●Rakesh Biswas, Youngil Lee*, Hyung-il Lee* "Dual-responsive reusable polymer beads for simultaneous removal of radioactive iodine and cesium ions in contaminated aqueous media " Chem. Eng. J., 2026, 539, 177112 

●Rini Sharma, Young-ji Lee, Hyung-il Lee* "Valence Selective Gold Precursor Synthesis From Electronic Waste via Programmable Coordination Chemistry" Small., 2026, 22, e73626 

●Rakesh Biswas, Adrija Roy, Youngil Lee*, Hyung-il Lee*  "Highly sensitive host-embedded supramolecular colorimetric trimethylamine N-oxide sensor in urine and serum environment" Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2026, 447, 138867 

●Nabilah Firyal Suhendra, Hyung-il Lee* "Fluorescent polymeric thin films for selective and sensitive paraquat detection and removal from contaminated environmental media" J. Hazard. Mater., 2025, 494, 138513 

●Rakesh Biswas, Youngil Lee*, Hyung-il Lee* "Host-appended reusable polymeric films for the quantitative separation of pyridine from azeotropic pyridine/toluene/benzene mixture" Eur. Polym. J., 2025, 225, 113724  

●Yejin Kim, Jihyun Kim, Jong Hun Lee, Yu Jin Jung, Hanah Na, Gaeun Hwang, Do-Hoon Hwang, Hyung-il Lee* Seo-Hyun Jung* "Humidity-Induced Decolorization of 1D Photonic Multilayers for Anti-Counterfeiting Applications" Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, 35, 2412679 

●Jae Min Bak , Yejin Kim , Min-Woo Yeo , Seo-Hyun Jung*, Hyung-il Lee*  "Unique Color Display via High-Order Reflectance in 1DPhotonic Crystals for Advanced Security Levels inAnti-Counterfeiting Applications" Adv. Sci., 2025, e202508682 

● Rini Sharma, Yuna Kim, Eunji Lee, Hyung-il Lee*  "Ultrapure gold recovery from electronic waste as nanoparticles immobilized in hydrogel matrix" Chem. Eng. J., 2024, 499, 10, 156539

● Charles Immanuel David, Jihyun Lee, Karthick Ramanagul, Velraj Gothandapani, Beom Jin Kim*, Hyung-il Lee*  "Dual channel chemosensor for successive detection of environmentally toxic Pd2+ and CN− ions and its application to cancer cell imaging" Anal. Chim. Acta, 2024, 1305, 10, 342582

● Nabilah Firyal Suhendra, Hyung-il Lee*  "Reusable pyrene-based fluorescent organogels for polychlorinated biphenyl detection and removal" Eur. Polym. J., 2024, 220, 12, 113456

● Nabilah Firyal Suhendra, Rini Sharma, Hyung-il Lee*  "Thermally versatile maleimide-based polymeric thin film for detection and separation of picric acid from polluted areas"Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2024, 418, 22, 136345

● Jae Min Bak, Ji-won Suk, Seo-hyun Jung, Hyung-il Lee*  "Macromolecular hydrogels for the colorimetric detection and efficient separation of cobalt (II) in complex aqueous media" Eur. Polym. J., 2024, 203, 19, 112689

● So-young Park, Rini Sharma, Hyung-il Lee*  "Thin colorimetric film array for rapid and selective detection of v-type nerve agent mimic in potentially contaminated areas" J. Hazard. Mater., 2024, 465, 5, 133064

● Rini Sharma, Santosh N. Chavan, Hyung-il Lee*  "Fluorescent imidazolium hydrogels for tracing and recovering platinum with highest purity from spent auto catalyst" Sens. Actuators B Chem., 2023, 396, 1, 134625

● Santosh N. Chavan, Hyung-il Lee*  "Activity-based molecular CO2 detection by amine-free polymers in organic and aqueous media" Eur. Polym. J., 2023, 196, 112272

● Santosh N. Chavan, Hyung-il Lee*  "Random ionic polymers: Salt-triggered reversible vesicular self-assembly in water" Eur. Polym. J., 2023, 193, 112114

● Jae Min Bak, Yejin Kim, Changhyun Park, Chanhee Lee, Hyun-Wook Lee, Bogyu Lim, Seo-Hyun Jung*, Hyung-il Lee*  "Dual-responsive photonic multilayers in combination with a smartphone application as high-security anti-counterfeiting devices" Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 468, 143631

● Rini Sharma, Nabilah Firyal Suhendra, Hyung-il Lee*  "Hydrogen sulfide detection induced burst release of model drug from polymeric micelles"  Sens. Actuators B Chem., 2023, 382, 133570

● Rini Sharma, Nabilah Firyal Suhendra, Seo-Hyun Jung*, Hyung-il Lee*  "Gold recovery at ultra-high purity from electronic waste using selective polymeric film" Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 451, 138506

● Eun Jeong, Joong-Kwon Kim, Jungho Jin*, Hyung-il Lee*  "Transparent nanocellulose paper-based biodegradable colorimetric nerve agent detectors" Carbohydr. Polym., 2022, 295, 119845

