Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Engineering
Professor Kyoung G. Lee's research lab specializes in the development of advanced functional materials and printed electrochemical sensors for biomedical and environmental applications. The lab focuses on designing nanomaterial-based electrodes, conductive inks, and microfluidic devices using scalable fabrication techniques such as screen printing and electrodeposition. Key research directions include the creation of flexible, high-performance sensors for real-time monitoring of physiological ions (e.g., Na⁺, H₂O₂, pH), antibacterial surfaces for implantable medical devices, and hybrid nanocomposites for enhanced electrochemical performance. The integration of nanomaterials like polyaniline, graphene, and silica-coated carbon nanotubes enables the development of sensitive, durable, and low-cost sensing platforms.
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Direct 3d printing for functional modules and their assembly into an integrated microfluidic device.
We report potentiometric performance of a polyaniline nanofiber array-based pH sensor fabricated by combining a dilute chemical polymerization and low-cost and simple screen printing process. The pH sensor had a two-electrode configuration consisting of polyaniline nanofiber array sensing electrode and Ag/AgCl reference electrode. Measurement of electromotive force between sensing and reference electrodes provided various electrochemical properties of pH sensors. The pH sensor show excellent sen
Ultrathin and defect-free graphene ink is prepared through a high-throughput fluid dynamics process, resulting in a high exfoliation yield (53.5%) and a high concentration (47.5 mg mL<sup>-1</sup>). A screen-printed graphene conductor exhibits a high electrical conductivity of 1.49 × 10<sup>4</sup> S m<sup>-1</sup> and good mechanical flexibility. An electrochemical sodium ion sensor based on graphene ink exhibits an excellent potentiometric sensing performance in a mechanically bent state. Real
Silica nanorods were successfully prepared through a sol-gel process in the presence of carboxylic-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (C-SWCNTs). The effect of chemical functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on the growth of the silica layer was investigated using pristine SWCNTs (P-SWCNTs) and C-SWCNTS. The C-SWCNTs served as a unique template to fabricate silica hybrid composite materials. The crystalline formation and growing mechanism of the silica layer on C
Design and fabrication of electrodes is key in the development of electrochemical sensors with superior electrochemical performances. Herein, an enzymeless electrochemical sensor is developed for detection of hydrogen peroxide based on the use of highly ordered polyoxometalate (POM)-doped polyaniline (PANI) nanopillar films. The electrodeposition technique enables the entrapment of POMs into PANI during electropolymerization to produce thin coatings of POM-PANI. Electrochemical investigations of
Postsurgical intraocular lens (IOL) infection caused by pathogenic bacteria can result in blindness and often requires a secondary operation to replace the contaminated lens. The incorporation of an antibacterial property onto the IOL surface can prevent bacterial infection and postoperative endophthalmitis. This study describes a polymeric nanopillar array (NPA) integrated onto an IOL, which captures and eradicates the bacteria by rupturing the bacterial membrane. This is accomplished by changi
Transferring flexible and scalable nano-pillar arrays on a variety of unconventional substrates, including fabric, paper, and metals, is achieved by a single-step replication process using UV-curable polymers. Local alteration of the contact angle on the nanopillar arrays by LBL films creates selectively hidden images. They can be revealed by the breath and used as an innovative anti-counterfeit technology.
Flexible, thin, and lightweight supercapacitors have been regarded as important power sources for portable and wearable electronics; however, these are usually limited by relatively low areal or volumetric performances compared to their gravimetric performance. In this paper, a large-area, thin, and flexible three-dimensional (3D) polyaniline nanoweb film with controlled nanomorphology is reported for the improvement of the areal and volumetric performances of supercapacitors. The 3D nanoweb str
We report herein an effective strategy for encapsulating Escherichia coli in polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) microdroplets using a microfluidic device and chemical polymerization. PEGDA was employed as a reactant due to the biocompatibility, high porosity, and hydrophilic property. The uniform size and shape of microdroplets are obtained in a single-step process using microfluidic device. The size of microdroplets can be controlled through the changing continuous flow rate. The combinatio
We report the use of a hydrogel polymer, recombinant Escherichia coli cell extracts, and a microdroplet-based microfluidic device to fabricate artificial cellular bioreactors which act as reactors to synthesize diverse metal nanoparticles (NPs). The combination of cell extracts, microdroplet-based microfluidic device, and hydrogel was able to produce a mass amount of artificial cellular bioreactors with uniform size and shape. For the first time, we report the alternating generation of microdrop
Graphene and its derivatives have attracted much attention in application of electrochemical devices. Construction of three-dimensional (3D) heterostructured composites is promising for establishing high-performance devices, which enables large surface area, facilitated ion and electron transport, and synergistic effects between multicomponents. Here, we report a simple and general sonochemical-assisted synthesis to prepare various 3D porous graphene/nanoparticle (i.e., Pt, Au, Pd, Ru, and MnO2)
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