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Heemin Kang lab at Korea University
H. Kang* (Corresponding author)
J. Kim et al,
Nat. Rev. Mater.
(2023)
N. Kang et al,
Adv. Mater.
(2025)
Y. Kim et al,
(2022)
S. Min et al,
(2021)
(2020)
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
H. Lee et al,
Adv. Funct. Mater.
(2024)
R. Thangam et al,
G. Bae et al,
S.Y. Kim et al,
L. Yang et al,
Small
M.J. Ko et al,
Adv. Nanobio. Res.
*Corresponding author, †First author
"Chemical Design of Magnetic Nanomaterials for Imaging and Ferroptosis-Based Cancer Therapy"
W. Xu†, G. Guan† et al; H. Kang*, G. Song*, Chem. Rev. (2025) 125, 1897–1961
"In Press"
Hyunsik Hong†, Dahee Kim† et al; H. Kang*, Adv. Mater. (2025)
"Ligand Inter-Relation Analysis Via Graph Theory Predicts Macrophage Response"
Nayeon Kang†, J. Hwang†, D. Jeong†, J. H. Choi† et al; S.-G. Park*, W. Y. Jang*, H. Kang*, Adv. Mater. (Cover Article) (2025) 37, 2414356
"Antimicrobial carbon materials-based quantum dots: From synthesis strategies to antibacterial properties for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in wound healing"
I. Zare†*, S. Z. Nasab† et al; E. Mostafavi*, H. Kang*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 522, 216211
"Magnetic Control of Multiscale Ligand Nanoarchitecture Regulates Stem Cell Fate"
R. Thangam et al; J. Yoon*, H. Kang*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2025)
"Dynamic hierarchical ligand anisotropy for competing macrophage regulation in vivo"
Kanghyeon Kim†, Sunhong Min† et al; H. Kim*, H. Kang*, Bioact. Mater. (2025) 47, 121-135
"Graphene oxide-engineered chitosan nanoparticles: Synthesis, properties, and antibacterial activity for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine"
M. R. Farani et al; H. Kang*, Y. S. Huh*, Chem. Eng. J. (2025) 509, 160852
"Integrating microfluidic and bioprinting technologies: advanced strategies for tissue vascularization"
Xuan Mei et al; H. Kang*, G. Orive*, Y. S. Zhang*, Lab on a Chip (2025) 25, 764-786
"Responsive probes for in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of nitric oxide"
Chang Lu et al; H. Kang, G. Song*, Nature Materials (2025) 24, 133–142
"Nanoporous structures-based biosensors for environmental and biomedical diagnostics: Advancements, opportunities, and challenges"
S. M. Nokandeh et al; H. Kang, R. E.-Keihan*, A. Maleki*, R. S. Varma*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 522, 216245
"Print-and-Roll Hierarchically Structured Piezoelectric Scaffolds for Exercise-Driven Cartilage Regeneration"
Z. Lin†, L. Nan†, H. Lu†, Z. Wang† et al; H. Kang, P. Luo*, Y. S. Zhang*, X. Wu*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2025)
"Photon-driven dye induction pyroptosis: An emerging anti-tumor immunotherapy paradigm"
S. Zeng et al; H. Kang, H. Li*, X. Peng*, J. Yoon*, Angew. Chem. (2025) 64, e202417899
"A One Stone Three Birds Paradigm of Photon-driven Pyroptosis Dye for Amplifying Tumor Immunotherapy"
S. Zeng†, C. Chen†, D. Yu† et al; H. Kang, J. Wang*, Q. Chen*, H. Li*, J. Yoon*, Adv. Sci. (2025) 12, 2409007
"Recent developments of small-molecule fluorescent probes for the detection of hydroxyl radical in biological systems"
S.-S. Zhang et al; H. Kang, Y. Zhou*, J. Yoon*, Trends Anal. Chem. (2025) 185, 118165
"Calcium sulfate microparticle size modification for improved alginate hydrogel fabrication and its application in 3D cell culture"
J. H. Kim†, S. Iyer† et al; H. Kang, L. Gu*, Front. Mater. Sci. (2025) 19, 250713
"Modularity-based Mathematical Modeling of Ligand Inter-Nanocluster Connectivity for Unraveling Reversible Stem Cell Regulation"
