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64. S. Noh†, C. Joe†, H. R. Kim, E. T. Hwang, M. B. Gu*, B. C. Kim*, Electrochemical Aptasensing Platform for Culture-Free, Selective Detection of Airborne Bacterial Species, ACS Sensors, Accepted, 2026 (IF:9.1, Within JCR 5%)63. E. O. Oladepo, G. Ko, H. Park, J. S. Lee, H. S. Lee*, E. T. Hwang*, Efficient biodiesel production from slaughter byproduct fat using stabilized lipase with tert-butanol: Comparative evaluation of inorganic supports, Fuel, 419, 138799, 2026 (IF:7.5)62. J.-K. Hong†, Y. Kang†, S.-W. Seo†, J.-S. Kong, G. Lee, C. H. Lee, J. Jeong, E. T. Hwang*, I.-S. Yoon*, Calcium carbonate hybrid microcomposite for oral delivery of luteolin, a poorly water-soluble phytocompound, Food Chemistry, 507, 147602, 2026 (IF:9.8, Within JCR 5%)61. E. T. Hwang*, Y. Yoon, K. R. Kim, J. Jeong, J. S. Kim, D. Kim, S.-W. Seo, I.-S. Yoon, Evaluation of tetrahydrocurcumin-loaded hybrid calcium carbonate microcrystals for enhanced collagen synthesis, Process Biochemistry, 162, 53-61, 2026 (IF:4.0)60. J.-S. Kong, S.-W. Seo, T. Kim, H. R. Moon, J.-W. Yoo, M.-S. Kim, H. Yun, S. Hwang, E. T. Hwang, Y. Jung*, I.-S. Yoon*, Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling for umbelliferone in rats and humans: impact of extrahepatic phase II metabolism and hepatic/gut first-pass extraction on oral bioavailability and systemic disposition, Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 56, 185-202, 2026 (IF:5.1)59. G. Ko, H. Park, C. Y. Lee, L. T. Angenent, B. S. Jeon*, E. T. Hwang*, Biomineralization-driven one-pot separation and stabilization of extracellular lipases bypassing purification, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 337, Part 2, 149554, 2026 (IF:8.5, Within JCR 10%)58. S. Baek†, C. H. Lee†, D. Kim, J. Jeong, I. K. Hong, S. Bae, E. T. Hwang*, Serine protease–viscoelastic polysaccharide interaction in inorganic CaCO3: Enhanced thermal stability for efficient enzyme particulation via immobilization, Carbohydrate Polymers, 370, 124420, 2025 (IF:12.5, Whithin JCR 5%)57. J. Jeong†, S. Hwang†, C. H. Lee, C. Y. Lee, B. S. Jeon, J. Jeong, I.-S. Yoon, D. Kim*, E. T. Hwang*, Solcumin™: A functional hybrid particle with potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities and enhanced storage stability, Pharmacological Reports, 77 (6), 1727-1740, 2025 (IF:3.7)56. E. O. Oladepo, G. Ko, J. S. Lee, H. S. Lee*, E. T. Hwang*, Sustainable biodiesel production from slaughter byproduct fat using zirconia-lipase cluster, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 203, Part A,107942, 2025 (IF:7.8)55. S. Noh, C. Y. Lee, I.-S. Jang, G. Ko, J. Chun*, E. T. Hwang*, Development of synergistic boosting hydrolytic hybrid catalyst: cross-linked lipases in rice husk-derived mesoporous silica, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 329, 147755, 2025 (IF:8.5, Within JCR 10%)54. G. Ko, J. Ryu, E. O. Oladepo, J. Chun*, E. T. Hwang*, Sustainable recycling of animals rendering waste oil into biodiesel via lipase stabilized in ordered-structured large-pore mesoporous silica derived from rice husk, Bioresource Technology, 435, 132941, 2025 (IF:9.0, Whithin JCR 5%)53. D. Kim, B. C. Kim, E. T. Hwang*, Double crystallization-driven copper-2-methylimidazole nanoflowers: Stabilizing glucose oxidase and activating nanozyme functions for tandem catalysis, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 315, 144341, 2025 (IF:8.5, Within JCR 10%)

