Journal Articles

2024

69. J. Shin, R. Jeong, H. Kumar, C. Park, S. S Park, K. Kim, "Nanoparticle‐based nanocomposite coatings with postprocessing for enhanced antimicrobial capacity of polymeric film," Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 121: 507-523, 2024.

68. N.M. Mehdipour, H. Kumar, K.  Kim, U. Sundararaj, R.J. Shor, G. Natale, "Manipulating mechanical properties of PEG-based hydrogel nanocomposite: A potential versatile bio-adhesive for the suture-less repair of tissue," Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 150:106285, 2024.

2023

67. N. T. Rezaei, K. Dixit, H. Kumar, J. John, G. Natale, S. S. Park, K. Kim, "Vascularized Liver Tissue Embedded Bioprinting Utilizing GelMA/Nanoclay-based Composite hydrogels," bioRxiv, 2023.11. 16.567470, 2023.

66. B.S. Tabatabaei Hosseini, K. Meadows, V. Gabriel, J. Hu, K. Kim, "Biofabrication of Cellulose‐Based Hydrogels for Advanced Wound Healing: a Special Emphasis on 3d Bioprinting," Macromolecular Bioscience,  Published online, 2023.


65. M. T. Rahman, M. S. Rahman, H. Kumar, K. Kim, & S. Kim, "Metal‐Organic Framework Reinforced Highly Stretchable and Durable Conductive Hydrogel‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Biomotion Sensing and Wearable Human‐Machine Interfaces," Advanced Functional Materials, 2023. [IF 19]


64. Z. Li, H. Kumar, C. Guo, J. Shin, X. He, Q. Lu, H. Bai, K. Kim, and J. Hu, "Development of anti-freezing, printable, adhesive, tough, biocompatible, high water content hydrogel for versatile applications," ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023. [IF=10.383]


63. N. T. Rezaei, H. Kumar, H. Liu, S. S. Lee, S. S. Park, and K. Kim, "Recent advances in organ-on-chips integrated with bioprinting technologies for drug screening," Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023. [IF=11.092]


62. H. Kumar, K. Dixit, R. Sharma, E. MacDonald, N. Sinha, and K. Kim, "Closed-loop vasculature network design for bioprinting large, solid tissue scaffolds," Biofabrication, Available online, DOI 10.1088/1758-5090/acb73c, 2023. [IF=11.061]


61. Z. Li, X. He, H. Kumar, J. Shin, C. Guo, B. Abraham, A. Shayesteh, Md Kibria, Q. Lu, H. Bai, K. Kim, J. Hu, “Visible light laser direct-writing of high-resolution, biocompatible, super-multifunctional and tough hydrogels without photoinitiators in 30 s,” Biomaterials Advances, 2023. [IF=8.32]


60.  Z. Li, J. LeBlanc, H. Kumar, H. Zhang, W. Yang, Xiao He, Q. Lu, J. Van Humbeck, K. Kim, and J. Hu, "Super-anti-freezing, tough and adhesive titanium carbide and L-ornithine-enhanced hydrogels", Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2023. [Impact Score: 16.82]

2022


59. Z. Li , C. Yu, H. Kumar, X. He, Q. Lu, H. Bai, K. Kim, and J. Hu, "The effect of crosslinking degree of hydrogels on hydrogel adhesion,"  Gels, 8(10):682, 2022. [IF = 4.432]


58.  H. Kumar, P. Ambhorkar, I. Foulds, K. Golovin, K. Kim, “A kinetic model for predicting imperfections in bioink photopolymerization during visible-light stereolithography printing,” Additive Manufacturing, 55:102808, 2022. [IF=11.632]


57.  J. Shin, Y. Lee, Z. Li, J. Hu, S. Park, K. Kim, “Optimized 3D bioprinting technology based on machine learning: A review of recent trends and advances,” Micromachines, 13(3):363, 2022. [IF=3.532]


