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2025

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Materials Science

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Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Doo Sung Lee is affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these fields, their work covers several subfields including biomaterials, biomedical engineering, molecular medicine, materials chemistry, and molecular biology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Some of their recent publications are:

  • "Advances in biodegradable and injectable hydrogels for biomedical applications," 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • "Biodegradable and Injectable Hydrogels in Biomedical Applications," 2022, Biomacromolecules
  • "Highly potent intradermal vaccination by an array of dissolving microneedle polypeptide cocktails for cancer immunotherapy," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • "Modularly engineered alginate bioconjugate hydrogel as biocompatible injectable scaffold for in situ biomineralization," 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Recent strategies to develop pH-sensitive injectable hydrogels," 2023, Biomaterials Science

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include:

  • Hong Yu Yang
  • Thavasyappan Thambi
  • Jae Min Jung
  • Yan Fu
  • Thai Minh Duy Le

Their publications often appear in journals such as:

  • Biomaterials Science
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • Materials Science and Engineering C

Doo Sung Lee was recognized as a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Biodegradable block copolymers as injectable drug-delivery systems

    Byeongmoon Jeong;You Han Bae;Doo Sung Lee;Sung Wan Kim

  • In situ gelling stimuli-sensitive block copolymer hydrogels for drug delivery.

    Chaoliang He;Sung Wan Kim;Sung Wan Kim;Doo Sung Lee

  • Injectable Biodegradable Hydrogels

    Minh Khanh Nguyen;Doo Sung Lee

  • Highly cited research articles in Journal of Controlled Release: Commentaries and perspectives by authors

    Nicholas A. Peppas;Ruth Duncan;Gary E. Wnek;Allan S. Hoffman

  • Gas foamed open porous biodegradable polymeric microspheres.

    Taek Kyoung Kim;Jun Jin Yoon;Doo Sung Lee;Tae Gwan Park

  • Long-Circulating Au-TiO2 Nanocomposite as a Sonosensitizer for ROS-Mediated Eradication of Cancer.

    V. G. Deepagan;Dong Gil You;Dong Gil You;Wooram Um;Wooram Um;Hyewon Ko

  • Electrospun dual-porosity structure and biodegradation morphology of Montmorillonite reinforced PLLA nanocomposite scaffolds

    Yun Hui Lee;Jong Hoon Lee;In-Gu An;Chan Kim

  • Hypoxia-responsive polymeric nanoparticles for tumor-targeted drug delivery

    Thavasyappan Thambi;V. G. Deepagan;Hong Yeol Yoon;Hwa Seung Han

  • Tumoral acidic extracellular pH targeting of pH-responsive MPEG-poly (β-amino ester) block copolymer micelles for cancer therapy

    Jinyoung Ko;Kyeongsoon Park;Yoo Shin Kim;Min Sang Kim

  • In situ gelling pH- and temperature-sensitive biodegradable block copolymer hydrogels for drug delivery.

    Narendra K. Singh;Doo Sung Lee

  • Thermal and mechanical characteristics of poly(L-lactic acid) nanocomposite scaffold.

    Jong Hoon Lee;Tae Gwan Park;Ho Sik Park;Doo Sung Lee

  • Tumoral acidic pH-responsive MPEG-poly(β-amino ester) polymeric micelles for cancer targeting therapy

    Kyung Hyun Min;Jong Ho Kim;Sang Mun Bae;Hyeri Shin

  • Hyaluronic Acid–Based Activatable Nanomaterials for Stimuli‐Responsive Imaging and Therapeutics: Beyond CD44‐Mediated Drug Delivery

    Ki Young Choi;Ki Young Choi;Hwa Seung Han;Hwa Seung Han;Eun Sook Lee;Jung Min Shin

  • Tumor-targeting peptide conjugated pH-responsive micelles as a potential drug carrier for cancer therapy.

    Xiang Lan Wu;Jong Ho Kim;Heebeom Koo;Sang Mun Bae

  • Novel injectable pH and temperature sensitive block copolymer hydrogel.

    Woo Sun Shim;Jae Sun Yoo;You Han Bae;Doo Sung Lee

  • Injectable polymeric hydrogels for the delivery of therapeutic agents: A review

    Quang Vinh Nguyen;Dai Phu Huynh;Jae Hyung Park;Doo Sung Lee

  • Novel Thermoreversible Gelation of Biodegradable PLGA-block-PEO-block-PLGA Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution

    Doo Sung Lee;Myung Seob Shim;Sung Wan Kim;Hyunjung Lee

  • Injectable Block Copolymer Hydrogels: Achievements and Future Challenges for Biomedical Applications

    Cong Truc Huynh;Minh Khanh Nguyen;Minh Khanh Nguyen;Doo Sung Lee

  • Functionalized injectable hydrogels for controlled insulin delivery

    Dai P. Huynh;Minh K. Nguyen;Bong S. Pi;Min S. Kim

  • Environmental pH-sensitive polymeric micelles for cancer diagnosis and targeted therapy.

    Guang Hui Gao;Yi Li;Doo Sung Lee

  • Injectable hydrogels for sustained release of therapeutic agents.

    Thavasyappan Thambi;Yi Li;Doo Sung Lee

  • Controlled protein release from electrospun biodegradable fiber mesh composed of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and poly(ethylene oxide).

    Taek Gyoung Kim;Doo Sung Lee;Tae Gwan Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Jae Hyung Park
Jae Hyung Park Sungkyunkwan University
Ji Hoon Jeong
Ji Hoon Jeong Chung-Ang University
Sung Wan Kim
Sung Wan Kim University of Utah
Guanghui Gao
Guanghui Gao Changchun University
Ick Chan Kwon
Ick Chan Kwon Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Kwangmeyung Kim
Kwangmeyung Kim Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Tae Gwan Park
Tae Gwan Park Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Dukjoon Kim
Dukjoon Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Gi-Ra Yi
Gi-Ra Yi Pohang University of Science and Technology
Chaoliang He
Chaoliang He Chinese Academy of Sciences

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