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Overview

Hyunjoon Kong is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Engineering, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. Other subfields of study include Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Label-free SARS-CoV-2 detection and classification using phase imaging with computational specificity, 2021, Light Science & Applications
  • Enhanced Condensation on Liquid-Infused Nanoporous Surfaces by Vibration-Assisted Droplet Sweeping, 2020, ACS Nano
  • The Cholesterol Metabolite 27HC Increases Secretion of Extracellular Vesicles Which Promote Breast Cancer Progression, 2021, Endocrinology
  • Surface Tethering of Inflammation-Modulatory Nanostimulators to Stem Cells for Ischemic Muscle Repair, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Electrothermal soft manipulator enabling safe transport and handling of thin cell/tissue sheets and bioelectronic devices, 2020, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors in Kong's research network are:

  • Kai-Yu Huang
  • Myung-Joo Kim
  • Ryan C. Miller
  • Yu-Heng Deng
  • Rashid Bashir

The scientist regularly publishes in several specialized venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Biomaterials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Hyunjoon Kong's research integrates experimental and engineering approaches to address complex biological and biomedical challenges, frequently working at the intersection of molecular biology and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Alginate hydrogels as biomaterials.

    Alexander D. Augst;Hyun Joon Kong;David J. Mooney

  • Controlling alginate gel degradation utilizing partial oxidation and bimodal molecular weight distribution

    Tanyarut Boontheekul;Hyun Joon Kong;David J. Mooney

  • Three-dimensional photopatterning of hydrogels using stereolithography for long-term cell encapsulation.

    Vincent Chan;Pinar Zorlutuna;Jae Hyun Jeong;Hyunjoon Kong

  • Designing alginate hydrogels to maintain viability of immobilized cells

    Hyun Joon Kong;Molly K. Smith;David J. Mooney

  • Controlling rigidity and degradation of alginate hydrogels via molecular weight distribution.

    Hyun Joon Kong;Darnell Kaigler;Kiburn Kim;David J. Mooney

  • Regulating Bone Formation via Controlled Scaffold Degradation

    Eben Alsberg;H. J. Kong;Y. Hirano;M. K. Smith

  • Cancer cell angiogenic capability is regulated by 3D culture and integrin engagement

    Claudia Fischbach;Hyun Joon Kong;Susan X. Hsiong;Marta B. Evangelista;Marta B. Evangelista

  • FRET measurements of cell-traction forces and nano-scale clustering of adhesion ligands varied by substrate stiffness.

    Hyun Joon Kong;Thomas R. Polte;Eben Alsberg;David J. Mooney

  • Non-viral gene delivery regulated by stiffness of cell adhesion substrates

    Hyun Joon Kong;Jodi Liu;Kathryn Riddle;Takuya Matsumoto

  • Phase imaging with computational specificity (PICS) for measuring dry mass changes in sub-cellular compartments

    Mikhail E. Kandel;Yuchen R. He;Young Jae Lee;Taylor Hsuan-Yu Chen

  • Independent Control of Rigidity and Toughness of Polymeric Hydrogels

    Hyun Joon Kong;Emma Wong;David J. Mooney

  • Hydrogels used for cell-based drug delivery

    John J. Schmidt;Jon Rowley;Hyun Joon Kong

  • Development of Miniaturized Walking Biological Machines

    Vincent Chan;Kidong Park;Mitchell B. Collens;Hyunjoon Kong

  • Material-based deployment enhances efficacy of endothelial progenitor cells

    Eduardo A. Silva;Eun-Suk Kim;Hyun Joon Kong;David J. Mooney

  • Multi-material bio-fabrication of hydrogel cantilevers and actuators with stereolithography†

    Vincent Chan;Jae Hyun Jeong;Piyush Bajaj;Mitchell Collens

  • Design of Engineered Cementitious Composite Suitable for Wet-Mixture Shotcreting

    Yun Yong Kim;Hyun Joon Kong;Victor C. Li

  • Decoupling the dependence of rheological/mechanical properties of hydrogels from solids concentration

    Hyun Joon Kong;Kuen Yong Lee;David J. Mooney

  • Development of a self-consolidating engineered cementitious composite employing electrosteric dispersion/stabilization

    Hyun Joon Kong;Stacy G. Bike;Victor C. Li

  • A cell-instructive hydrogel to regulate malignancy of 3D tumor spheroids with matrix rigidity

    Youyun Liang;Jaehyun Jeong;Ross J. DeVolder;Chaenyung Cha

  • Upregulation of bone cell differentiation through immobilization within a synthetic extracellular matrix.

    Marta B. Evangelista;Susan X. Hsiong;Susan X. Hsiong;Rui Fernandes;Paula Sampaio

  • Hydrogel Formation via Cell Crosslinking

    Kuen Yong Lee;Hyun Joon Kong;Ronald G. Larson;David J. Mooney

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Mooney
David J. Mooney Harvard University
Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim Kyung Hee University
Victor C. Li
Victor C. Li University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yi Yan Yang
Yi Yan Yang Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Steven C. Zimmerman
Steven C. Zimmerman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Martha U. Gillette
Martha U. Gillette University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kuen Yong Lee
Kuen Yong Lee Hanyang University
Yen Wah Tong
Yen Wah Tong National University of Singapore
Eben Alsberg
Eben Alsberg University of Illinois at Chicago

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