Chowon Kim†, Nayeon Kang† et al; H. Kang*, Nature Communications (2024) 15, 10665
"Advances in covalent organic frameworks for cancer phototherapy"
Nem Singh†, Miae Won†, Jusung An† et al; S. J. Lee*, H. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2024) 506, 215720
"Remote Control of Energy Transformation-Based Cancer Imaging and Therapy"
Hai Xu†, Dahee Kim† et al; G. Song*, Q. Hu*, H. Kang*, J. Yoon*, Adv. Mater. (2024) 36, 2402806
"Activatable Fluorescence and Bio/Chemiluminescence Probes for Aminopeptidases: From Design to Biomedical Applications"
Xiaofeng Wu et al; H. Kang*, J.-J. Hu*, J Yoon*, G. Liang*, Adv. Mater. (2024) 36, 2409893
"Enzyme-activated Nanomaterials for MR Imaging and Tumor Therapy"
Jingxia Lv†, Renye Yue†, Huiyi Liu† et al; S. Huan*, H. Kang*, G. Song*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2024) 510, 215842
"3D-Printed Tissue-Specific Nanospike-Based Adhesive Materials for Time-Regulated synergistic Tumor Therapy and Tissue Regeneration In Vivo"
Hyun Lee†, Ginam Han† et al; H. Kang*, H.-D. Jung*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (Cover Article) (2024) 34, 2406237
"Magnetic nanoparticles for ferroptosis cancer therapy with diagnostic imaging"
Min Jun Ko†, Sunhong Min† et al; H. Kang*, D.-H. Kim*, Bioact. Mater. (2024) 32, 66-97 (Received the Best Paper Award in Bioactive Materials, 2024)
"Photonic control of image-guided ferroptosis cancer nanomedicine"
Min Jun Ko et al; H. Kang*, D.-H. Kim*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2024) 500, 215532
"Photonic control of ligand nanospacing in self-assembly regulates stem cell fate"
Sungkyu Lee†, Jounghyun Yoo† et al; H. S. Jang*, S. Kim*, H. Kang*, Bioact. Mater. (2024) 34, 164-180
"Advanced Ultrasound Energy Transfer Technologies using Metamaterial Structures"
Iman M. Imani et al; H. Kang*, S. Hur*, H.-C. Song*, Adv. Sci. (2024) 11, 2401494
"Covalent organic framework nanoparticles: Overcoming the challenges of hypoxia in cancer therapy"
Nem Singh†, Miae Won†, Yunjie Xu† et al; M. Li*, H. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2024) 499, 215481
"Multimodal biomedical utility of polyaniline-based supramolecular nanomaterials"
Laxmanan Karthikeyan†, Babu Rithisa† et al; H. Kang*, R. Thangam*, R. Vivek*, Chem. Eng. J. (2024) 493, 152530
"β-Cyclodextrin-based materials for 3D printing, cancer therapy, tissue engineering, and wound healing"
M. Sathuvan†, Sunhong Min† et al; H. Kang*, R. Thangam*, Chem. Eng. J. (2024) 500, 157272
"Transformative breakthrough in cancer phototheranostics utilizing bioinspired chemistry of polydopamine-based multifunctional nanostructures"
Kumar Charu Nanthini et al; H. Kang*, N. Kannikaparameswari*, R. Vivek*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2024) 518, 216043
"Electronic structure tuning of layered double hydroxides for electrochemical sensing and its biomedical applications"
Kun Wang†, Zhiying Cao† et al; H. Kang*, L. Wang*, L. Xu*, J. S. Kim*, Sci. China Chem. (2024) 67, 3614–3630
"Imaging-guided companion diagnostics in radiotherapy by monitoring APE1 activity with afterglow and MRI imaging"
Renye Yue et al; H. Kang, G. Song*, Nature Communications (2024) 15, 6349
"Reversible Solar Heating and Radiative Cooling Devices via Mechanically Guided Assembly of 3D Macro/Microstructures"
Su Eon Lee†, Junyong Seo† et al; H. Kang, H. Lee*, B. J. Lee*, B. H. Kim*, Adv. Mater. (2024) 36, 2400930
"3D Assembly of Cryo(Bio)Printed Modular Units for Shelf-Ready Scalable Tissue Fabrication"
Zeyu Luo†, Liming Lian†, Thiago Stocco† et al; H. Kang, Y. S. Zhang*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2024) 34, 2309173
