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Innovation lies at the heart of my research, where I explore the intersection of biomaterials, computational materials, wearable devices, and smart sensing technologies. My work focuses on developing high-performance, sustainable materials and biomedical devices that enhance healthcare, energy efficiency, and environmental sustainability.
With expertise in molecular dynamics simulations, finite element analysis, and machine learning, I aim to bridge experimental and computational approaches to advance materials science and biomedical engineering. Through collaborations with academic and industry partners, I strive to push the boundaries of research, translating scientific discoveries into real-world applications.
Below, you will find my research interests, a selection of my publications and ongoing research projects, reflecting my contributions to the ever-evolving field of engineering and technology.
A visualization from my research, selected as the cover image for ACS Omega 2024, 9, 42, 42822–42838
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
UNRAVELLING THE CREEP BEHAVIOR OF EQUIATOMIC CoCrFeMnNi HIGH-ENTROPY ALLOY FOAM: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY • 2025
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Emmanuel Essel Mensah, Stephen Takyi Taylor, Anthony Kwasi Martey, Eric Asare, and Martinson Addo Nartey. 2025. “Unravelling the Creep Behavior of Equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi High-Entropy Alloy Foam: A Molecular Dynamics Study.” In Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, vol. 8, no. 10, p. 419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-025-01006-8
THE USE OF BIOMASS-DERIVED CHITOSAN FOR COLORIMETRIC pH DETECTION • 2025
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Riaz Muhammad, Dohyun Yoo, Sun-Hyeop Hwang, Ahmed Ali, Chacha Saidi Mwita, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Seong-Wan Kim, Young-Seek Seok, and Seung Ho Choi. “The Use of Biomass-Derived Chitosan for Colorimetric pH Detection.” In Photonics, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 231. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12030231
DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE FLEXIBLE HUMIDITY SENSOR BASED ON TENEBRIO MOLITOR LARVAE BIOMASS-DERIVED CHITOSAN • 2025
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Riaz Muhammad, Emmanuel Ackah, Hojun Yang, Ahmed Ali, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Seong-Wan Kim, Young-Seek Seok, and Seung Ho Choi. “Development of a Sustainable Flexible Humidity Sensor Based on Tenebrio Molitor Larvae Biomass-Derived Chitosan.” In Sensors, vol. 25, no. 2, p. 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25020575
THE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE ON THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF SOLVATED SOLID-STATE CONFORMATIONS OF BOMBYX MORI SILK FIBROINS: INSIGHTS FROM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS • 2024
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Riaz Muhammad, Ahmed Ali, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Young-Seek Seok, Seong-Wan Kim, and Seung Ho Choi. “The Impact of Temperature and Pressure on the Structural Stability of Solvated Solid-State Conformations of Bombyx mori Silk Fibroins: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations.” In Materials, vol. 17, no. 23, p. 5686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17235686
NB: This project was funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD)
DEVELOPMENT OF A 3D PRINTING-ENABLED COST-EFFECTIVE MULTIMODAL RAMAN PROBE WITH HIGH SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO RAMAN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS • 2024
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Ahmed Ali, Jiwon Ahn, Riaz Muhammad, Hyun Jin Lee, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi. “Development of a 3D Printing-Enabled Cost-Effective Multimodal Raman Probe with High Signal-to-noise Ratio Raman Spectrum Measurements.” In ACS Omega, vol. 9, no. 42, pp. 42822-42838. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c04676
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF EQUIATOMIC CoCrFeMnNi HIGH-ENTROPY ALLOY FOAM: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY • 2023
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Emmanuel Essel Mensah, Elijah Effah, Eric Asare, Martinson Addo Nartey. 2023. Mechanical properties and deformation behavior of equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy foam: A molecular dynamics study. In Solid State Communications, vol. 371, no. 371, p. 115236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2023. 115236
Synergistic Effects of Micro and Macro-Sized Palm Kernel Shell Fillers on the Tensile Properties of HDPE Composites• 2025
Abdul-Manan Kayaba, Obed Issakah, Stefania Akromah, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, and Eric Asare. 2025. “Synergistic Effects of Micro and Macro-Sized Palm Kernel Shell Fillers on the Tensile Properties of HDPE Composites.” In Royal Society Open Science, vol. 12, no. 7, p. 241911. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241911
CHITOSAN EXTRACTED FROM THE BIOMASS OF TENEBRIO MOLITOR LARVAE AS A SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING FILM • 2024
Chacha Saidi Mwita, Riaz Muhammad, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Doljinsuren Enkhbayar, Ahmed Ali, Jiwon Ahn, Seong-Wan Kim, Young-Seek Seok, and Seung Ho Choi. “Chitosan Extracted from the Biomass of Tenebrio molitor Larvae as a Sustainable Packaging Film.” In Materials, vol. 17, no. 15, p. 3670. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17153670
CUSTOMIZED INTEGRATING-SPHERE SYSTEM FOR ABSOLUTE COLOR MEASUREMENT OF SILK COCOON WITH CORRUGATED MICROSTRUCTURE • 2023
Riaz Muhammad, Seok-Ho Lee, Kay Thwe Htun, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Ahmed Ali, Hyun Woo Jeong, Young Seek Seok, Seong Wan Kim and Seung Ho Choi. 2023. “Customized Integrating-Sphere System for Absolute Color Measurement of Silk Cocoon with Corrugated Microstructure.” In Sensors, vol. 23, no. 24, p. 9778. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23249778
PULSE OXIMETRY IMAGING SYSTEM USING SPATIALLY UNIFORM DUAL WAVELENGTH ILLUMINATION • 2023
Riaz Muhammad, Kay Thwe Htun, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Ahmed Ali, Dae Keun Jeon, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi. 2023. “Pulse Oximetry Imaging System Using Spatially Uniform Dual Wavelength Illumination.” In Sensors, vol. 23, no. 7, p. 3723. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073723
NB: This project was conducted in collaboration with MEDIANA Company, a medical instrumentation company.