56. M. A. Sakr, K. Sakthivel, T. Hossein, S. R. Shin, S. Siddiqua, and K. Kim, "Recent trends in gelatin methacryloyl nanocomposite hydrogels for tissue engineering," Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 110(3):708-724, 2022. [IF=4.854]

2021


55.  S. Homayoonnia, Y. Lee, D. Andalib, M.S. Rahman, J. Shin, K. Kim, and S. Kim, "Micro/nanotechnology-inspired rapid diagnosis of respiratory infectious diseases," Biomedical Engineering Letters, 11(4):1-31, 2021. [IF=3.920]


54. R. H. Rakin, H. Kumar, A. Rajeev, G. Natale, F. Menard, I.T.S. Li, and K. Kim, "Tunable methacrylated hyaluronic acid-based hybrid bioinks for stereolithography 3D bioprinting," Biofabrication, 13:04419, 2021. [IF=11.061]


53. C. W. Jeong, H. Kumar, S. Jones, A. Sandwell, K. Kim, and S. Park, "Increased sanitization potency of hydrogen peroxide with synergistic O3 and intense pulsed light for non-woven polypropylene ," RSC Advances, 11:23881 - 23891, 2021. [IF=4.036]


52. N. Toppings, A. Mohon, Y. Lee, H. Kumar, D. Lee, R. Kapoor, G, Singh, L. Oberding, O. Abdullah, K. Kim, B. Berenger, and D. Pillai, "A rapid near-patient detection system for SARS-CoV-2 using saliva," Scientific Reports, 11:13378, 2021. [IF=4.996]


51.  S. S. Mahdavia, M. J. Abdekhodaie, S. Mashayekhan, A. Baradaran-Rafii, and K. Kim, "Development and in vitro evaluation of photocurable GelMA/PEGDA hybrid hydrogel for corneal stromal cells delivery," Materials Today Communications, 27:102459, 2021. [IF=3.662]


50. M. M. Omarania, H. Kumar, M. G. A. Mohamed, K. Golovin, A. Milani, A. Hajizadehb, and K. Kim, "Polyether ether ketone surface modification with plasma and gelatin for enhancing cell attachment," Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B, 109(5):622-629, 2021. [IF=3.405]

49.  H. Kumar, K. Sakthivel, M. G. A. Mohamed, E. Boras, S. R. Shin, and K. Kim, “Designing gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)‐based bioinks for visible light stereolithographic 3D biofabrication,” Macromolecular Bioscience, 21(1):2000317, 2021. [IF=5.859]

2020

48. M. A. Sakr, M. G. A. Mohamed, R. Wu, S. R. Shin, D. Kim, K. Kim, and S. Siddiqua, "Development of bentonite-gelatin nanocomposite hybrid hydrogels for tissue engineering," Applied Clay Science, 199:105860, 2020. [IF=5.45]

47.  K. Sakthivel, H. Kumar, M. G. A. Mohamed, B. Talebjedi, J. Shim, H. Najjaran, M. Hoorfar, and K. Kim, “High throughput screening of cell mechanical response using a stretchable 3D cellular microarray platform,” Small, 16(30):2000941, 2020. [IF=13.281]

46. S. S. Mahdavi, M. J. Abdekhodaie, H. Kumar, S. Mashayekhan, A. Baradaran-Rafii, and K. Kim, “Stereolithography 3D bioprinting methods for the fabrication of human cornea using gelatin-based bioinks,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 48:1955–1970 2020. [IF=3.532]

45.  P. Ambhorkar, R. H. Rakin, Z. Wang, and K. Kim, “Biofabrication approaches and strategies for engineering heterogeneous artificial tissues,” Additive Manufacturing, 36:101459, 2020. [IF=11.84]

44. M. G. A. Mohamed, P. Ambhorkar, R. Samanipour, A. Yang, A. Ghafoor, and K. Kim, “Microfluidics based biofabrication of cell-laden microgels," Biomicrofluidics, 14(2):021501, 2020. [IF=3.258]

