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Nature-inspired Biomateria Lab

Introduction

Our main research scope is to design nature-inspired adhesive materials via catechol or gallol redox chemistry, potential application of which is cardiovascular and neural system. In detail, we have focused on developing a variety of adhesive biomedical formulations (i.e., hydrogels, particulates) exhibiting neuron repair, hemostatic effect, minimally invasive, hemostatic medical devices, adhesion/affinity-based drug-delivery carriers as well as 3D printable inks based on mussel-inspired catechol/its derivatives chemistry for wet-resistant adhesion. The ultimate goal of our research is to design a new generation of biomaterial-based practical medical tools capable of diagnosing and treating actual patients.​

Selected Recent Publications

1. Mikyung Shin et al. Nature Materials 2017, 16,147-152