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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
"An In Situ Reversible Heterodimeric Nanoswitch Controlled by Metal-Ion–Ligand Coordination Regulates the Mechanosensing and Differentiation of Stem Cells"
Heemin Kang†, Kunyu Zhang† et al; L. Bian*, Adv. Mater. (2018) 30, 1803591
"Remote Control of Intracellular Calcium Using Upconversion Nanotransducers Regulates Stem Cell Differentiation In Vivo"
Heemin Kang†, Kunyu Zhang† et al; B. Li*, L. Bian*, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2018) 28, 1802642
"Magnetic Manipulation of Reversible Nanocaging Controls In Vivo Adhesion and Polarization of Macrophages"
Heemin Kang et al; L. Bian*, ACS Nano (2018) 12, 5978−5994
"Remote Control of Heterodimeric Magnetic Nanoswitch Regulates the Adhesion and Differentiation of Stem Cells"
Heemin Kang†, Hee Joon Jung† et al; L. Bian*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Featured in the JACS Spotlight) (Published in 2019 JACS Young Investigators Virtual Issue) (2018) 140, 5909−5913
"Near-infrared light-controlled regulation of intracellular calcium to modulate macrophage polarization"
Heemin Kang†, Kunyu Zhang† et al; B. Li*, L. Bian*, Biomaterials (2018) 178, 681-696
"Functionally graded multilayer scaffolds for in vivo osteochondral tissue engineering"
Heemin Kang et al; S. Varghese*, Acta Biomaterialia (2018) 78, 365-377
"Direct Conversion of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to Osteoblasts With a Small Molecule"
Heemin Kang et al; S. Varghese*, Curr. Protoc. Stem Cell Biol. (2018) 44, 1F.21.1–1F.21.6
"Remote Control of Multimodal Nanoscale Ligand Oscillations Regulates Stem Cell Adhesion and Differentiation"
Heemin Kang†, Dexter Siu Hong Wong† et al; V. P. Dravid*, L. Bian*, ACS Nano (2017) 11, 9636-9649
"Nanolayered hybrid mediates synergistic co-delivery of ligand and ligation activator for inducing stem cell differentiation and tissue healing"
Heemin Kang†, Minkyu Kim†, Qian Feng† et al; J.-M. Oh*, L. Bian*, Biomaterials (2017) 149, 14-28
"Remote Manipulation of Ligand Nano-Oscillations Regulates Adhesion and Polarization of Macrophages in Vivo"
Heemin Kang†, Sungkyu Kim† et al; V.P. Dravid*, L. Bian*, Nano Letters (2017) 17, 6415-6427
"In vivo engineering of bone tissues with hematopoietic functions and mixed chimerism"
Yu-Ru V. Shih et al; H. Kang, S. Varghese*, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2017) 114, 5419-5424
"Biomineralized Matrices as Intelligent Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration"
Heemin Kang et al; S. Varghese*, Handbook of Intelligent Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2nd Edition, Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd. Editor: Prof. Gilson Khang (2017) 59-84
"Small molecule–driven direct conversion of human pluripotent stem cells into functional osteoblasts"
Heemin Kang et al; S. Varghese*, Science Advances (Featured in Nature.) (2016) 2, e1600691
"Featured in Nature."
"Magnetically-responsive silica–gold nanobowls for targeted delivery and SERS-based sensing"
Alexander H. Mo†, Preston B. Landon†*, Karla Santacruz Gomez† et al; H. Kang, R. Lal*, Nanoscale (2016) 8, 11840-11850
"In vivo comparison of biomineralized scaffold-directed osteogenic differentiation of human embryonic and mesenchymal stem cells"
Cai Wen et al; H. Kang, S. Varghese*, Drug Deliv. Transl. Res. (2016) 6, 121-131
"Synthetic bone mimetic matrix-mediated in situ bone tissue formation through host cell recruitment"
Yu-Ru V. Shih†, Ameya Phadke†, Tomonori Yamaguchi† et al; H. Kang, K. Masuda*, S. Varghese*, Acta Biomaterialia (2015) 19, 1-9
"Biomineralized Matrices Dominate Soluble Cues To Direct Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells through Adenosine Signaling"
Heemin Kang et al; S. Varghese*, Biomacromolecules (2015) 16, 1050-1061
"Intracrystalline structure and release pattern of ferulic acid intercalated into layered double hydroxide through various synthesis routes"
Heemin Kang†, Hyoung-Jun Kim† et al; J.-H. Choy*, J.-M. Oh*, Appl. Clay Sci. (2015) 112, 32-39
"Adenosine Signaling Mediates Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells on Mineralized Matrices"
Vikram Rao†, Yu-Ru V. Shih† et al; H. Kang, S. Varghese*, Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. (2015) 3, 1-10
"Mineralized gelatin methacrylate-based matrices induce osteogenic differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells"
Heemin Kang et al; S. Varghese*, Acta Biomaterialia (2014) 10, 4961-4970
"Calcium phosphate-bearing matrices induce osteogenic differentiation of stem cells through adenosine signaling"
Yu-Ru V. Shih et al; H. Kang, S. Chien*, O.K. Lee*, S. Varghese*, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2014) 111, 990-995
"Biomineralized matrix-assisted osteogenic differentiation of human embryonic stem cells"
Heemin Kang et al; S. Varghese*, J. Mater. Chem. B (2014) 2, 5676-5688
"Liquid-Crystalline Semiconducting Copolymers with Intramolecular Donor−Acceptor Building Blocks for High-Stability Polymer Transistors"
Do Hwan Kim et al; H. Kang, B.-L. Lee*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2009) 131, 6124-6132