43. S. Kheiri, M. G. A.Mohamed, M. Amereh, D. Roberts, K. Kim, “Antibacterial efficiency assessment of polymer-nanoparticle composites using a high-throughput microfluidic platform,” Materials Science and Engineering: C, 111:110754, 2020. [IF=7.328]

2019

42. H. Montazerian, M. G. A. Mohamed, M. M. Montazeri, S. Kheiri, A. S. Milani, K. Kim, and M. Hoorfar, “Gradient porous PDMS scaffolds 3D-mold-printed with minimal surface architectures,” Acta Biomaterialia, 96:149-160, 2019. [IF=7.242]

41.  K. Sakthivel, A. O’Brien, K. Kim*, and M. Hoorfar*, “Microfluidics-based fabrication of in vitro co-culture systems: A review of techniques and applications,” Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 117:166-185, 2019. (*co-corresponding authors) [IF=10.564]

40. M. G. A. Mohamed, S. Kheiri, S. Islam, H. Kumar, A. Yang, and K. Kim, “An integrated microfluidic flow-focusing platform for on chip fabrication and filtration of cell-laden microgels,” Lab on a Chip, 19(9):1621-1632, 2019. [IF=7.27]

39. M. G. A. Mohamed, H. Kumar, Z. Wang, N. Martin, B. Mills, and K. Kim, “Rapid and inexpensive fabrication of multi-depth microfluidic device using high-resolution LCD stereolithographic 3d printing,” Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 3(1):26, 2019. [IF=]

2018

38. P. Ambhorkar, Z. Wang, H. Ko, S. Lee, K. Koo, K. Kim*, and D. Cho*, “Nanowire-based biosensors: from growth to applications,” Micromachines, 9(12):679, 2018. (*co-corresponding authors) 

37. Z. Wang, H. Kumar, Z. Tian, X. Jin, J. F. Holzman, F. Menard, and K. Kim, "Visible light photoinitiation of cell adhesive gelatin methacryloyl hydrogels for stereolithography 3D bioprinting," ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10:26859−26869, 2018. [IF=8.456]

36. Z. Wang, X. Jin, Z. Tian, F. Menard, J. F. Holzman, and K. Kim, "A novel, well-resolved direct laser bioprinting system for rapid cell encapsulation and microwell fabrication," Advanced Healthcare Materials, 7:1701249, 2018. [IF=5.88]

2017

35. Z. Wang, N. Martin, B. Mills, and K. Kim, "Rapid fabrication of multi-layer microfluidic devices using liquid crystal display-based stereolithograpy 3D printing system ," 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 4 (3):156-164, 2017. 

34. Z. Wang, Z. Tian, F. Menard, and K. Kim, “Comparative study of gelatin methacrylate hydrogels from different sources for biofabrication applications,” Biofabrication, 9:044101, 2017.

33. Z. Wang, A. Boddeda, B. Parker, R. Samanipour, S. Ghosh, F. Menard, and K. Kim, "A high resolution mini-microscope system for wireless real-time monitoring ," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 65(7):1524 -1531, 2018. 

2016

32. Z. Wang, R. Samanipour, M. Gamaleldin, K. Sakthivel, and K. Kim, " An automated system for high-throughput generation and optimization of microdroplets ," Biomicrofluidics, 10: 054110, 2016. 

31. B.A. Nestor, E. Samiei, R. Samanipour, A. Gupta, A. Van den Berg, M. Diaz de Leon Derby, Z. Wang, H. Rezaei Nejad, K. Kim, and M. Hoorfar, " Digital microfluidic platform for dielectrophoretic patterning of cells encapsulated in hydrogel droplets, " RSC Advances, 6:57409–57416, 2016. 

