in progress

S. Y. Jeong et al., in preparation.

2023

[60] Ji Woo Kim,† Jin Hui Jo,† Songah Jeong, Won Seok Chi,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Covalent and Non-Covalent Approaches to Suppress Plasticization of Polymer Membranes for Gas Separation"
Chem. Commun., 2023, accepted. (†contributed equally) (Feature Article​) [link]

[59] Byeongjun Choi, Ji Woo Kim, Geunyoung Choi, Songah Jeong, Eunpyo Choi, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Grafting Self-Immolative Poly(benzyl ether)s Toward Sustainable Adhesive Thermosets with Reversible Bonding and Triggered De-Bonding Capabilities"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 10538-10544. [link]

[58] Jingzhe Sun, Dahye Ahn, Junseo Kim, Seunghye Han, Seokjun Cha, Jiwoo Lee, Hyeongsub Choi, Seongcheol Ahn, Hyungwoo Kim, Yoong Ahm Kim,* and Jong-Jin Park*
"Electrostatic Repulsion-Induced Highly Enhanced Dispersibility of Conductive Carbon Electrode with Shape Memory-Assisted Self-Healing Effect for Multi-Modal Sensing System"
Adv. Mater. Technol., 2023, 2201978. [link]

[57] Geunyoung Choi, Yuree Oh, Songah Jeong, Mincheol Chang, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Synthesis of Renewable, Recyclable, Degradable Thermosets Endowed with Highly Branched Polymeric Structures and Reinforced with Carbon Fibers"
Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 2526–2535. [link]

[56] Go Bong Choi,† Jieun Park,† Seungki Hong, Jueun Choi, Tae Hoon Seo, Hyungwoo Kim,* and Yoong Ahm Kim* 
"Loops at Carbon Edges: Boron-Assisted Passivation and Tunable Surface Properties of Carbon Nanofibers"
Carbon, 2023, 204, 587–593. (†contributed equally) [link]

[55] Jieun Park,† Chang Oh Lee,† Ki Jung Kim, Won Seok Chi,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Tailoring 6FDA-Based Click Cross-Linked Membranes: Modular Synthesis and Tunable Gas Separation"
Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2023, 8, 32–38. (†contributed equally) [link]
-invited contribution to Emerging Investigator Series

[54] Eunsol Wi, Seongmoon Go, Seo Young Shin, Hyeong Jun Cheon, Ganghoon Jeong, Hyeonseo Cheon, Jihwan Kim, Hong-Ryun Jung, Hyungwoo Kim, and ​Mincheol Chang*
"Highly Efficient and Selective Removal of Anionic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions Using Magneto-Responsive Fe-Aminoclay/Fe2O3/Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite Microgels"
Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 454, 140309. [link]

[53] Yun-Jin Jeong,† Songah Jeong,† Seokjae Kim,† Hea Ji Kim, Juyeong Jo, Arunkumar Shanmugasundaram, Hyungwoo Kim,* Eunpyo Choi,* and Dong-Weon Lee*
"3D-Printed Cardiovascular Polymer Scaffold Reinforced by Functional Nanofiber Additives for Tunable Mechanical Strength and Controlled Drug Release"
Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 454, 140118. ​(†contributed equally) [link]

2022

[52] Se Hoon Jung, Geunyoung Choi, Songah Jeong, Jieun Park, Hyeonseok Yoon, Jong-Jin Park, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive, Deep Eutectic Solvent-Based Polymer Thermosets for Debondable Adhesives"
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 13816–13824. [link]

[51] Seonmyeong Noh, Seungmin Lee, Jisun Lee, Hyemi Jo, Haney Lee, Minjin Kim, Hyungwoo Kim, Yoong Ahm Kim, and Hyeonseok Yoon*
"All‐Gas‐Phase Synthesis of Heterolayered Two‐Dimensional Nanohybrids Decorated with Metallic Nanocatalysts for Water Splitting"
Small, 2022, 2203633. [link]

[50] Ji Woo Kim, Hea Ji Kim, Jieun Park, Ji Ae Chae, Hyeong-Woo Song, Eunpyo Choi, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Self-Immolative and Amphiphilic Poly(benzyl ether)-Based Copolymers: Synthesis and Triggered Demicellization via Head-to-Tail Depolymerization"
Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 6140–6149. [link]