52. G. Beak, W.-S. Cho, E. T. Hwang*, Highly sensitive quantification of carbon black in lung burden through simplified proteinase K-mediated digestion, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 250, 114547, 2025 (IF:5.6, Within JCR 10%)

51. E. T. Hwang†, *, M. Chae†, Magnesium carbonate for physical control of poultry red mites, Surfaces and Interfaces, 64, 106335, 2025 (IF: 6.3)50. C. H. Lee, K. C. Jeon, J. H. Min, H. S. Hwang, E. T. Hwang*, Romanesco-like calcium carbonate hybrid nanoflowers via egg white lysosomal enzyme-assisted biomineralization, Particuology, 98, 265-270, 2025 (IF:4.3)

49. Y. Wee, G. S. Kumar, S. Kim, X. S. Zhao, P. Wang, J. Lee, E. T. Hwang*, J. Kim*, Effective multi-biocatalyst system with reusable NADH for transformation of glycerol to value-added dihydroxyacetone, Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 11, 156, 2024 (IF:5.2)

48. Y. S. Choi, H. W. Jeon, E. T. Hwang*, In-situ stabilized lipase in calcium carbonate microparticles for activation in solvent-free transesterification for biodiesel production, Bioresource Technology, 412, 131394, 2024 (IF:9.0, Whithin JCR 5%)

47. H. W. Jeon, J. S. Lee, C. H. Lee, D. Kim, H. S. Lee*, E. T. Hwang*, Hyperactivation of crosslinked lipases in elastic hydroxyapatite microgel and their properties, Journal of Biological Engineering, 18, 46, 2024 (IF:6.5, Within JCR 10%)

46. K. W. Kim, D. Kim, B. C. Kim, E. T. Hwang*, Development of cross-linked glucose oxidase integrated Cu-nanoflower electrode for reusable and stable glucose sensing, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 275, Part 2, 133605, 2024 (IF:8.5, Within JCR 10%)

45. K. Gemeinhardt†, H. Park†, J. I. Won, J. H. Lee, E. T. Hwang, L. T. Angenent*, B. S. Jeon*, Draft genome sequence of Magnusiomyces sp. LA-1 isolated from a C6-C8 acid-producing bioreactor, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13 (6), e00935-23, 2024 (IF:0.6)

44. H. Y. Rhy†, J. W. Lee†, E. T. Hwang*, Safety evaluation of synthesized magnesium carbonate hydrate particles following inhalation exposure, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12 (3), 112956, 2024 (IF:7.2)

43. E. T. Hwang†, *, Y. Yoon†, K. R. Kim, J. Jeong, J. S. Kim, C. H. Lee, H. S. Lee, B. S. Jeon, J. W. Lee, Fabrication and characterization of biomineral amphiphilic copolymer hybrid microparticle: Evaluation of storage stability and collagen synthesis property of curcumin, Food Bioscience, 59, 104239, 2024 (IF:5.9)

42. E. T. Hwang†, *, Y. Yoon†, K. R. Kim†, C. H. Lee, K. C. Jeon, J. H. Min, J. W. Lee, J. Kim, Hybrid protein microspheres and their responsive release behaviors and inhibitory effects of melanin synthesis, Biomaterials Science, 12 (9), 2434-2443, 2024 (IF:5.7)

41. E. T. Hwang*, Robust enzyme-iron oxide nanoparticle composites entrapped in mesoporous silica nanospheres and their properties, LWT - Food Science and Technology, 197, 115900, 2024 (IF:6.6)

40. H. R. Kim, C. Joe, E. T. Hwang, M. B. Gu*, B. C. Kim*, Group selective aptamers: Broad-spectrum recognition of target groups in Cronobacter species and implementation of electrochemical biosensors as receptors, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 246 (15), 115843, 2024 (IF:10.5, Within JCR 5%)

39. E. T. Hwang*, Management of the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae with physical control methods by inorganic material and future perspectives, Poultry Science, 102 (7), 102772, 2023 (IF:4.2, Within JCR 10%)

38. M. Zhang†, S.-H. Jun†, Y. Wee †, H. S. Kim, E. T. Hwang, J. Shim, S. Y. Hwang, J. Lee*, J. Kim*, Activation of crosslinked lipases in mesoporous silica via lid opening for recyclable biodiesel production, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 222, 2368-2374, 2022 (IF:8.5, Within JCR 10%)

