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Heemin Kang lab at Korea University
H. Kang* (Corresponding author)
J. Kim et al,
Nat. Rev. Mater.
(2023)
H. Hong et al,
Adv. Mater.
(2025)
N. Kang et al,
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
"Reversible chemistry for cancer therapy and diagnosis"
H. Xu, H. Hong, C. Kim et al; G. Song*, H. Zhang*, H. Kang*, and J. Yoon*, Chem. Rev. (2025)
"Biomimetic Dynamics of Nanoscale Groove and Ridge Topography for Stem Cell Regulation"
Hyunsik Hong†, Dahee Kim† et al; H. Kang*, Adv. Mater. (Cover Article) (“Received Rising Star Award in Advanced Materials, 2025) (2025) 37, 2419416
"Thermoelectric and pyroelectric cancer therapy"
H. Xu, C. Kim, S. Hur et al; H.-C. Song*, H. Kang*, J. Yoon*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025)
"Site-specific transformable nanostructures for cancer therapy and diagnosis"
J. Kim, Y. Lee, Y. Kim. et al; K. Pu*, H. Kang*, J.S. Kim, Chem. Rev. (2025) 125(18), 9012-9052
"Engineered intrinsically conducting polymer/MXene smart platforms: Fabrication, clinical translatability, and biomedical applications"
Homa Beyrami et al; M. Salami-Kalajahi*, H. Kang*, Y. Kim*, P. Makvandi*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 540, 216802
"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
"Serial stimuli-responsive theranostic nanomaterials for cancer therapy and imaging"
Malairaj Sathuvan, Karthikeyan Narayanan, Hyunsik Hong et al; G. Song*, H. Kang*, R. Thangam*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 542, 216897
"Chemical Design of Magnetic Nanomaterials for Imaging and Ferroptosis-Based Cancer Therapy"
Wei Xu†, Guoqiang Guan† et al; H. Kang*, G. Song*, Chem. Rev. (2025) 125, 1897–1961
"Smart Nanomaterials for Multimodal Theranostics and Tissue Regeneration"
Hyun Lee, Kyoung Sub Kim, Iman Zare et al; M.-H. Kang*, H. Kang*, H.-D. Jung*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 541, 216801
"Sustainable cancer therapy"
Yuan-Yuan Zhao†, Sungkyu Lee† et al; Q. Hu*, G. Song*, H. Kang*, J. Yoon*, Mater. Today (2025)
"Antimicrobial carbon materials-based quantum dots: From synthesis strategies to antibacterial properties for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in wound healing"
Iman Zare†*, Shima Zahed Nasab† et al; E. Mostafavi*, H. Kang*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 522, 216211
"Magnetic Control of Multiscale Ligand Nanoarchitecture Regulates Stem Cell Fate"
Ramar Thangam et al; J. Yoon*, H. Kang*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2025) 35, 2422618
"Peptide-harnessed supramolecular and hybrid nanomaterials for stimuli-responsive theranostics"
Jinhyeok Choi†, Yerim Kim† et al; H. Kang*, Y. Kim*, S. Kim*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 539, 216737
"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
"Stimuli-responsive smart nanomaterials for theranostics of urological cancers"
Yi Xu†, Madineh Moradialvand† et al; J. Yoon*, H. Kang*, P. Makvandi*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 539, 216745
"Nanodiamond-Based Sensing: A Revolution for Biosensors in Capturing Elusive Bio-signals in Living Cells"
J. Zhang†, L. Ma† et al; H. Kang*, Z. Chu*, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. (2025) 221, 115590
"Multimodal synergistic ferroptosis cancer therapy"
Nem Singh†, Dahee Kim† et al; H. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 522, 216236
"Engineered Extracellular Vesicles for Combinatorial Cancer Therapy and Imaging"
A. La'ah et al; H. Kang*, P. Makvandi*, Acta Pharm. Sin. B (2025)
"Biomolecule-Based Engineered Nanoparticles for Cancer Theranostics"
N. Parthasarathy et al; M. Fabiola*, H. Kang*, R. Vivek*, Coord. Chem. Rev. (2025) 530, 216489
