Publications (2020~Present)

1. Ju A. La, Keumrai Whang (Co-First Author), Hyunjoo Lee, Inhyeok Hwang, Youngjae Kim, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Hyungduk Ko, Hyun Koo Kim, Dan Dongeun Huh, Dongchoul Kim, Taewook Kang, "Facile Scalable Assembly of Uniform and Layered Plasmonic Hotspots by Force-assisted Capillary-Mediated Colloidal Transfer", Small, (2026) (IF : 12.1) [Link]

5. Keumrai Whang, Junwon Min, Yonghee Shin (Co-First Author), Youngjae Kim, Jungyoon Lee, Inhyeok Hwang, Dongeun Huh, Dongchoul Kim, Taewook Kang, "Real-time label-free selective and sensitive plasmonic detection of biological gas conversion of carbon monoxide in large-scale gas-liquid reactors", Nature Communications, under revision, (2025) 

4. Pouria Fattahi, Mousa Younesi, Won Dong Lee, Keumrai Whang, Taewook Kang, Joshua D. Rabinowitz, Lauren M. Aleksunes, Dan Dongeun Huh "A bioengineered model of human placental exposure to heavy metals during pregnancy", Nature Biomedical Engineering, (Accepted), (2025) 

3. Haijiao Liu, Estela Noguera-Ortega, Xuanqi Dong, Won Dong Lee, Jeehan Chang, Sezin Aday Aydin, Yumei Li, Yonghee Shin, Xinyi Shi, Maria Liousia, Marina C. Martinez, Joshua J. Brotman, Soyeon Kim, Zeyu Chen, Anni Wang, Zirui Ou, Jungwook Paek, Ju Young Park, Aidi Liu, Haonan Hu, Zebin Xiao, Dora Maria Racca, Se-jeong Kim, G. Scott Worthen, Wei Guo, Ellen Puré, Taewook Kang, Joshua D. Rabinowitz, E. John Wherry, Edmund K. Moon, Steven M. Albelda, Dan Dongeun Huh, "A tumor-on-a-chip for in vitro study of CAR-T cell immunotherapy in solid tumors", Nature Biotechnology,1-17 (2025) (IF : 41.7) [Link]

2. A Ram Lee, Jin Seok Woo, Seon-Yeong Lee, Yonghee Shin, Su Been Jeon, Yuseung Jo, Haeyoun Choi, Sung-Hwan Park, Taewook Kang (Co-Corresponding Author), Mi-La Cho, "Mitochondrial transplantation ameliorates rheumatoid arthritis by targeting abnormal CGAS-STING1 signaling activation, autophagosome accumulation, and necroptosis", Autophagy, (Accepted), (2025) 

1. Ji Woo Jeon, Ji Wook Choi, Yonghee Shin, Taewook Kang, Bong Geun Chung, "Machine learning-integrated droplet microfluidic system for accurate quantification and classification of microplastics", Water Research, 274(15), 123161 (2025) (IF : 12.1) [Link]

7. Da Neub Kim, Eungsu Kang, Hwa Heon Je, Dong Hwan Kim, Keumrai Whang, Sanghak Cha, Dae-yeol Ye, Wonheum Baek, Taewook Kang, Dong Soo Hwang, Yoo Seong Choi, Gyoo Yeol Jung, "Molecular Regime Shift from Kinetic Limitation Condition to Mass-Transfer Limitation Condition for Stabilizing CO Metabolism by Microorganisms", Chemical Engineering Journal, 504(15), 158801, (2024) (Co-corresponding Author) (IF : 13.2) [Link]

6. Dongkwon Seo, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Ju A La, Youngjae Kim, Taewook Kang, Hyun Koo Kim, Yeonho Choi, "Multi-Biomarker Profiling for Precision Diagnosis of Lung Cancer", Small, 20(47), 2402919 (2024) (IF : 12.1) [Link]

5. Ju A. La, Hyunjoo Lee, Dongchoul Kim, Hyungduk Ko, and Taewook Kang, "Enhanced Molecular Interaction of 3D Plasmonic Nanoporus Gold Alloys by Electronic Modulation for Sensitive Molecular Detection", Nano Letters, 24, 7025-7032 (2024) (IF : 9.1) [Link]

4. Keumrai Whang, Junwon Min, Yonghee Shin, Inhyeok Hwang, Hyunjoo Lee, Taejin Kwak, Ju A La, Sungbong Kim, Luke P. Lee, Dongchoul Kim, and Taewook Kang, "Capillarity-driven Enrichment and Hydrodynamic Trapping of Trace Nucleic Acids by Plasmonic Cavity Membrane for Rapid and Sensitive Detections", Advanced Materials, 36(28), 2403896 (2024) (IF : 26.8) [Link]