37. E. T. Hwang†,*, S. U. Huh†,*, Development of a new hybrid calcium mineral colloid for plant growth and defense response, Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 49, 100628, 2022 (IF:4.7)

36. J. W. Lee*, E. T. Hwang*, Oral administration of tetrahydrocurcumin entrapped hybrid colloid as a food additive ameliorates atopic dermatitis, Journal of Functional Foods, 90, 104972, 2022 (IF:4.0)

35. J. Y. Park, Y. M. Gu, S. Y. Park, E. T. Hwang, B.-I. Sang, J. Chun, J. H. Lee*, Two-Stage Continuous Process for the Extraction of Silica from Rice Husk Using Attrition Ball Milling and Alkaline Leaching Methods, Sustainability, 13, 7350, 2021 (IF:3.3)

34. J. W. Lee*, E. T. Hwang, J. S. Han*, Protective Effects of Topical Application of Nitrite on Testicular Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2021, 1-10, 2021 (IF:7.310)

33. E. T. Hwang†,*, Y. E. Joo†, K. R. Kim†, J. Jeong, Biomineralized separation, concentration, and evaluation of the effectiveness of Schisandra chinensis fruit extract, Food Chemistry, 360 (30), 130063, 2021 (IF:9.8, Within JCR 5%)

32. C. H. Lee, H. S. Lee, J. W. Lee, J. Kim, J. H. Lee, E. S. Jin, E. T. Hwang*, Evaluating enzyme stabilizations in calcium carbonate: Comparing in situ and crosslinking mediated immobilization, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 175, 341-350, 2021 (IF:8.5, Within JCR 10%)

31. G. Jeon, C. Kim, U. M. Cho, E. T. Hwang, H. S. Hwang, J. Min*, Melanin-Decolorizing Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes, Glutathione Peroxidase, Thiol Peroxidase, and Catalase, Molecular Biotechnology, 63, 150-155, 2021 (IF:2.5)

30. H. R. Byun, S. Y. Park, E. T. Hwang, B.-I. Sang, J. Min, D. Sung, W. I. Choi, S. Kim, J. H. Lee*, Antimicrobial Air Filter Coating with Plant Extracts Against Airborne Microbes, Applied Sciences, 10, 9120, 2020 (IF:2.5)

29. E. T. Hwang*, S. Lee, J. S. Kim, J. Jeong, B. S. Jeon, J. W. Lee, J. H. Kim, J. Kim, Highly Stable and Fine-Textured Hybrid Microspheres for Entrapment of Cosmetic Active Ingredients, ACS Omega, 5 (45), 29577-29584, 2020 (IF:4.3)

28. C. H. Lee, E. S. Jin, J. H. Lee*, E. T. Hwang*, Immobilization and Stabilization of Enzyme in Biomineralized Calcium Carbonate Microspheres, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8, 553591, 2020 (IF:4.8)

27. H. R. Kim, D. Lee, G. H. Lee, S. K. Kim, S. J. Choi, E. T. Hwang, A. Maharjan, B. S. Kim, D. Kim, J H. Joo*, Origin of Antibacterial Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles: The Roles of Protonic and Electronic Conductions, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 36 (9), 1900141, 2019 (IF:3.0)

26. A. Stikane, E. T. Hwang, E. V. Ainsworth, S. E. H. Piper, K. Critchley, J. N. Butt*, E. Reisner*, L. J. C. Jeuken*, Towards compartmentalized photocatalysis: multihaem proteins as transmembrane molecular electron conduits, Faraday Discussions, 215, 26-38, 2019 (IF:3.1)

25. E. T. Hwang*, S. Lee, Multienzymatic Cascade Reactions via Enzyme Complex by Immobilization, ACS Catalysis, 9 (5), 4402-4425, 2019 (IF:13.1)

24. S. H. Kim†, E. T. Hwang†, M.B. Gu*, Bio-hybrid inorganic microparticles derived from CO2 for highly efficient and selective removal of antibiotics, Journal of Biological Engineering, 12 (16), 1-8, 2018 (IF:6.5, Within JCR 10%)