30. R. Samanipour, Z. Wang, A. Ahmadi, and K. Kim, "Computational and experimental study of microfluidic flow-focusing generation of hydrogel droplets," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133:43701, 2016. 

29. B. Hashmi, K. Kim, J. Zerdani, T. Mammoto, J. Feliz, A. Khaddemhosseini, and D.E. Ingber, "A mechanochemical microarray for studying combinatorial effects on embryonic mesenchymal cell differentiation," Advances in Biomedical Engineering Research, 4, 2016. 

28. Z. Wang, X. Jin, R. Dai, J. F. Holzman, and K. Kim, "An ultrafast hydrogel photocrosslinking method for direct laser bioprinting," RSC Advances, 6:21099-21104, 2016. 

27. Z. Wang, S. Lee, K. Koo and K. Kim, "Nanowire sensors for biological and medical applications," IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, 15(3):186-199, 2016. 

26. R. Dai, Z. Wang, R. Samanipour, K. Koo, and K. Kim, "Adipose-derived stem cells for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications," Stem Cells International, 2016:6737345,  2016. 

25. Z. Wang, B. Calpe, J. Zerdani, Y. Lee, J. Oh, H. Bae, A. Khademhosseini, and K. Kim, "High-throughput investigation of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transformation (EndMT) with combinatorial cellular microarrays," Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 113(7), pp. 1403-1412, 2016. 

24. C. Mandrycky, Z. Wang, K. Kim, and D.-H. Kim, "3D bioprinting for engineering complex tissues," Biotechnology Advances, 34(4):422–434, 2016. 

23. B. Parker, R. Samanipour, A. Ahmadi, and K. Kim, “Rapid fabrication of circular channel microfluidic flow-focusing device for hydrogel droplet generation,” Micro and Nano Letters, 11(1):41-45, 2016. 

22. Z. Wang, R. Samanipour, and K. Kim, “The cleanroom-free rapid fabrication of a liquid conductivity sensor for surface water quality monitoring," Microsystem Technologies, published online, 22:2273–2278, 2016.

2015

21. Z. Wang, R. Abdulla, B. Parker, R. Samanipour, S. Ghosh and K. Kim, “A simple and high-resolution stereolithography-based 3D bioprinting system using visible light crosslinkable bioinks,” Biofabrication, 7(4):045009, 2015.

20. Z. Wang*, R. Samanipour*, K. Koo, and K. Kim, “Organ-on-a-chip platforms for drug delivery and cell characterization: a review," Sensors and Materials, 27(6):487-506, 2015.

19. K. Kim, H. Yi, M.S. Zamil, A. Haque, and V.M. Puri, "Multiscale strain-stress characterization of onion outer epidermal peel tissue in wet and dry states," American Journal of Botany, 102(1):12-20, 2015.

18. J.M. Cha, H. Bae, N. Sadr, S. Manoucheri, F. Edalat, K. Kim, S.B. Kim, Y.-S. Hwang, and A. Khademhosseini, "Embryoid body size-mediated differential endodermal and mesodermal differentiation influenced cardiogenic and endothelial development of embryonic stem cells," Macromolecular Research, 23(3):245-255, 2015. 

2014

17. J. Oh, K. Kim, S.C. Choi, and J. Jung, "Diffusion-assisted spherical microgel fabrication using in situ gelable chitosan and dextran," Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 9(2):739-744, 2014.

16. J. Jung, K. Kim, S.C. Choi, and J. Oh, "Microfluidic-assisted rapid generation of tubular cell-laden microgel inside glass capillary," Biotechnology Letters, 36:1549–1554, 2014.

15. K. Koo, S.B. Kim, K. Kim, and J. Oh, "An optical multi-sensing system for detection of cardiovascular toxicity," Biotechnology Letters, 36:1089–1094, 2014. 