[49] Bobby Aditya Darmawan, Dohoon Gong, Hyeongyu Park, Songah Jeong, Gwangjun Go, Seokjae Kim, Kim Tien Nguyen, Shirong Zheng, Minghui Nan, Van Du Nguyen, Doyeon Bang, Chang-Sei Kim, Hyungwoo Kim,* Jong-Oh Park,* and Eunpyo Choi*
"Magnetically Controlled Reversible Shape-Morphing Microrobots with Real-Time X-Ray Imaging for Stomach Cancer Applications"
​​J. Mater. Chem. B,  2022, 10, 4509–4518. [link]

[48] Dahye Ahn, Jingzhe Sun, Seunghye Han, Jiwoo Lee, Seokjun Cha, Songah Jeong, Seungmin Noh, Hyeongsub Choi, Bingqi Ren, Hyeonseok Yoon, Hyungwoo Kim, and Jong-Jin Park*
"Controllable Physical Synergized Triboelectricity, Shape Memory, Self-Healing and Optical Sensing with Rollable Form Factor by Zn cluster"
Adv. Sci., 2022, 2200441. [link]

[47] Jieun Park,† Chang Oh Lee,† Ji Woo Kim, Jin Hui Jo, Won Seok Chi,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Poly(benzyl ether)-Type Additive to Engineer Glassy Polyimide Membranes for Enhanced Gas Separations"
Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 4364–4367. ​(†contributed equally) [link]

[46] Seonmyeong Noh, Semin Kim, Thanh-Hai Le, Eunseo Heo, Saerona Kim, Go Bong Choi, Hyungwoo Kim, Yoong Ahm Kim, and Hyeonseok Yoon*
"Tuning the Microphase Behavior of Carbon-Precursor Polymer Blends with Surfactant-Like Nanotubes: Toward Catalyst Support for Water Splitting"
Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 431, 134027. [link]

2021

[45] Jieun Park, Yuree Oh, Songah Jeong, Hyeong-Woo Song, Eunpyo Choi, and Hyungwoo Kim* 
"Biobased Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels That Comprise Supramolecular Interpenetrating Networks and Exhibit Programmed Behaviors"
Chem. Mater., 2021, 33, 8124–8132. [link]
-selected as a supplementary cover of Issue 20

[44] Songah Jeong, Su Woong Yoo, Hea Ji Kim, Jieun Park, Ji Woo Kim, Changho Lee,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Recent Progress on Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging with Carbon-Based Nanocomposites"
Materials, 2021, 14, 5643. (Review) [link]

[43] Songah Jeong, Ji Ae Chae, Hea Ji Kim, Doyoung Jung, Yoong Ahm Kim, Eunpyo Choi, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Hierarchical Design of Functional, Fibrous, and Microporous Polymer Monoliths for the Molecular Recognition of Diethylstilbestrol"
Anal. Chem., 2021, 93, 13513–13519. [link]

[42] Hao Li, Bobby Aditya Darmawan, Gwangjun Go, Seok-Jae Kim, Minghui Nan, Byungjeon Kang, Hyungwoo Kim, Sang Bong Lee,* Doyeon Bang,* Jong-Oh Park,* and Eunpyo Choi*
"Single-Layer 4D Printing System Using Focused Light: A Tool for Untethered Microrobot Applications"
Chem. Mater., 2021, 33, 7703–7712. [link]

[41] Kyoung Min Lee,† Songah Jeong,† Jieun Park, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"MoS2-Embedded, Interpenetrating Network Composite Hydrogels that Show Controlled Release of Dyes and Tunable Strength"
​ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 25623–25630. (†contributed equally) [link]

[40] Ji Ae Chae, Songah Jeong, Hea Ji Kim, Tomohiro Tojo, Yuree Oh, Won Seok Chi, Hyeonseok Yoon, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Fibrous Mesoporous Polymer Monoliths: Macromolecular Design and Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Aromatic Dyes"
Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 2464–2470. [link]

[39] Doyeon Kim, Hea Ji Kim, Hyungwoo Kim,* and Ji Young Chang* 
"Functional Hierarchical Pores in Polymer Monoliths: Macromolecular Synthesis and Selective Removal of Dyes"
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2021, 3, 1385–1394. [link]

