Phase separation

Bottlebrush copolymer patches for Au Nanoparticle
June 6, 2025 / Group News Publication
In a collaborative work with Hyunjoon Song group at KAIST published in Nanoscale (and selected as the outside backcover), we used bottlebrush copolymer ligands to rapidly form patches on Au nanoparticle surface and direct secondary metal deposition.

Biocompatible glue potentially applicable to hair transplantation
September 3, 2022 / Group News Publication
We report a sticky coacervate made of PEO-b-PLA with tannic acid can be used as a biocompatible adhesive, whose strength improves over heating/cooling cycles.

Can a statistical copolymer perform better than a block copolymer?
May 10, 2019 / Group News Publication
“High-conductivity electrolyte gate dielectrics based on poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate)/ionic liquid” by Donghui Lee, Yunji Jung, Myeongjin Ha, Keun Hyung Lee and Myungeun Seo was published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.   Link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/tc/c9tc01610d#!divAbstract  

PS-b-PEO/PS blend at air/water interface
August 24, 2018 / Group News Publication
“A blending mechanism of PS-b-PEO and PS homopolymer at the air/water interface and their morphology control” by Baekmin Q Kim, Yunji Jung, Myungeun Seo, and Siyoung Q. Choi just appeared in Langmuir.   Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02192