3. Na Yeon Kim, Yoon Young Choi, Tae Hyeon Kim, Jang Ho Ha, Tae-Hyung Kim, Taewook Kang, and Bong Geun Chung, "Synergistic Effect of Electrical and Biochemical Stimulation on Human iPSC-Derived Neural Differentiation in a Microfluidic Electrode Array Chip", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(13), 15730–15740 (2024) [Link]

2. Yonghee Shin, Youngwook Lim, A Ram Lee, Luke P. Lee, Dongchoul Kim, Mi-La Cho, and Taewook Kang, "Electron-Transport-Chain-Mediated Selective Growth of Gold Nanocrystals in the Intermembrane Space of Live Microbial Cells", ACS Nano, 18(14), 10045–10053 (2024) (IF : 16.1) [Link]

1. Junhyeok Lee, Semin Kim, Sung Bae Park, Mira Shin, Soyoun Kim, Min Sun Kim, Giyoung Shin, Taewook Kang, HyoJeong Kim, Dongyeop X. Oh, Jeyoung Park, "Mimicking real-field degradation of biodegradable plastics in soil and marine environments: From product utility to end-of-life analysis", Polymer Testing, 131, 108338 (2024) [Link]

5. Tae Hyeon Kim, Na Yeon Kim, Hee Uk Lee, Ji Wook Choi, Taewook Kang, Bong Geun Chung "Smartphone-based iontophoresis transdermal drug delivery system for cancer treatment", Journal of Controlled Release, 364, 383 - 392 (2023) [Link]

4. Yonghee Shin, Taejin Kwak, Keumrai Whang, Yuseung Jo, Jeong Ha Hwang, Inhyeok Hwang, Hyun Ji An, Youngwook Lim, Inhee Choi, Dongchoul Kim, Luke P. Lee, Taewook Kang, "Bubble-free diatoms polymerase chain reaction", Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 237, 115489 (2023) [Link]

3. Ji Wook Choi, Won Ho Seo, Taejoon Kang, Taewook Kang, Bong Geun Chung, "Droplet digital recombinase polymerase amplification for multiplexed detection of human coronavirus", Lab on a Chip, 23, 2389 - 2398 (2023) [Link]

2. Sungbong Kim, Arghya Patra, Ryan R. Kohlmeyer, Seongbin Jo, Xiujun Yue, Alissa Johnson, Chadd T. Kiggins, Beniamin Zahiri, Keunhong Jeong, Jahyun Koo, Taewook Kang, Pengcheng Sun, John B. Cook, James H Pikul, Paul V. Braun, "Serially integrated high-voltage and high power miniature batteries", Cell Reports Physical Science, 4, 101205 (2023) [Link]

1. Young Suh Lee, Ji Wook Choi, Taewook Kang, Bong Geun Chung, "Deep Learning-Assisted Droplet Digital PCR for Quantitative Detection of Human Coronavirus", BioChip Journal, 17, pp 112 - 119 (2023) [Link]

Selected as Cover Page Article

8. Hyung Woo Choi, Jae Hyun Lim, Taewook Kang, Bong Geun Chung, "Antioxidant, Enzyme, and H2O2-triggered Melanoma Targeted Mesoporous Organo-Silica Nanocomposites for Synergistic Cancer Therapy", Antioxidants, 11 (11), 2137 (2022) [Link]

7. Egor Kokin, Hyun Ji An, Donghoon Koo, Seungyeon Han, Keumrai Whang, Taewook Kang, Inhee Choi, Luke P. Lee, "Quantum Electrodynamic Behavior of Chlorophyll in Plasmonic Nanocavity", Nano Letters, 22 (24), pp 9861 - 9868 (2022) (IF : 9.1) [Link]

6. Yuseung Jo, Jin Seok Woo, A Ram Lee, Seon-Yeong Lee, Yonghee Shin, Luke P. Lee, Mi-La Cho, Taewook Kang, "Inner membrane-bound gold nanoparticles as efficient electron transfer mediators for enhanced mitochondrial electron transport chain activity", Nano Letters, 22 (19), pp 7927 - 7935 (2022) (IF : 9.1) [Link]

5. Sang Ik Lee, Yoon Young Choi, Seong Goo Kang, Tae Hyeon Kim, Ji Wook Choi, Young Jae Kim, Tae-Hyung Kim, Taewook Kang, Bong Geun Chung, "3D multicellular tumor spheroids in a microfluidic droplet system for investigation of drug resistance", Polymers, 14 (18), 3752 (2022) [Link]