"Tuning Liganded Nanocrack Geometry for Dynamic Regulation of Host Macrophages"
Hyunsik Hong, Sungkyu Lee, Choongmo Kang, Jungyeon Rhi et al; P. Makvandi*, H. Kang*, Chem. Eng. J. (2025)
"Biomimetic Carbon-based Nanomaterials: From Design Strategies to Next-Generation Biosensing and Theranostic Applications"
M. Farani et al; H. Kang*, I. Zare*, Y.S. Huh*, Small (2025)
"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
"Stimuli-responsive nanomaterials for wireless and precise neuromodulation"
Y. Liu et al; H. Kang*, F. Li*, D. Ling*, Small Methods (2025), e01275
"Cell fate regulation by hyperthermia: cancer, stem cells, and immune system"
Madineh Moradialvand†, Sajad Farashi† et al; H. Kang*, E. Sharifi*, G. Ao*, Alexandria Eng. J. (2025) 129, 240-254
"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
"Antimicrobial PLGA-based micro/nanoparticles for nanomedicine of pulmonary diseases: From respiratory infections to pulmonary hypertension and fibrosis"
S. Kakavandia et al; H. Kang*, P. Makvandi*, Intl. J. Pharma. (2025), 126054
"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
"A Body Conformal Ultrasound Receiver for Efficient and Stable Wireless Power Transfer in Deep Percutaneous Charging"
I. Imani et al; H. Kang, S. Hur*, H.-C. Song*, Adv. Mater. (2025) 37, 2419264
"Form Factor-free Magneto-Triboelectric Generator for Standalone Power Line IoT Applications"
H. Kim et al; H. Kang, H.-C. Song*, Adv. Energy Mater. (2025)
"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) 35, 2424448
"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
"Joule-Assisted Nanotherapeutic Urethral Stent (JANUS) for Spatiotemporal Theragenerative Treatment of Urethral Strictures"
Y. Na et al; H. Kang, J. Park*, H.-D. Jung*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2025)
"Low-voltage Driven Ferroelectric Thermal Switch"
G. Park et al; H. Kang, H. Song*, S. Hur*, Nano Energy (2025), 111410
"Gelatin-integrated carbon nanomaterials in nanomedicine: From biosensing and bioprinting to tissue engineeringand other biomedical applications"
Mahdi Saeidirad et al; H. Kang, J. Shen*, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. (2025) 115649
"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
"Development of Cultivated Fish Meat: Advances in Cellular Agriculture, Biomaterials, and Scaffolding Techniques"
Hyeong Seok Kang†, Seojoon Bang†, Hyun Lee† et al; H. Kang, H-D. Jung*, Trends Food Sci. Technol. (2025) 162, 105088
"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
"Highly wrinkled reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite coating for a multiplexed electrochemical biosensor"
S.Y. Park et al; H. Kang, S. Park*, Chem. Eng. J. (2025) 512, 162541
"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
"Apigenin-loaded nanoparticles for obesity intervention through immunomodulation and adipocyte browning"
N. Mohaghegh et al; H. Kang, A. Khademhosseini*, A. H. Najafabadi*, J. Control. Rel. (2025) 382, 113670
"UV-activated Seed Strategy for PromotingTextured Colossal Grain Growth in Templated Ceramic Processing"
D. Lee et al; H. Kang, H. Song*, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. (2025), 117851
"High-power Piezoelectric Ceramics with Superior Figure-of-Merits through Tailored Grain Engineering"
Dong-Gyu Lee†, Yi Yeon Kim† et al; H. Kang, K-H Cho*, H.-C. Song*, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. (2025) 45, 117536
"Simultaneously achieving large transducer Figure-of-merits and high Curie temperature through acceptor dopingin PMN-PAN-PZT ternary system for high power applications"
K.-W. Lee et al; H. Kang, H. Song*, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. (2025), 117747
"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