23. H. S. Lee, D. K. Sung, S. H. Kim, W. I. Choi, E. T. Hwang, D. J. Choi, J. H. Chang*, Controlled release of astaxanthin from nanoporous silicified-phospholipids assembled boron nitride complex for cosmetic applications, Applied Surface Science, 424 (1), 15-19, 2017 (IF: 6.9)

22. E. T. Hwang, K. L. Orchard, D. Hojo, J. Beton, C. Lockwood, T. Adschiri, E. Reisner*, J. N. Butt*, L. J. C. Jeuken*, Exploring Step-by-Step Assembly of Nanoparticle: Cytochrome Biohybrid Photoanodes, ChemElectroChem, 4 (8), 1959-1968, 2017 (IF:3.5)

21. L. Wang†, J. A. Jackman†, E.-L. Tan, J. H. Park, M. G. Potroz, E. T. Hwang, N.-J. Cho*, High-performance, flexible electronic skin sensor incorporating natural microcapsule actuators, Nano Energy, 36, 38-45, 2017 (IF:17.1, Within JCR 10%)

20. E. V. Ainsworth†, C. W. J. Lockwood†, G. F. White, E. T. Hwang, T. Sakai, M. A. Gross, D. J. Richardson, T. A. Clarke, L. J. C. Jeuken*, E. Reisner*, J. N. Butt*, Photoreduction of Shewanella oneidensis Extracellular Cytochromes by Organic Chromophores and Dye‐Sensitized TiO2, ChemBioChem, 17 (24), 2324-2333, 2016 (IF:2.8)

19. J. Park†, E. T. Hwang†, Bo-Kuk Seo, Man Bock Gu*, Continuous Modular Biomimetic Utilization of Carbon Dioxide toward Multi-and Chemoenzymatic Systems, ACS Catalysis, 6 (9), 6175-6181, 2016 (IF:13.1)

18. E. T. Hwang†, Bo-Kuk Seo†, Man Bock Gu*, An-Ping Zeng*, Successful bi-enzyme stabilization for the biomimetic cascade transformation of carbon dioxide, Catalysis Science & Technology, 6 (19), 7267-7272, 2016 (IF:4.2)

17. C.-Y. Lee†, B. Reuillard†, K. P. Sokol, T. Laftsoglou, C. W. J. Lockwood, S. F. Rowe, E. T. Hwang, J. C. Fontecilla-Camps, L. J. C. Jeuken*, J. N. Butt*, E. Reisner*, A decahaem cytochrome as an electron conduit in protein-enzyme redox processes, Chemical Communications, 52 (42), 7390-7393, 2016 (IF:4.2)

16. E. T. Hwang, K. Sheikh, K. L. Orchard, D. Hojo*, V. Radu, C.-Y. Lee, E. Ainsworth, C. Lockwood, M. A. Gross, T. Adschiri, E. Reisner*, J. N. Butt*, L. J. C. Jeuken*, A Decaheme Cytochrome as a Molecular Electron Conduit in Dye-Sensitized Photoanodes, Advanced Functional Materials, 25 (15), 2308-2315, 2015 (IF:19.0, Within JCR 5%)

15. J. Chung†, E. T. Hwang†, J. H. Kim, B. C. Kim*, M. B. Gu*, Modular multi-enzyme cascade process using highly stabilized enzyme microbeads, Green Chemistry, 16 (3),1163-1167, 2014 (IF:9.2)

14. E. T. Hwang, H. Gang, M. B. Gu*, CO2 boconversion using carbonic anhydrase (CA): Effects of PEG rigidity on the structure of bio-mineralized crystal composites, Journal of Biotechnology, 168 (2), 208-211, 2013 (IF:3.9)

13. E. T. Hwang†, R. Tatavarty†, J. Chung, M. B. Gu*, New Functional Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Nanocomposites by Enzyme-Assisted Biomineralization, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5 (3), 532-537, 2013 (IF:8.2)

12. J. Chung†, E. T. Hwang†, J. H. Kim, M. B. Gu*, Magnetic-separable robust microbeads using a branched polymer for stable enzyme immobilization, Reactive & Functional Polymers, 73 (1), 39-45, 2013 (IF:5.1)

11. E. T. Hwang, M. B. Gu*, Enzyme stabilization by nano/micro-sized hybrid materials, Engineering in Life Sciences, 13 (1), 49-61, 2013 (Highlighted as in this issue) (IF:3.0)

