Nano 2020 14, 2276-2284. [Link]
10. Chan-Jin Kim, Eun Hye Jeong, Hyukjin Lee, So-Jung Park* “A Dynamic DNA Nanostructure with Switchable and Size-Selective Molecular Recognition Properties”, Nanoscale 2019, 11, 2501-2509. [Link]
9. Xiaole Hu, Chan-Jin Kim, Shine K Albert, So-Jung Park* “DNA-Grafted Poly (acrylic acid) for One-Step DNA Functionalization of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles.”, Langmuir 2018, 34, 14342-14346. [Link]
8. Chan-Jin Kim, Xiaole Hu, So-Jung Park* “Multimodal Shape Transformation of Dual-Responsive DNA Block Copolymers”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 14941-14947. [Link]
7. Chan-Jin Kim, Dong-Ik Lee, Chang-Ha Lee, Ik-Sung Ahn* “Dityrosine-based substrates for the selective and sensitive assay of thermolysin”, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2015, 21, 248-253. [Link]
6. Chan-Jin Kim, Dong-Ik Lee, Cheonghee Kim, Kangtaek Lee, Chang-Ha Lee, Ik-Sung Ahn* “Gold Nanoparticles-Based Colorimetric Assay for Cathepsin B Activity and the Efficiency of Its Inhibitors”, Anal. Chem. 2014, 86, 3825-3833. [Link]
5. Chan-Jin Kim, Dong-Ik Lee, Dong Zhang, Chang-Ha Lee, Ik-Sung Ahn* “New strategy for selective and sensitive assay of cathepsin B using a dityrosine-based material”, Anal. Biochem. 2013, 435, 166-173. [Link]
4. Chan-Jin Kim, Dong-Ik Lee, Chang-Ha Lee, Ik-Sung Ahn* “A dityrosine-based substrate for a protease assay: Application for the selective assessment of papain and chymopapain activity”, Anal. Chim. Acta 2012, 723, 101-107. [Link]
3. Dong-Ik Lee, Chan-Jin Kim, Chang-Ha Lee, Ik-Sung Ahn* “Synthesis of a fluorescent and star-shaped 4-arm PEG with different functional groups at its ends”, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2012, 18, 1186-1190. [Link]
2. Jee-Yun Choi, Dong-Ik Lee, Chan-Jin Kim, Chang-Ha Lee, Ik-Sung Ahn* “Synthesis of PEG hydrogel with dityrosine for multi-functionality and pH-dependent fluorescence”, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2012, 18, 611-616. [Link]
1. Dong-Ik Lee, Jee-Yun Choi, Chan-Jin Kim, Ik-Sung Ahn* “Large-scale production of N,N'-diBoc-dityrosine and dityrosine by HRP-catalyzed N-Boc-L-tyrosine oxidation and one-step chromatographic purification”, Process Biochem. 2011, 46, 142-147. [Link]