*Corresponding author
*Corresponding author
2026
21. I. S. Cho*, M. Tanaka*, Designing interfacial hydration in natural polymers via intermediate water, MRS communication, 1-11 (2026)
2025
20. I. S. Cho+, A. Yaghmour+, A. Joshi+, P. Gupta, M. A Sanborn, M. P. Zappia, S. W. Wong, G. Cheng, M. V Frolov, J. Rehman, J.‐W. Shin*, Innate Immune‐Cloaked Microgel‐Coated Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Reverse Persistent Pulmonary Fibrosis via Reparative Macrophages. Advanced Materials, e04590 (2025) +Equal contribution
19. M. Hashimoto, K. Oda, A. Yamamoto, I. S. Cho, Y. Tabata, M. Yamamoto, T. Ooya*, Poly (ethylene glycol)-graft-Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Angiogenesis. Polymers, 2845, (2025)
18. E. C. Abenojar, E. Minocha, E. A. Garcia Villatoro, V. C. Kirinda, A. K. Gupta, B. Kang, I. S. Cho, V. Zhang, J-W. Shin, J. A. Wertheim, J. A. Kalow*, Polyacrylamide Hydrogels with Reversibly Photocontrolled Stiffness for 2D Mechanobiology. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 17(24), 34997-35008 (2025)
17. I.S. Cho*, S. Shiomoto, N. Yukawa, Y. Tanaka, K.M. Huh, M. Tanaka*, The Role of Intermediate Water in Enhancing Blood and Cellular Compatibility of Chitosan-Based Biomaterials. Langmuir, 41(12), 8301-8311 (2025)
2023
16. P. Le+, Y. Yu+, I. S. Cho+, E. Y. Suh, H. C. Kwon, S. Shin, Y.-H. Park, K. M. Huh*, Injectable Poloxamer Hydrogel Formulations for Intratympanic Delivery of Dexamethasone. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 38(17), e135, (2023) +Equal contribution
15. C. Wakayama, S. Inubushi, T. Kunihisa, S. Mizumoto, M. Baba, H. Tanino, I. S. Cho, T. Ooya*. Protein corona formation on epigallocatechin gallate-Au nanoparticles suppressed tumor accumulation. JCIS open 9, 100074 (2023)
2022
14. I.S. Cho, P. Gupta, N. Mostafazadeh, S.W Wong, S. Saichellappa, S. Lenzini, Z. Peng, J.W. Shin*. Deterministic Single Cell Encapsulation in Asymmetric Microenvironments to Direct Cell Polarity. Advanced Science 10(3), 2206014 (2022)
2021
13. S. Lenzini, K. Debnath, J. C. Joshi, S.W. Wong, K. Srivastava, X. Geng, I.S. Cho, A. Song, R. Bargi, J. C. Lee, G. CH. Mo, D. Mehta, J. W. Shin*, Cell-matrix interactions regulate functional extracellular vesicle secretion from mesenchymal stromal cells. ACS Nano 15(11), 17439-17452 (2021)
12. S.W. Wong, C. Tamatam+, I.S. Cho+, P.T. Toth, R. Bargi, P. Belvitch, J.C. Lee, J. Rehman, S.P. Reddy, J.W. Shin*. Therapeutic gel coating of individual mesenchymal stromal cells with defined chemomechanical cues. Nature Biomedical Engineering 6(1), 54-66 (2021). +Equal contribution
2020
11. H.M. Oh, E. Kang, Z. Li, I.S. Cho, S. Mallick, S.W. Kang, K.H. Roh, K.M. Huh*, Preparation and characterization of an in situ crosslinkable glycol chitosan thermogel for biomedical applications, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 820-828 (2020)
10. I.S. Cho, T. Ooya*, Cell‐Encapsulating Hydrogel Puzzle: Polyrotaxane‐Based Self‐Healing Hydrogels, Chemistry–A European Journal 26(4), 913-920 (2020)
2019
9. I.S. Cho, T. Ooya*, Tuned cell attachments by double-network hydrogels consisting of glycol chitosan, carboxylmethyl cellulose and agar bearing robust and self-healing properties, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 134, 262-268 (2019)
2018
8. I.S. Cho, H.M. Oh, M.O. Cho, B.S Jang, J.K. Cho, K.H. Park, S. W. Kang, K.M. huh*, Synthesis and characterization of thiolated hexanoyl glycol chitosan as a mucoadhesive thermogelling polymer, Biomaterials research 1, 1-10 (2018)
7. I.S. Cho, T. Ooya*, A Supramolecular hydrogel based on polyglycerol dendrimer-specific amino-group recognition, Chemistry-An Asian journal 13(13), 1688-1691 (2018)
6. Z. Li, H.E. Shim, M.O. Cho, I.S. Cho, J.H. Lee, S.W. Kang, B. Kwon, K.M. Huh*. Thermosensitive injectable glycol chitosan-based hydrogel for treatment of degenerative disc disease, Carbohydrate polymers 342-353 (2018)
2017
5. I.S. Cho, T. Ooya*. An injectable and self-healing hydrogel for spatiotemporal protein release via fragmentation after passing through needles, Journal of biomaterials science, polymer Edition 29(2), 145-159 (2017)
2016
4. M.O. Cho, Z. Li, H.E. Shim, I.S. Cho, M. Nurunnabi, H. Park, K.Y Lee, S.H Moon, K. S. Kim, S.W. Kang*, K.M Huh*, Bioinspired tuning of glycol chitosan for 3D cell culture, NPG asia materials 8(9) e309-e309 (2016).
3. I.S. Cho+, C.G. Park+, B.K. Huh, M.O. Cho, Z. Khatun, Z. Li, S.W. Kang, Y.B. Choy*, K.M. Huh*: “A thermos-sensitive hexanoyl glycol chitosan-based ocular delivery system for glaucoma therapy”, Acta biomaterialia 124-132 (2016) +Equal contribution
2. I.S. Cho, M.O. Cho, Z. Li, M. Nurunnabi, S.Y. Park, S.W. Kang, K.M. Huh*: “Synthesis and characterization of a new photo-crosslinkable glycol chitosan thermogel for biomedical application” Carbohydrate polymers 59-67 (2016)
1. H.S. You, M.O. Cho, I.S. Cho, Z. Li, N.H. Kim, M.K. Jang, S.W. Kang, K.M. Huh* Synthesis of N-acetylated glycol chitosans and their thermo-sensitive sol-gel transition properties Polymer (Korea) 40 (2), 328-335 (2016)