Gihun Lee
Seoul National University · 材料科学
研究室紹介
Professor Gihun Lee's research lab specializes in the development of sustainable biomaterials from natural polymers such as silk sericin, lignin, and fish gelatin, with applications in environmental remediation, drug delivery, and biomedical engineering. The lab focuses on enhancing material performance through molecular-level interactions, such as hydrogen bonding in protein blends, and explores advanced functionalities like ultrafast drug release and topological magnon band structures in quantum materials. Current research also extends into neurodegenerative disease mechanisms and genetic biomarkers in clinical transplantation. The lab integrates materials science, biomedicine, and theoretical physics to address challenges in health and sustainability.
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Selected Papers
15In the present study, novel adsorbents having high adsorption capability and reusability were prepared using agricultural by-products: silk sericin and lignin. Silk sericin and lignin blend beads were successfully prepared using simple coagulation methods for the removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) from aqueous solution. A 1 M lithium chloride (LiCl)/dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent system successfully dissolved both sericin and lignin and had sufficient viscosity for bead preparation. Comp
Natural silk spinning offers several advantages over the synthetic fiber spinning, although the underlying mechanisms of this process are yet to be fully elucidated. Silkworm silks, specifically B. mori, comprise two main proteins: fibroin, which forms the fiber, and sericin, a coextruded coating that acts as a matrix in the resulting nonwoven composite cocoon. To date, most studies have focused on fibroin's self-assembly and gelation, with the influence of sericin during spinning receiving litt
Eco-friendly and cost-effective electrospinning of aqueous fish gelatin could prevent the drug crystallization and exhibit the ultra-fast drug release behavior.
Abstract Summary: The thermal and structural analysis of silk fibroin (SF) and silk sericin (SS) blend films reveals that the crystallization of SF is retarded in the presence of SS. Although a phase separation was observed, there might be a strong interaction at the boundary of the SF and SS through intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which restricts the conformational transition of SF. TEM image of the cross‐section of the SF/SS blend (75:25) film (magnification: ×15 000). image TEM image of the