PUBLICATIONS

24.  C. Y. Lee, J. Y. Jeong, H. J. Nam, C. A. Hong*. Simultaneous and ultraspecfic optical detection of multiple miRNAs using a liquid flow-based microfluidic assay. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 17, 5813-5822, 2025. [IF 8.5]

23. J. Bae, Y. Ryu, J. Choi, M. S. Jeong, C. K. Lee, C. A. Hong, S. Ji, S. Heo, S. Kim, S. M. Jo, J. Lee. Exploring multivalency-driven sensitivity modulation for optimization and fine-tuning of avidity-based biosensors.  Biosens. Bioelectron., 271, 116989, 2025. [IF 10.7]

22. I. S. Yoon†, H. J. Nam†, C. A. Hong*. Y-shaped oligonucleotides: A promising platform for enhanced therapy with siRNA and CpG oligodeoxyribonucleotides. Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng., 29, 625-635, 2024. [IF 3.2]

21. Y. J. Lee†, J. Y. Jeong†, J. Y. Do, C. A. Hong*. Rapid and ultrasensitive miRNA detection by combining endonuclease reactions in a rolling circle amplification (RCA)-based hairpin DNA fluorescent assay. Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 415, 1991-1999, 2023. [IF 4.47]

20. J. Y. Do†, J. Y. Jeong†, C. Y. Lee, Y. J. Lee, C. A. Hong*. Self-assembled DNA dendrons as signal amplifiers in a DNA probe-based chemiluminescence assay for enhanced colorimetric detection of short target cDNA. Analyst, 147, 5170-5177, 2022. [IF 5.23]

19. J. Y. Jeong, J. Y. Do, C. A. Hong*. Target DNA- and pH-responsive DNA hydrogel-based capillary assay for the optical detection of short SARS-CoV-2 cDNA. Microchim. Acta, 189, 34, 2022. [IF 5.83]

18. J. Y. Do, J. Y. Jeong, C. A. Hong*. Catalytic hairpin DNA assembly-based chemiluminescent assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 target cDNA. Talanta, 233, 122505, 2021. [IF 6.05] 

17. C. A. Hong†, J. C. Park†, H. Na, H. Jeon, Y. S. Nam. Short DNA-catalyzed formation of quantum dot-DNA hydrogel for enzyme-free femtomolar specific DNA assay. Biosens. Bioelectron., 182, 113110, 2021. [IF 10.25]

16. Y. Ryu†, C. A. Hong†, Y. Song, J. Beak, B. A. Seo, J. Lee, H. S. Kim. Modular protein-DNA hybrid nanostructures as a drug delivery platform. Nanoscale, 12, 4975-4981, 2020. [IF 6.89]

15. J. C. Park, S. Y. Choi, M. Y. Yang, L. Nan, H. Na, H. N. Lee, H. J. Chung, C. A. Hong*, Y. S. Nam*. Subnanomolar FRET-based DNA assay using thermally stable phosphorothioated DNA-functionalized quantum dots. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 37, 33525-33534, 2019. [IF 8.75]

14. H. Y. Son, H. Jun, K. R. Kim, C. A. Hong*, Y. S. Nam*. Tannin-mediated assembly of gold-titanium oxide hybrid nanoparticles for plasmonic photochemical applications. J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 63:420-425, 2018. [IF 4.97]

13. C. A. Hong, H. Y. Son, Y. S. Nam. Layer-by-layer siRNA/poly(L-lysine) multilayers on polydopamine-coated surface for efficient cell adhesion and gene silencing. Sci. Rep., 8:7738, 2018. [IF 4.01]

12. H. Y. Son, K. R. Kim, C. A. Hong*, Y. S. Nam*. Morphological evolution of gold nanoparticles into nano-dendrites using catechol-grafted polymer templates. ACS Omega, 3:6683-6691, 2018. [IF 2.58]

11. C. A. Hong†, S. K. Cho†, J. A. Edson, J. Kim, D. Ingato, B. Pham, A. Chuang, D. Fruman, Y. J. Kwon. Viral/Nonviral chimeric nanoparticles to synergistically suppress leukemia proliferation via simultaneous gene transduction and silencing. ACS. Nano, 10:8705-8714, 2016. (Selected as a Cover Image) [IF 13.94]

10. C. A. Hong and Yoon Sung Nam. Reducible dimeric conjugates of small internally segment interfering RNA for efficient gene silencing. Macromol. Biosci., 16:1442-1449, 2016. [IF 3.23]

9. C. A. Hong, A. A. Eltoukhy, H. Lee, R. Langer, D. G. Anderson, Y. S. Nam. Dendrimeric siRNA for efficient gene silencing. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54:1-6, 2015. [IF 11.70]

8. C. A. Hong, B. Jang, E. H. Jung, H. S. Jung, H. Lee. Self-assembled DNA nanostructure by rolling circle amplification for gene delivery of siRNA conjugates. Chem. Commn., 50:13049-13051, 2014. (Selected as a Back Cover Image) [IF 6.83]

7. C. A. Hong and Y. S. Nam. Functional nanostructures for effective delivery of small interfering RNA therapeutics. Theranostics, 4:1211-1232, 2014. [IF 8.02]

6. E. H. Jung, J. Y. Jung, C. A. Hong, H. Lee. Gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-based drug delivery and molecular imaging for biomedical applications. Arch. Pharm. Res., 37:53-59, 2014. [IF 2.04]

5.    C. A. Hong, J. S. Kim, S. H. Lee, W. H. Kong, T. G. Park, H. Mok, Y. S. Nam. Reductively dissociable siRNA-polymer hybrid nanogels for efficient targeted gene silencing. Adv. Funct. Mater., 3:316-322, 2012. [IF 9.76]

4.    C. A. Hong, S. H. Lee, J. S. Kim, J. W. Park, K. H. Bae, H. Mok, T. G. Park, H. Lee. Gene silencing by siRNA microhydrogels via polymeric nanoscale condensation. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133:13914-13917, 2011. [IF 9.90]

3. S. H. Lee, H. Mok, S. D. Jo, C. A. Hong, T. G. Park. Dual gene targeted multi-siRNA for enhanced combinatorial gene silencing. Biomaterials, 32:2359-2368, 2011. [IF 7.40]

2. H. J. Chung, C. A. Hong, S. H. Lee, S. D. Jo, T. G. Park. Reducible siRNA dimeric conjugates for efficient cellular uptake and gene silencing. Bioconjug. Chem., 22:299-306, 2011. [IF 4.93]

1. W. H. Kong, K. H. Bae, C. A. Hong, Y. Lee, T. G. Park. Multimerized siRNA cross-linked by gold nanoparticles. Bioconjug. Chem., 22:1962-1969, 2011. [IF 4.93]