● Jeong Min Kim,  Jae Min Bak, Bogyu Lim, Yu Jin Jung, Byong Chon Park, Min Ji Park, Jong Mok Park*, Hyung-il Lee*, and  Seo-Hyun Jung*  "Background color dependent photonic multilayer films for anti-counterfeiting labeling" Nanoscale., 2022, 14, 5377-5383

● Jeong Min Kim, Yu Jin Jung, Byong Chon Park, Bogyu Lim, Hoyoul Kong, Jong Mok Park, Hyung-il Lee*, Seo-Hyun Jung* "Photonic multilayers for ultrasensitive millisecond colorimetric discrimination between benzene, toluene, and xylene"  Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2022, 1, 15, 130974

● Rini Sharma, Seo-Hyun Jung,* and Hyung-il Lee*  "A water-soluble azobenzene-dicyano pendant polymeric chemosensor for the colorimetric detection of cyanide in 100% aqueous media and food samples" New J. Chem., 2022,46, 15244-15252

● Rini Sharma  and  Hyung-il Lee*  "Thin Polymeric Films for Real-Time Colorimetric Detection of Hydrazine Vapor with Parts-per-Million Sensitivity" ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2021, 3, 6632-6641

● Jae Min Bak, Seo-Hyun Jung, and Hyung-il Lee* "Reusable polymeric films for fluorometric Al3+ detection in anti-counterfeiting and security applications" Sens. Actuator B-Chem.,  2021, 10, 15, 130420

    ● Rini Sharma, Ujjal Haldar, and Hyung-il Lee* "Two-in-One Dual-Channel Boronic Ester Block Copolymer for the Colorimetric Detection of Cysteine and Glucose at Neutral pH" ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 29, 9915–9922 

● Jae Min Bak, Moumita Gupta, Seo-Hyun Jung, Hyung-il Lee* "Efficient colorimetric detection of cyanide ions using hemicyanine-based polymeric probes with detection-induced self-assembly in water" Polymer., 2021, 213, 123320

● Seo-Hyun Jung, Hyun Tae Lee, Min Ji Park, Bogyu Lim, Byong Chon Park, Yu Jin Jung, Hoyoul Kong, Do-Hoon Hwang, Hyung-il Lee*, and Jong Mok Park* "Precisely Tunable Humidity Color Indicator Based on Photonic Polymer Films" Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 2, 621–628

● Rini Sharma, Ujjal Haldar, Md Hasan Turabee, Hyung-il Lee Hyung-il Lee* "Recyclable macromolecular thermogels for Hg(II) detection and separation via sol-gel transition in complex aqueous environments" J. Hazard. Mater., 2021, 410, 124625

● Jieun Choi, Hyung-il Lee*  "Thermoresponsive Sulfone and Sulfoxide-Containing Polyacrylamides" Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2021, 42, 1143-1150

● Seo-Hyun Jung, Yu Jin Jung, Byong Chon Park, Hoyoul Kong, Bogyu Lim, Jong Mok Park*, Hyung-il Lee* "Chromophore-Free photonic multilayer films for the ultra-sensitive colorimetric detection of nerve agent mimics in the vapor phase" Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2020, 323, 128698

● Ujjal Haldar, Sutapa Som Chaudhury, Rini Sharma, Bhuban Ruidas, Shanti Gopal Patra, Chirtangada Das Mukhopadhyay, Hyung-il Lee* "A fluorimetric water-soluble polymeric pH chemosensor for extremely acidic conditions: Live-cell and bacterial imaging application" Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2020, 320, 128379

● Tiara Nur Annisa, Seo-Hyun Jung, Moumita Gupta, Ja young Bae, Jong Mok Park* and Hyung-il Lee* "A Reusable Polymeric Film for the Alternating Colorimetric Detection of a Nerve Agent Mimic and Ammonia Vapor with Sub-Parts-per-Million Sensitivity" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 11055-11062

● Eun-Jae Kim, Ujjal Haldar and Hyung-il Lee* "Tuning the ability to discriminate between geometric isomers maleic acid and fumaric acid of water-soluble polymeric probes with a donor-π-acceptor skeleton" Polymer, 2020, 186, 122040

● Ujjal Haldar, Rini Sharma, Bhuban Ruidas and Hyung-il Lee* "Toward rapid and selective detection of hypochlorous acid in pure aqueous media and its application to cell imaging: BODIPY-derived water-soluble macromolecular chemosensor with high sensitivity " Dyes Pigm., 2020, 172, 107858

● Ujjal Haldar, Rini Sharma, Eun‐Jae Kim and Hyung-il Lee* "Azobenzene–Hemicyanine Conjugated Polymeric Chemosensor for the Rapid and Selective Detection of Cyanide in Pure Aqueous Media" J. Polym. Sci., 2020, 58, 124-131

