Jae Woo Lee
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Environmental Science
About the Lab
Professor Jae Woo Lee's research lab specializes in advanced membrane materials and hydrogel systems for environmental and biomedical applications. The lab focuses on developing innovative thin-film composite and mixed matrix membranes incorporating nanomaterials like graphene oxide and carrageenan for efficient water purification, with an emphasis on enhancing water flux, pollutant removal, and salt rejection. Additionally, the lab explores biopolymer-based hydrogels—such as those derived from gellan gum and eggshell membrane—for regenerative medicine, particularly in retinal tissue engineering. Their work bridges materials science, environmental engineering, and biomedicine through sustainable and high-performance functional materials.
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Selected Papers
15Incorporation of single-layer graphene oxide into a highly porous support layer provides a thin-film composite reverse osmosis membrane with superior water flux.
Various pollutants of different sizes are directly (e.g., water-borne diseases) and indirectly (e.g., accumulation via trophic transfer) threatening our water health and safety. To cope with this matter, multifaceted approaches are required for advanced wastewater treatment more efficiently. Wastewater treatment using mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) could provide an excellent alternative since it could play two roles in pollutant removal by covering adsorption and size exclusion of water contamina
Methylene blue (MB), a common dye in the textile industry, has a multitude of detrimental consequences on humans and the environment. Accordingly, it is necessary to remove dyes from water to guarantee our health and sustainable ecosystem. In this study, we developed polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based hydrogel adsorbents with high adsorption capacity by adding three types of carrageenan (kappa, iota, and lambda) to remove MB from water. Thanks to the functional groups, the PVA/carrageenan membranes d
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