TUNABLE METASURFACES BASED ON MECHANICALLY DEFORMABLE POLYMERIC SUBSTRATES • 2023
Effah Elijah, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Ahmed Ali, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi. 2023. "Tunable Metasurfaces Based on Mechanically Deformable Polymeric Substrates." In Photonics, vol. 10, no. 2, p.119. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10020119
MINIATURIZED RAMAN INSTRUMENTS FOR SERS-BASED POINT-OF-CARE TESTING ON RESPIRATORY VIRUSES • 2022
Ali, Ahmed, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Elijah Effah, Chan Yeong Yu, Riaz Muhammad, Toufique Ahmed Soomro, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi. 2022. "Miniaturized Raman Instruments for SERS-Based Point-of-Care Testing on Respiratory Viruses." In Biosensors, vol. 12, no. 8, p. 590. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12080590
EFFECT OF DEGUMMING CONDITIONS ON THE FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY OF FLUORESCENT SILK COCOONS: A COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY • 2022
Chan Yeong Yu, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Elijah Effah, and Seung Ho Choi. 2022.“Effect of degumming conditions on the fluorescence intensity of fluorescent silk cocoons: a combined experimental and molecular dynamics study.” In International Journal of Industrial Entomology, vol. 45, no. 2, pp.56-69. https://doi.org/10.7852/ijie. 2022.45.2.56
FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS (UNDER REVIEW)
DEVELOPMENT OF A GREEN COMPOSITE ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR GLUCOSE DETECTION USING BIOMASS-DERIVED REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE, AND COPPER MICROSPHERES • 20XX
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Riaz Muhammad, Ahmed Ali, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi.
DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE FLEXIBLE TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR BASED ON MEALWORM BIOWASTE-EXTRACTED CHITOSAN • 20XX
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Ahmed Ali, Riaz Muhammad, Chacha Saidi Mwita, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi.
A SUSTAINABLE FLEXIBLE AMMONIA GAS SENSOR FROM TENEBRIO MOLITOR BIOMASS-EXTRACTED CHITOSAN AND GRAPHENE OXIDE • 20XX
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Ahmed Ali, Riaz Muhammad, Jiwon Ahn, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi.
TEMPORAL PERCEPTION SCALING AND THE EMERGENCE OF IN SILICO BEINGS: A BIO-DIGITAL PARADIGM FOR SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION • 20XX
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Emmanuel Essel Mensah, Angel Consuelo Reason Onya, Eric Asare, and Martinson Addo Nartey.
IMPACT OF DEGREE OF DEACETYLATION ON THE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES AND SOLVATION BEHAVIOR OF CHITOSAN IN SALINE MEDIUM: INSIGHTS FROM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS • 20XX
Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Ahmed Ali, Riaz Muhammad, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Seong-Wan Kim, Young-Seek Seok, and Seung Ho Choi.
EVALUATING THE ABSORPTION PROPERTIES OF PLANTAIN FIBER-BASED ABSORBENT CORES FOR SUSTAINABLE SANITARY PADS • 20XX
Joshua Atta Alabi, Gabriella Selorm Gbekie, Ebenezer Ayaaba, Mizpah Ama Dziedzorm Rockson, Emmanuel Essel Mensah, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, and Eric Asare.
ONE-STEP FABRICATION OF A SILK MICROLENS ARRAY USING PARTIAL WETTING STATE AT MICRO-STRUCTURED SURFACE • 20XX
Tien Son Ho, Elijah Effah, Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Chan Yeong Yu, Seungyeop Choi, Ji Hyeon Choi, Seong-Wan Kim, Kee Young Kim, Byungjo Jung, Sang Woo Lee, Kyung Min Byun, and Seung Ho Choi.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning and Deep Learning)
Bioinformatics
Biomaterials
Composite Materials
Computational Materials
Energy Materials
Functional Materials
Internet of Things (IoT and IoMT)
Robotics
Sensors
Sustainable Materials
Wearable Devices
ONGOING RESEARCH
COMPUTATIONAL WORK
Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Biomolecules
Composites
High entropy alloys
2D Materials
EXPERIMENTAL WORK
Biomaterials for sensing applications
Biomaterials for energy harvesting
Bio-based optical components for implantable devices using lithography
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