● Hye-Jin Kim and Hyung-il Lee* "Thermo-tunable colorimetric detection of mercury(II) ions driven by the temperature-dependent assembly and disassembly of a block copolymer" Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 4017-4024

● Moumita Gupta and Hyung-il Lee* "Water-soluble polymeric probe with dual recognition sites for the sequential colorimetric detection of cyanide and Fe (III) ions" Dyes Pigm., 2019, 167, 174-180

● Jae Min Bak and Hyung-il Lee * "Use of Core-Cross-Linked Polymeric Micelles Induced by the Selective Deteaction of Cu(II) Ions for the Sustained Release of a Model Drug" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2019, 11 (15), 14368–14375 

● Ujjal Haldar and Hyung-il Lee * "BODIPY-Derived Polymeric Chemosensor Appended with Thiosemicarbazone Units for the Simultaneous Detection and Separation of Hg(II) Ions in Pure Aqueous Media" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2019, 11 (14), 13685–13693 

● Ujjal Haldar and Hyung-il Lee* "BODIPY-derived multi-channel polymeric chemosensor with pH-tunable sensitivity: selective colorimetric and fluorimetric detection of Hg2+ and HSO4- in aqueous media" Polym. Chem., 2018, 9, 4882-4890

● Sul-kyung Kim, Moumita Gupta, and Hyung-il Lee* "A recyclable polymeric film for the consecutive colorimetric detection of cysteine and mercury ions in the aqueous solution" Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2018, 257, 728–733 

● Moumita Gupta and Hyung-il Lee* "A Pyrene Derived CO2‑Responsive Polymeric Probe for the Turn-On Fluorescent Detection of Nerve Agent Mimics with Tunable Sensitivity" Macromolecules., 2017, 50, 6888-6895 

● Moumita Gupta and Hyung-il Lee*  "A dual responsive molecular probe for the efficient and selective detection of nerve agent mimics and copper (II) ions with controllable detection time " Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2017, 242, 977–982 

● Hye-Mi Kim and Hyung-il Lee* "Efficient oxidative self-coupling of polystyrene bearing chain-end primary amines"  Polymer., 2015, 72, 336–340

● A. Balamurugan and Hyung-il Lee* “Aldoxime-Derived Water-Soluble Polymer for the Multiple Analyte Sensing: Consecutive and Selective Detection of Hg2+, Ag+, ClO–, and Cysteine in Aqueous Media”  Macromolecules., 2015, 48(12), 3934-3940   

● A. Balamurugan and Hyung-il Lee* “Single molecular probe for multiple analyte sensing: Efficient and selective detection of mercury and fluoride ions”  Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2015, 216,  80-85    

● Moumita Gupta, A. Balamurugan, and Hyung-il Lee* “Azoaniline-Based Rapid and Selective Dual Sensor for Copper and Fluoride ions with Two Distinct Output Modes of Detection'' Sens. Actuator B-Chem., 2015, 211,  531-536     

● A. Balamurugan and Hyung-il Lee* “A water-soluble polymer for selective colorimetric sensing of cysteine and homocysteine with temperature-tunable sensitivity” Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 4446-4449

● Vivek Mishra, Seo-Hyun Jung, Han-Mo Jeong, and Hyung-il Lee* “Thermoresponsive Ureido-Derivatized Polymers: Effect of Quaternization on UCST Properties” Polym. Chem.,2014, 5, 2411-2416 

● Kaiwan Rahimian-Bajgiran, Nicky Chan, Qian Zhang, Seung-Man Noh, Hyung-il Lee, and Jung-Kwon Oh* “Tuning LCST with thiol-responsiveness of thermoresponsive copolymers containing pendant disulfides" Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 807-809 

● Kang-Mu Lee, Yong-Jin Park, Wasimul Bari, Mi-Young Yoon, Jun-Hyeok Go, Sang-Cheol Kim, Hyung-il Lee, and Sang-Sun Yoon* “Activation of Cholera Toxin Production by Anaerobic Respiration of Trimethylamine N-oxide inVibrio cholerae” J. Biol. Chem., 2012, 287(47), 39742-39752 

● Jae Min Bak and Hyung-il Lee “pH-tunable aqueous dispersion of graphene nanocomposites functionalized with poly (acrylic acid) brushes” Polymer., 2012, 53, 4955-4960 

● Tadeusz Pakula, Kaloian Koynov, Hans Boerner, Jinyu Huang, Hyung-il Lee, Joanna Pietrasik, Brent Sumerlin, and  Krzysztof Matyjaszewski* “Effect of chain topology on the self-organization and the mechanical properties of poly(n-butyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene block copolymers” Polymer., 2011, 52(12), 2576-2583

● Hyung-il Lee, Joanna Pietrasik, Sergei S. Sheiko, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski “Stimuli-responsive molecular brushes” Prog. Polym. Sci., 2010, 24-44 

● Amanda C. Engler, Hyung-il Lee, and Paula T. Hammond “Highly Efficient "Grafting onto" a Polypeptide Backbone Using Click Chemistry” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48 (49), 9334 –9338