We explore advanced soft and biomaterials created through the self-assembly of building blocks to address current and future challenges in biomedical and healthcare applications.

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Engineering building blocks to create better materials

Antibody mimetics based on peptoid nanosheets

Biosensing platform based on peptoid monolayer

Pathogen neutralization by lipid-anchored peptoid nanosheet

Peptoid for pathogen recognition and neutralization

Open Positions

We are currently seeking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated graduate students and postdocs. If you are interested in joining our laboratory, please email Dr. Jae Hong Kim (jaehongkim@kist.re.kr) with CV and research interests.

News

Jan. 2025

- Our research article about self-assembled peptide eutectogels has been accepted for publication in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials.

Dec. 2024

- Congratulations to Jae Won Yun on the successful completion of her MS thesis defense!

May. 2024

- Congratulations to Dr. Il-Soo Park on being selected for the Sejong Science Fellowship.

May. 2024

- Our team's researcher, Dr. Woojin Yang, is continuing his career at Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR). Best of luck in your future!

Apr. 2024

- Congratulations to Jae Won Yun on recieving the best poster presentation award at the 2024 Spring Meeting of the Polymer Society of Korea.

Mar. 2024

- Our team's researcher, Yeram Kim, is continuing his career at LG Display. Best of luck in your future!

Dec. 2023

- Our research article about upcycling of post-consumer ABS has been accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering Journal.

Nov. 2023

- Our research article about peptoid as a antimicrobial surfactant has been accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering Journal.

Jul. 2023

- Congratulations to Dr. Il-Soo Park on receiving "2023 Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award" from 26th Korean Peptide Protein Society Symposium.

Nov. 2022

- Dr. Woojin Yang's review paper was accepted by Nanoscale.

Aug. 2022

- Prep-HPLC is now available in our lab. Let's synthesize sequence-defined polymers!

Nov. 2021

- BEST lab open!!!