10. E. T. Hwang†, H. Gang†, J. Chung, M. B. Gu*, Carbonic anhydrase assisted calcium carbonate crystalline composites as a biocatalyst, Green Chemistry, 14 (8), 2216-2220, 2012 (Highlighted as a inside front cover page article) (IF:9.2)

9. E. T. Hwang†, B. Lee†, M. Zhang, S.-H. Jun, J. Shim, J. Lee, J. Kim*, M. B. Gu*, Immobilization and stabilization of subtilisin Carlsberg in magnetically-separable mesoporous silica for the transesterification in an organic solvent, Green Chemistry, 14 (7), 1884-1887, 2012 (IF:9.2)

8. J. H. Kim, E. T. Hwang, K-K. Kang, R. Tatavarty, M. B. Gu*, Aptamers-on-nanofiber as a novel hybrid capturing moiety, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (48), 19203-19206, 2011 (Highlighted as a back cover page article) (IF:6.626, Within JCR 10%)

7. E. T. Hwang, H. Lee, J. H. Kim, R. Tatavarty, M. B. Gu*, Highly-stable magnetically-separable organic-inorganic hybrid microspheres for enzyme entrapment, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (18), 6491-6493, 2011 (IF:6.626, Within JCR 10%)

6. E. T. Hwang†, R. Tatavarty†, H. Lee, J. Kim, M.B. Gu*, Shape reformable polymeric nanofibers entrapped with QDs as a scaffold for enzyme stabilization, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (14), 5215-5218, 2011 (Highlighted as a cover page article) (IF:6.626, Within JCR 10%)

5. R. Tatavarty†, E. T. Hwang†, J.-W. Park, J.-H. Kwak, J.-O. Lee, M.B. Gu*, Conductive quantum dot-encapsulated electrospun nanofibers from polystyrene and polystyrene-co-maleic anhydride copolymer blend as gas sensors, Reactive & Functional Polymers, 71 (2), 104-108, 2011, (IF:5.1)

4. J. M. Ahn, E. T. Hwang, C. H. Youn, D. L. Banu, B. C. Kim, J. H. Niazi, M. B. Gu*, Prediction and classification of the modes of the genotoxic actions using bacterial biosensors specific for DNA damages, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 25 (4), 767-772, 2009 (IF:10.5, Within JCR 5%)

3. E. T. Hwang†, J. H. Lee†, Y. J. Chae, Y. S. Kim, B. C. Kim, B. I. Sang, M. B. Gu*, Analysis of the Toxic Mode of Action by Silver Nano-Particles Using Stress-Specific Bioluminescent Bacteria, Small, 4 (6), 746-750, 2008 (IF:12.1, Within JCR 10%)

2. E. T. Hwang, J. M. Ahn, B. C. Kim, M. B. Gu*, Construction of a nrdA::luxCDABE Fusion and Its Use in Escherichia coli as a DNA Damage Biosensor, Sensors, 8 (2), 1297-1307, 2008 (IF:3.5)

1. J. H. Lee, E. T. Hwang, B. C. Kim, S. M. Lee, B. I. Sang, Y. S. Choi, J. Kim, M. B. Gu*, Stable and continuous long-term enzymatic reaction using an enzyme-nanofiber composite, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 75 (6), 1301-1307, 2007 (IF:4.3)

Publications in Book Chapter

1. Ardao, E. T. Hwang, A.-P. Zeng*, In Vitro Multienzymatic Reaction Systems for Biosynthesis, Fundamentals and Application of New Bioproduction Systems, Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, 137, 153-184, 2013

Publications in Domestic Journals

2. D. H. Choi, G. Jeon,,J. Yoon, J. Min, S. J. Park, J. S. Kim, E. T. Hwang, H. S. Hwang*, Study on the Whitening Efficacy and Skin Barrier by Lysosome-related Organelle Extract (LOE) from Egg White, Journal of Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea, 45 (4), 389-397, 2019

1. E. T. Hwang, J. I. Lee, B. I. Sang, M. B. Gu*, Toxicity Monitoring and Assessment of Nanoparticles Using Bacteria, Korean Journal of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 22 (6), 441-44723, 2007

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