Welcome to the website of the Donghee Son Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University

Our research group aims to establish unprecedented bio-integrated electronic systems that bridge the long-standing gap between materials science and medicine. We integrate soft and self-healing materials with high-performance flexible and stretchable electronic devices, advancing their translation toward practical biomedical applications. 

Our research group focuses on two primary classes of soft bio-integrated electronics: (1) self-healing and stretchable artificial skin platforms, and (2) implantable and wearable neural/neuromorphic devices/systems. Through these efforts, we strive to contribute meaningful and transformative advancements that lead to qualitative improvements in healthcare and society. 

Postdoc and Ph.D. candidate positions available

We are currently seeking highly motivated postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students to conduct research on flexible/stretchable, self-healing, and implantable electronic materials/devices with Prof. Donghee Son at Yonsei University.

We welcome applicants from a broad spectrum of academic backgrounds spanning fundamental sciences to applied engineering. In particular, we strongly encourage candidates in chemical and biomolecular engineering, as well as materials science and engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, chemistry, and closely related disciplines.

By integrating foundational principles in physics and chemistry with translational and system-level engineering approaches, we aim to cultivate interdisciplinary research that bridges basic science and advanced bioelectronic technologies.

Please contact Prof. Donghee Son. E-mail: daniel3600@yonsei.ac.kr

대학원 입학 홈페이지

"An injectable conductive hydrogel for closed-loop and robot-assisted rehabilitation via stretchable patch-type electrodes"
Subin Jin+, Heewon Choi+, Donghee Son*, and Mikyung Shin*
Nature Protocols In press (2025) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-025-01184-2

"Reconfigurable assembly of self-healing stretchable transistors and circuits for integrated systems"
Jaepyo Jang+, Hyongsuk Choo+, Sangkyu Lee+, Jihyang Song, Kyuha Park, Jiyong Yoon, Duhwan Seong, Soojung An, Hyunjin Jung, Jaewon Ju, Juncheol Kang,  Joohoon Kang, In Soo Kim, Mikyung Shin, Jin-Hong Park*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics In press (2025) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-025-01389-z 

"A shape-morphing cortex-adhesive sensor for closed-loop transcranial ultrasound neurostimulation"
Sungjun Lee+, Jeungeun Kum+, Sumin Kim, Hyunjin Jung, Soojung An, Soo Jin Choi, Jae Hyuk Choi, Jinseok Kim, Ki Jun Yu, Wonhye Lee, Hyeok Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Mikyung Shin*, Hyungmin Kim*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics 7, 800 (2024)

"Sticky and strain-gradient artificial epineurium for sutureless nerve repair in rodents and nonhuman primates"
Duhwan Seong+, Yeonsun Choi+, In Cheul Choi+, Jae Hyuk choi, Ji Hun Park, Jae Jun Nam, Jaewon Ju, Hyun Jae Ryoo, Donghee Kwak, Joonyeol Lee, Seong-Gi Kim, Dong Hwee Kim, Jong Woong Park*, Mikyung Shin*, and Donghee Son*
Advanced Materials 2307810 (2024)

"Injectable tissue prosthesis for instantaneous closed-loop rehabilitation"
Subin Jin+, Heewon Choi+, Duhwan Seong, Chang-Lim You, Jong-Sun Kang, Seunghyok Rho, Won Bo Lee, Donghee Son*, and Mikyung Shin*
Nature 623, 58-65 (2023)

"Adhesive bioelectronics for sutureless cardiac interfacing"
Heewon Choi+, Yewon Kim+, Sumin Kim+, Hyunjin Jung, Sungjun Lee, Kyoungryong Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Ju Youn Kim, Mikyung Shin*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics 6, 779 (2023)

"A vacuum-deposited polymer dielectric for wafer-scale stretchable electronics"
Ja Hoon Koo+, Juyeon Kang+, Sungjun Lee+, Jun-Kyul Song, Junhwan Choi, Jiyong Yoon, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Dong Chan Kim, Wangwoo Nam, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, Sung Gap Im*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Electronics Online Publication, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-023-00918-y  (2023)

"Reversible electrical percolation in a stretchable and self-healable silver-gradient nanocomposite bilayer"
Jinhong Park+, Duhwan Seong+, Yongjun Park+, Sang Hyeok Park, Hyunjin Jung, Yewon Kim, Hyoung Won Baac, Mikyung Shin, Seunghyun Lee, Minbaek Lee*,
and Donghee Son*
Nature Communications 13, Article number: 5233 (2022)

"Stretchable colour-sensitive quantum dot nanocomposites for shape-tunable multiplexed phototransistor arrays"
Jun-Kyul Song+, Junhee Kim+, Jiyong Yoon+, Ja Hoon Koo+, Kyumin Kang, Hyunjin Jung, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Seungwon Yoo, Hogeun Chang, Jinwoung Jo, Woonhyuk Baek, Sanghwa Lee, Mikyung Shin, Taeghwan Hyeon*, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, and Donghee Son*
Nature Nanotechnology 17, 849-856 (2022)