[38] Hea Ji Kim,† Go Bong Choi,† Jae-Hyung Wee, Seungki Hong, Jieun Park, Yoong Ahm Kim,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Microporous Organic Polymers: A Synthetic Platform for Engineering Heterogeneous Carbocatalysts"
ChemSusChem, 2021, 14, 624–631. (†contributed equally) [link]
-highlighted on the cover feature of Issue 2

2020

[37] Yuree Oh, Jieun Park, Jong-Jin Park, Songah Jeong, and Hyungwoo Kim* 
"Dual Cross-Linked, Polymer Thermosets: Modular Design, Reversible Transformation, and Triggered De-Bonding"
Chem. Mater., 2020, 32, 6384–6391. [link]

[36] Hyungwoo Kim,* Adam D. Brooks, Anthony M. DiLauro, and Scott T. Phillips*
"Poly(carboxypyrrole)s That Depolymerize from Head to Tail in the Solid State in Response to Specific Applied Signals"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 9447–9452. [link]
-highlighted in JACS Spotlights​ (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 9081-9082)
-featured in:  ​ACS Editors' Choice

[35] Doyeon Kim, Hyungwoo Kim,* and Ji Young Chang*
"Designing Internal Hierarchical Porous Networks in Polymer Monoliths that Exhibit Rapid Removal and Photocatalytic Degradation of Aromatic Pollutants"
Small, 2020, 16, 1907555. [link]

[34] Thanh-Hai Le, Yuree Oh, Hyungwoo Kim,* and Hyeonseok Yoon*
"Exfoliation of 2D Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications"
Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, 6360–6401. (Review) [link]
-highlighted as a frontispiece of Issue 29

[33] Gyounglyul Jo, Seung Hyun Cho, Hyungwoo Kim, Hyeonseok Yoon, Sangil Han,* and Mincheol Chang*
"Impacts of Secondary Solvents on Morphology and Charge Transport of Conjugated Polymer Thin Films"
Org. Electron., 2020, 81, 105688. [link]

[32] Kyoung Min Lee, Yuree Oh, Hyeonseok Yoon, Mincheol Chang, and Hyungwoo Kim* 
"Multifunctional Role of MoS2 in Preparation of Composite Hydrogels: Radical Initiation and Cross-Linking"
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 8642–8649. [link]

[31] Byullee Park,† Kyung Min Lee,† Suhyeon Park, Misun Yun, Hak-Jong Choi, Jeesu Kim, Changho Lee,* Hyungwoo Kim,* and Chulhong Kim* 
"Deep Tissue Photoacoustic Imaging of Nickel(II) Dithiolene-Containing Polymeric Nanoparticles in the Second Near-Infrared Window"
Theranostics​, 2020, 10, 2509–2521. (†contributed equally) [link]
-highlighted on the back cover of Issue 6 
-featured in: 매일경제; 전자신문; 연합뉴스; EurekAlert! etc.

[30] Thanh-Hai Le, Semin Kim, Subin Chae, Yunseok Choi, Chul Soon Park, Eunseo Heo, Unhan Lee, Hyungwoo Kim, Oh Seok Kwon,* Won Bin Im,* and Hyeonseok Yoon*
"Zero Reduction Luminescence of Aqueous-Phase Alloy Core/Shell Quantum Dots via Rapid Ambient-Condition Ligand Exchange"
​​J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2020, 564, 88–98. [link]

2019

[29] Hyunwoo Han, Seonmyeong Noh, Subin Chae, Semin Kim, Yunseok Choi, Thanh-Hai Le, Mincheol Chang, Hyungwoo Kim, and Hyeonseok Yoon*  
"Pine Cone Mold: A Toolbox for Fabricating Unique Metal/Carbon Nanohybrid Electrocatalysts"
Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 23241–23250. [link]

[28] Doyoung Jung, Suhyeon Park, Changho Lee,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Recent Progress on Near-Infrared Photoacoustic Imaging: Imaging Modality and Organic Semiconducting Agents"
Polymers, 2019, 11, 1693. (Review) [link]

