2025
29. 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. 2025, e05830. [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, and 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 (†Equally contributed) “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 (†Equally contributed) “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]