14. C. Cha, J. Oh, K. Kim, Y. Qiu, M. Joh, S.R. Shin, X. Wang, G. Camci-Unal, K. Wan, R. Liao, and A. Khademhosseini, "Microfluidics-assisted fabrication of gelatin-silica core−shell microgels for Injectable tissue constructs," Biomacromolecures, 15(1):283-290, 2014. 

2013

13. S.R. Shin, S. Jung, M. Zalabany, K. Kim, P. Zorlutuna, S.B. Kim, M. Nikkhah, M. Khabiry, M. Azize, J. Kong, K.-T. Wan, T. Palacios, M. Dokmeci, H. Bae, X. Tang, and A. Khademhosseini, "Carbon nanotube embedded hydrogel sheets for engineering functional cardiac tissues and bioactuators," ACS Nano, 7(3):2369-2380, 2013. 

12. J. Oh*, K. Kim*, S.W. Won*, C. Cha, A. Gaharwar, Š. Selimović, H. Bae, K.H. Lee, D.H. Lee, S.-H. Lee, and A. Khademhosseini, "Microfluidic fabrication of cell adhesive chitosan microtubes," Biomedical Microdevices, 15(2):465-472, 2013. (* Equal contribution)

11. R.E. Tayler, K. Kim, N. Sun, S.-J. Park, J. Y. Sim, G. Fajardo, D. Bernstein, J.C. Wu, and B.L. Pruitt, "Sacrificial layer technique for axial force assay of immature cardiomyocytes," Biomedical Microdevices, 15 (1):171-181, 2013. 

2012

10. M. Nikkhah, N. Eshak, P. Zorlutuna, N. Annabi, M. Castello, K. Kim, A.Dolatshahi-Pirouz, F. Edalat, H. Bae, Y. Yang, and A. Khademhosseini, "Directed endothelial cell morphogenesis in micropatterned gelatin methacrylate hydrogels," Biomaterials, 33(35):9009–9018, 2012. 

9. M. Bauer, K. Kim, Y. Qiu, B. Calpe, A. Khademhosseini, R. Liao, and I. Wheeldon, "Spot identification and quality control in cell-based microarrays," ACS Combinatorial Science, 14(8):471-477, 2012. 

2011

8. K. Kim, R.E. Taylor, J.Y. Sim, S.-J. Park, J.J. Norman, G. Fajardo, D. Bernstein, and B.L. Pruitt, "Calibrated micropost arrays for biomechanical characterization of cardiomyocytes," Micro and Nano Letters, 6:317-322, 2011. 

2010

7. K. Kim, J. Cheong, Q, Liu. X. Y. Wu, and Y. Sun, "Investigation of mechanical properties of soft hydrogel microcapsules in relation to protein delivery using a MEMS force sensor," Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 92:103-113, 2010. 

2009

6. K. Kim, X. Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, J. Cheong, X. Y. Wu, and Y. Sun, "Elastic and viscoelastic characterization of microcapsules for drug delivery using a force-feedback MEMS microgripper," Biomedical Microdevices, 11:421-427, 2009. 

5. X. Y. Liu, K. Kim, Y. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Nanonewton force sensing and control in microrobotic cell manipulation," International Journal of Robotics Research, 28:1065–1076, 2009. 

4. K. Kim, X. Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Nanonewton force-controlled manipulation of biological cells using a monolithic MEMS microgripper with two-axis force feedback," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 18:055013, 2008. (Selected by Institute of Physics as an IOP Selected Article)

2007

3. K. Kim, Y.Sun, R.M. Voyles, and B.J. Nelson, "Calibration of multi-axis MEMS force sensors using the shape from motion method," IEEE Sensors Journal, 7:344-351,2007. 

2. X.Y. Liu, K. Kim, and Y. Sun, "A MEMS stage for 3-axis nanopositioning," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 17:1796-1802, 2007. 

2005

1. K. Kim and L. Sudak, "Interaction between a matrix crack and three-phase circular inclusion with imperfect interface in plane elasticity," International Journal of Fracture, 131:155-172, 2005.