Faculty & Research
Chemistry
Hong, SeonkiASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
- Website
Bioinspired Organic Materials Laboratory
- E-mailseonkihong@dgist.ac.kr
- Phone+82.53.785.6526
- OfficeE2-510
- Lab E2-516
RESEARCH AREA
- Bio-inspired organic materials
- Polymeric biomaterials
- Surface biofunctionalization
- In vitro bioassays
ACADEMIC & CAREER EXPERIENCE
| ACADEMIC | KAIST, Korea |
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| Ph. D. | |
| CAREER | Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| Postdoctoral Researcher, 2015-2017 |
Our Researches
Catecholic/polyphenolic moieties are involved in various molecular interactions that mediate the adhesion, cohesion, coloration, and others of organic materials in nature. We design novel biomaterials by mimicking the unique chemical structures of these catecholic/polyphenolic biomaterials to address the current unmet needs in biomedical engineering. Specific research topics are listed below.
- Multifunctional melanin-mimetic organic materials for biosensing
- Adhesive bioink/biopigment system for bioprinting and biofabrication
- Surface biofunctionalization of medical devices
- Catecholic/polyphenolic nanomaterials for drug delivery and theranostics
Representative Publications
| 2022 | “G-SNAP: A gelation-based single-step naked-eye assay platform mediated by biomarker-triggered enzymatic quinone tanning” |
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| Jisoo Lee, Seonki Hong* | |
| Sens. Actuators B: Chem, 360, 131664 (2022) | |
| 2022 | “Dialysis-derived urchin-like supramolecular assembly of tannic acid and paclitaxel with high porosity” |
| Jiyeon Kim, Chanuk Choi, Seonki Hong* | |
| Nanoscale, 14, 1363-1369 (2022) | |
| 2021 | “Rapid and simple single-chamber nucleic acid detection system prepared through nature-inspired surface engineering” |
| Jihyo Park, Sangwon Woo, Jiyeon Kim, Hakho Lee*, Yeong-Eun Yoo*, Seonki Hong* | |
| Theranostics, 11(14), 6735-6745 (2021) | |
| 2020 | “Nature-inspired adhesive catecholamines for highly concentrated colorimetric signal in spatial biomarker labeling” |
| Seunghwi Kim, Seonki Hong* | |
| Adv Healthc Mater, 9, 2000540 (2020) | |
| 2020 | “A nature-inspired protective coating on soft/wet biomaterials for SEM by aerobic oxidation of polyphenols” |
| Hong K. Park, Daiheon Lee, Haeshin Lee*, Seonki Hong* | |
| Mater Horiz, 7, 1387-1396 (2020) |