[27] Ji Ae Chae, Yuree Oh, Hea Ji Kim, Go Bong Choi, Kyoung Min Lee, Doyoung Jung, Yoong Ahm Kim, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Preparation of Compressible Polymer Monoliths that Contain Mesopores Capable of Rapid Oil–Water Separation"
Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 5142–5150. [link]

[26] Doyoung Jung, Kyoung Min Lee, Tomohiro Tojo, Yuree Oh, Hyeonseok Yoon, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Dual Cross-Linked Hydrogels that Undergo Structural Transformation via Selective Triggered Depolymerization"
Chem. Mater., 2019, 31, 6249–6256. [link]

[25] Kyoung Min Lee and Hyungwoo Kim*
​"One-Step Preparation of Hydrogel Particles that Show Rapid Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide: The Dual Role of New Methylene Blue​"
Dyes Pigment., 2019, 170, 107546. [link]

[24] Yuree Oh, Kyoung Min Lee, Doyoung Jung, Ji Ae Chae, Hea Ji Kim, Mincheol Chang, Jong-Jin Park, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Sustainable, Naringenin-Based Thermosets Show Reversible Macroscopic Shape Changes and Enable Modular Recycling" ​​
​ACS Macro Lett., 2019, ​8, 239–244. [link]​

[23] Geunsu Park, Semin Kim, Subin Chae, Hyunwoo Han, Thanh-Hai Le, Kap Seung Yang, Mincheol Chang, Hyungwoo Kim, and Hyeonseok Yoon* 
"Combining SWNT and Graphene in Polymer Nanofibers: A Route to Unique Carbon Precursors for Electrochemical Capacitor Electrodes"  
​​​Langmuir, 2019, 35, 3077–3086. [link]​

[22] Kyoung Min Lee,† Hea Ji Kim,† Cheon-Soo Kang, Tomohiro Tojo, Ji Ae Chae, Yuree Oh, Min Chul Cha, Kap Seung Yang, Yoong Ahm Kim, and Hyungwoo Kim* 
"Preparation of Carbon-Containing, Compressible, Microporous, Polymeric Monoliths that Regulate Macroscopic Conductivity"
​Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 852–859. (†contributed equally) [link]​

[21] Gyounglyul Jo, Jae Won Jeong, Solip Choi, Hyungwoo Kim, Jongjin Park, Jaehan Jung,* and Mincheol Chang* 
"Large-Scale Alignment of Polymer Semiconductor Nanowires for Efficient Charge Transport via Controlled Evaporation of Confined Fluids" ​
​ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 1135–1142. [link]​

2018

[20] Doyoung Jung, Kyoung Min Lee, Ji Young Chang, Misun Yun, Hak-Jong Choi, Yoong Ahm Kim, Hyeonseok Yoon, and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Selective De-Cross-Linking of Transformable, Double-Network Hydrogels: Preparation, Structural Conversion and Controlled Release" 
​ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 42985–42991. [link]​

[19] Su Woong Yoo, Doyoung Jung, Jung-Joon Min, Hyungwoo Kim,* and Changho Lee* 
"Biodegradable Contrast Agents for Photoacoustic Imaging" 
​​Appl. Sci., 2018, 8, 1567. (Invited Review) [link]​

[18] Kyoung Min Lee, Kyungho Kim, Hyeonseok Yoon,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Chemical Design of Functional Polymer Structures for Biosensors: from Nanoscale to Macroscale" 
Polymers, 2018, 10, 551. (Invited Review) [link]​

[17] Kyoung Min Lee, Hea Ji Kim, Doyoung Jung, Yuree Oh, Hyemin Lee, Changsun Han, Ji Young Chang,* and Hyungwoo Kim* 
"Rapid Accessible Fabrication and Engineering of Bilayered Hydrogels: Revisiting the Cross-Linking Effect on Superabsorbent Poly(acrylic acid)" 
​ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 3096–3103. [link]​

[​16] Kyoung Min Lee, Yuree Oh, Ji Young Chang,* and Hyungwoo Kim*
"Facile Fluorescent Labeling of a Polyacrylamide-Based Hydrogel Film via Radical Initiation Enables Selective and Reversible Detection of Al3+" 
​J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, 6, 1244–1250. [link]​​​