4. Junhee Park, Seungki Lee, Hyunjoo Lee, Seungyeon Han, Tae Ho Kang, Dongchoul Kim, Taewook Kang, Inhee Choi, "Colloidal Multiscale Assembly via Photothermally Driven Convective Flow for Sensitive In-Solution Plasmonic Detections", Small, 202201075 (2022) (Co-corresponding Author) (IF : 12.1) [Link]

3. Youngwook Lim, Junwon Min, Taewook Kang, Dongchoul Kim, "Effect of Mass Transport by Convective Flow on the Distribution of Dissolved Carbon Monoxide in a Stirred Tank", Applied Sciences, 12 (8), 4006 (2022) [Link]

2. Ji woon Kim, Yoon Young Choi, Si-Hyung Park, Jang Ho Ha, Hee Uk Lee, Taewook Kang, Woong Sun, Bong Geun Chung, "Microfluidic electrode array chip for electrical stimulation-mediated axonal regeneration", Lab on a Chip, 22, pp 2122-2130 (2022) [Link]

Selected as Back Cover Page Article

1. Cheol Hun Yoo, Yuseung Jo (co-first author), Jeong Han Shin, Soomin Jung, Jeong-Geol Na, Taewook Kang, Jong Suk Lee, "Hierarchical membrane integration of shear stress-resistant nanoparticles and biomimetic micropatterns for ultrahigh and durable biofouling resistance", Chemical Engineering Journal, 432, 134363 (2022) (Co-corresponding Author) [Link]

5. Jinho Yoon, Minkyu Shin, Dongyeon Kim, Joungpyo Lim, Hyun-Woong Kim, Taewook Kang, Jeong-Woo Choi, "Bionanohybrid Composed of Metalloprotein/DNA/MoS2/Peptides to Control the Intracellular Redox States of Living Cells and its Applicability as a Cell-based Biomemory Device", Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 196, 113725 (2022) [Link]

4. Han Na Lee, Yoon Young Choi, Jin Won Kim, Young Seo Lee, Ji Wook Choi, Taewook Kang, Yong Kyun Kim, Bong Guen Chung, "Effect of Biochemical and Biomechanical Factors on Vascularization of Kidney Organoid-on-a-chip", Nano Convergence, 8:35 (2021) [Link]

3. Keumrai Whang, Yonghee Shin (co-first author), Wonheum Baek, Yuseung Jo, Jeong Ha Hwang, Junwon Min, Dongchoul Kim, Taewook Kang, "Direct and Precise Determination of Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient of Carbon Monoxide for Miniaturized Gas-liquid Reactors via Sensitive Probing of Raman Transitions", Chemical Engineering Journal, 429, 132260 (2022) (JCR 2.4%, mrnIF 97.5, IF: 13.273) [Link]

2. Keumrai Whang, Yuseung Jo (co-first author), Hyunjoo Lee, Dongchoul Kim, Taewook Kang, "Water-wettable Open Plasmonic Nanocavities for Ultrasensitive Molecular Detections in Multiple Phases", Nano Letters, 21 (14), pp 6194-6201 (2021) (IF : 9.1) [Link]

1. Yonghee Shin, Keumrai Whang (co-first author), Jeong Ha Hwang, Yuseung Jo, Jeong-Woo Choi, Junhee Park, Inhee Choi, Taewook Kang, "Sensitive and Direct Optical Monitoring of Release and Cellular Uptake of Aqueous CO from CO-releasing Molecules", Analytical Chemistry, 93 (28), pp 9927-9932 (2021) [Link]

3. Yonghee Shin, Youngwook Lim (Co-First Author), Taejin Kwak, Jeong Ha Hwang, Andrei Georgescu, Dongeun Huh, Dongchoul Kim, Taewook Kang, "Microfluidic Multi-scale Homogeneous Mixing with Uniform Residence Time Distribution for Rapid Production of Various Metal Core–shell Nanoparticles", Advanced Functional Materials, 31, 202007856 (2021) (Co-corresponding Author) (IF : 19) [Link]

2. Jooyeon Jhun, Jeonghyeon Moon, Jaeyoon Ryu, Yonghee Shin, Seangyoun Lee, Keun-Hyung Cho, Taewook Kang, Mi-La Cho, Sung-Hwan Park, "Liposome/gold Hybrid Nanoparticle Encoded with CoQ10 (LGNP-CoQ10) Suppressed Rheumatoid Arthritis via STAT3/Th17 Targeting", PLOS ONE, 15 (11), e0241080 (2020) (Co-corresponding Author) [Link]

1. Yonghee Shin, Jeehan Chang, Youngjae Lee (Co-First Author), Taewook Kang, "Direct Optical and Ultrasensitive Probing of Non-equilibrium Dynamics of Carbon Monoxide in an Aqueous Phase During Biochemical Reactions", ACS Sensors, 5 (7), pp 2221-2229 (2020) (IF : 9.1) [Link]