"3D-printed Versatile Biliary Stents with Nanoengineered Surface for Anti-hyperplasia and Antibiofilm formation"
Hyun Lee†, Dong-Sung Won† et al; H. Kang, J.-H. Park*, H.-D. Jung*, Bioact. Mater. (2024) 37, 172-190
"2D MoS2 Helical Liquid Crystalline Fibers for Multifunctional Wearable Sensors"
Jun Hyun Park†, Jang Hwan Kim†, Su Eon Lee†, Hyokyeong Kim† et al; H. Kang, J. Kim*, S. O. Kim*, B. H. Kim*, Adv. Fiber Mater. (2024) 6, 1-12
"Simvastatin-Loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles: Targeting Inflammatory Macrophages for Local Adipose Tissue Browning in Obesity Treatment"
Neda Mohaghegh et al; H. Kang, A.H. Najafabadi*, ACS Nano (2024) 18, 27764-27781
"Advanced 3D Imaging and Organoid Bioprinting for Biomedical Research and Therapeutic Applications"
Sushila Maharjan et al; H. Kang, J. Yao*, Y. S. Zhang*, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. (2024) 208, 115237
"Catalysis-mediated dynamic ligand presentation regulates mechanosensing–metabolism coupling of stem cells"
Xuemei Wang†, Xian Xie† et al; H. Kang, S. H. D. Wong*, L. Bian*, K. Zhang*, Nano Today (2024) 57, 102363
"Magnetically Stimulated Integrin Binding Alters Cell Polarity and Affects Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity inMetastatic Cancer Cells"
Yu Jin Kim†, Dae Beom Lee† et al; H. Kang, Y. K. Kim*, ACS Appl. Mater. Interface (2024) 16, 8365-8377
"Development of one-step roll-to-roll system with incorporated vacuum sputtering for large-scale production of plasmonic sensing chips"
Tae Eon Kim et al; H. Kang, S.-G. Park*, APL Mater. (2024) 12, 051127
"Hydrogels for Ameliorating Osteoarthritis: Mechanical Modulation, Anti-inflammation, and Regeneration"
Xuwei Jiang†, Yuxiang Sun† et al; H. Kang, J. Zhao*, K. Zhang*, L. Bian*, BMEMat (2024) 2, e12078
"Leveraging an Electron-Acceptor Engineering Strategy to Regulate Excitation Dynamics of Dyes for Devising Ideal Photherapeutic Agents in Synergistic Photodynamic/Mild-Photothermal Tumor Therapy"
Y. Hao et al; H. Kang, S. Zeng*, J. Yoon*, H. Li*, CCS Chem. (2024)
"In situ self-assembly for cancer therapy and imaging"
Jaewon Kim†, Sungkyu Lee† et al; K. Pu*, H. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, Nature Reviews Materials (Cover Article) (2023) 8, 710-725
"Mechanical stimuli-driven cancer therapeutics"
Jusung An†, Hyunsik Hong† et al; H. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, Chem. Soc. Rev. (2023) 52, 30-46
"One-dimensional nanomaterials for cancer therapy and diagnosis"
Jinwoo Shin†, Nayeon Kang†, Byungkook Kim†* et al; H. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, Chem. Soc. Rev. (2023) 52, 4488-4514
"Stimuli-Responsive Ferroptosis for Cancer Therapy"
Nayeon Kang et al; J. S. Kim*, H. Kang*, Chem. Soc. Rev. (2023) 52, 3955-3972
"Modulation of Macrophages by In Situ Ligand Bridging"
Seong Yeol Kim et al; J. S. Kim*, H. Kang*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (Cover Article) (2023) 33, 2215166
"Ligand Coupling and Decoupling Modulates Stem Cell Fate"
Ramar Thangam et al; H. Kang*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (Cover Article) (2023) 33, 2206673
"Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction using Heteroatom-Doped MXene Nanosheet"
Mahider Asmare Tekalgne†, Ha Huu Do† et al; H. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, S. Y. Kim*, Int. Energy Res. (2023) 2023, 8980888
"Bio-Physicochemical Dual Energy Harvesting Fabrics for Self-Sustainable Smart Electronic Suits"
Jiwon Park†, Sang-Mi Chang† et al; H. Kang, J.-S. Jang*, H.-C. Song*, Adv. Energy. Mater. (2023) 13, 2300530