2017

[15] Hyungwoo Kim,* Jung Ho Ryu, Hwan Kyu Kim, and Ji Young Chang*
"A Versatile Platform for Lanthanide(III)-Containing Organogelators: Fabrication of the Er(III)-Incorporated Polymer Nanocomposite from an Organogel Template" 
​New J. Chem., 2017, 41, 12366–12370. [link]
-highlighted on the front cover of issue 21

Prior Publications at SNU and PSU 

[14] Hemakesh Mohapatra,† Hyungwoo Kim,† and Scott T. Phillips* 
"Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Film that Autonomously Translates a Molecular Detection Event into a Macroscopic Change in Its Optical Properties via a Continuous, Thiol-Mediated Self-Propagating Reaction"
​J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 12498–12501. (†contributed equally) [link]

[13] Hyungwoo Kim, Hemakesh Mohapatra, and Scott T. Phillips*
"Rapid, On-Command Debonding of Stimuli-Responsive Cross-Linked Adhesives by Continuous, Sequential Quinone Methide Elimination Reactions"
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 13063–13067. [link]
-designated as a Very Important Paper (VIP).
-featured in: Synfacts 2015, 11, 1153.

[12] Matthew S. Baker, Hyungwoo Kim, Michael G. Olah, Gregory G. Lewis, and Scott T. Phillips*
"Depolymerizable Poly(benzyl ether)-Based Materials for Selective Room Temperature Recycling" 
Green Chem., 2015, 17, 4541–4545. [link]

[11] Hyungwoo Kim,† Matthew S. Baker,† and Scott T. Phillips*
"Polymeric Materials that Convert Local Fleeting Signals into Global Macroscopic Responses" 
Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 3388–3392. (†contributed equally) [link]

[10] Kimy Yeung, Hyungwoo Kim, Hemakesh Mohapatra, and Scott T. Phillips*
"Surface-Accessible Detection Units in Self-Immolative Polymers Enable Translation of Selective Molecular Detection Events into Amplified Responses in Macroscopic, Solid-State Plastics" 
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 5324–5327. [link]
-featured in: Nature Chem. 2015, 7, 465.

[9] Hyunpyo Lee, Hyungwoo Kim, Taejin Choi, Hyun Woo Park, and Ji Young Chang*
"Preparation of a Microporous Organic Polymer by the Thiol-Yne Addition Reaction and Formation of Au Nanoparticles Inside the Polymer" 
Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 9805–9808. [link]

[8] Hyungwoo Kim and Ji Young Chang*
"Reversible Thermochromic Polymer Film Embedded with Fluorescent Organogel Nanofibers" 
Langmuir, 2014, 30, 13673–13679. [link]

[7] Geo San Lim, Hyungwoo Kim, and Ji Young Chang*
"Laser Highlighting on a Flat Panel Display Coated with a Double-Layered Anti-Reflection Film Containing a Europium(III) Complex"
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 10184–10188. [link]

[6] Hyungwoo Kim, Youngdo Kim, and Ji Young Chang*
"Polymers for Luminescent Sensing Applications" 
Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2014, 215, 1274−1285. (mini review) [link]

[5] Hyungwoo Kim, Min Chul Cha, Hyun Woo Park, and Ji Young Chang*
"Preparation of a Yb(III)-Incorporated Porous Polymer by Post-Coordination: Enhancement of Gas Adsorption and Catalytic Activity"
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 2013, 51, 5291–5297. [link]

[4] Hyungwoo Kim, Taejin Choi, Min Chul Cha, and Ji Young Chang*
"Preparation of a Porous Polymer by a Catalyst-Free Diels-Alder Reaction and Its Structural Modification by Post-Reaction" 
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 2013, 51, 3646–3653. [link]

[3] Hyungwoo Kim and Ji Young Chang*
"White Light Emission from a Mixed Organogel of Lanthanide(III)-Containing Organogelators" 
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 1774–1780. [link]

[2] Hyungwoo Kim, Youngdo Kim, and Ji Young Chang*
"Preparation of a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Containing Europium(III) Ions for Luminescent Sensing"
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 2012, 50, 4990–4994. [link]

[1] Hyungwoo Kim and Ji Young Chang*
​"Synthesis of a Film-Forming Europium(III) Complex and Its Organogelation and Photoluminescent Properties" 
​Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 7952–7955. [link]