Prof. Yoon Sung Nam

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Assistant Professor

Email: yoonsung@kaist.ac.kr

Qualifications

2010 Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering

1999 M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Biological Sciences

1997 B.S., Seoul National University, Chemical Engineering

Publications (selected)

1. Reductively Dissociable siRNA-Polymer Hybrid Nanogels for Efficient Targeted Gene Silencing. Hong C.A., Kim J.S., Lee S.H., Kong W.H., Park T.G., Mok H., Nam Y.S., Adv. Func. Mater. (2012) In press.
2. Prolonged Gene Silencing by siRNA/chitosan-g-deoxycholic acid Polyplexes Loaded within Biodegradable Polymer Nanoparticles. Lee J.Y., Lee S.H., Oh M.H., Kim J.S., Park T.G., Nam Y.S., J. Controlled Release (2012) 162: 407 - 413.
3. Thermally Controlled Wettability of Nanoporous Membrane Grafted with Catechol-tethered Poly(Nisopropylacrylamide). Kim J.S., Kim T.G., Kong W.H., Park T.G., Nam Y.S., Chem. Comm. (2012) 48: 9227 - 9229.
4. Small Interfering RNA (siRNA)-based Functional Micro/Nanostructures for Efficient and Selective Gene Silencing. Lee S.H., Chung B., Park T.G., Nam Y.S., Mok H., Acc. Chem. Res. (2012) 45: 1014 - 1025.
5. Virus-templated Iridium Oxide-gold Hybrid Nanowires for Electrochromic Application. Nam Y.S., Park H., Magyar A.P., Yun D.S., Pollom T.S., Belcher A.M., Nanoscale (2012) 4: 3405-3409.
6. Polydopamine Microfluidics Towards a Two-dimensional, Gravity-driven, and Effective Mixing Device. You I.,Kang S.M., Lee S., Cho Y.O., Kim J.B., Lee S.B., Nam Y.S., Lee H., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2012) 51: 6126-6130.
7. Nano-sized Emulsions Stabilized by Semi-solid Polymer Interphase. Nam Y.S., Kim J.-W., Shim J., Han S.H., Kim H.K. Langmuir (2010) 26: 13038 - 13043.
8. Silicone Oil Emulsions Stabilized by Semi-Solid Nanostructures Entrapped at the Interface. Nam Y.S., Kim J.-W., Shim J., Han S.H., Kim H.K. J. Colloid Interface Sci. (2010) 351: 102 - 107.
9. Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity using Layer-by-Layer Electrospun Constructs for Water Remediation. Lee J.A., Nam Y.S., Rutledge G.C., Hammond P.T. Adv. Func. Mater. (2010) 20: 1 - 6.
10. Biologically Templated Photocatalytic Nanostructures for Sustained Light-driven Water Oxidation. Nam Y.S., Magyar A.P., Lee D., Kim J.-W., Park H., Pollom T.S., Weitz D.A., Belcher A.M. Nature Nanotechnology (2010) 5: 340 - 4.
11. Virus-templated Assembly of Porphyrins into Light-harvesting Nanoantennae. Nam Y.S., Shin T., Park H., Magyar A.P., Choi K., Nelson K., Belcher A.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2010) 132: 1462 - 3.