Assistant Professor Kim Donghwan, Richie


Division of Bioengineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore 637457


Tel: (65) 6790 4111
Fax: (65) 6791 1761
Email: DHKIM@ntu.edu.sg

Education:

Ph.D. Degree

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Department of Biomedical Engineering
September 2001 –April 2005


M.S. Degree

Seoul National University , Korea
Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
March 1999 - February 2001


B.S. Degree

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
March 1992 – February 1999


Research focus:

  • Functionalized biomaterials for neural engineering

  • Immune-suppressive Biomaterials; Cytokine-tethered stealth polymer coatings

  • Surface engineering of bioanalytical substrates; High sensitive molecular biosensors and Label-free biosensors

  • Protein assay for biosignature of biomaterials

  • Cellular analysis in response to differing surface characteristics of biomaterials

Selected publications:

  • Kim DH, Smith JT, Chilkoti A and Reichert WM, The effect of covalently immobilized rhIL-1ra-ELP fusion protein on the inflammatory profile of LPS-stimulated human monocytes, Biomaterials, 28, (23), 3369, Aug 2007

  • Richardson-Burns SM, Hendricks JL, Povlich LK, McDonald JP, Kim DH, and Martin DC, Polymerization of the conducting polymer poly(3,4, ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) around living neurons. Biomaterials, 28, 8, 1539, Mar 2007

  • Kim DH , Richardson-Burns SM, Hendricks J, Sequera C, and Martin DC, Effect of immobilized NGF (Nerve Growth Factor) on the conducting polymer: electrical properties and cellular response, Advanced Functional Materials, 17, (1), 79, Jan 2007

  • Kim DH and Martin DC, Sustained release of dexamethasone from hydrophilic matrices using PLGA nanoparticles for neural drug delivery. Biomaterials . 27, 3031-3037, May 2006

  • Abidian MR, Kim DH, and Martin DC, Conducting Polymer Nanotubes for Controlled Drug Release, Advanced Materials, 18, 405-409, Feb 2006.

 

  • Yang J, Kim DH, Hendricks JL, Leach M, Northey R and Martin DC, Ordered Surfactant-Templated Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) Conducting Polymer on Microfabricated Neural Probes, Acta Biomaterialia, 1, 1, 125-136, Jan 2005

  • Kim DH , Abidian MR , Martin DC . Conducting Polymers Grown in Hydrogel Scaffolds Coated on Neural Prosthetic Devices, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 71A: 577-585, Dec 2004 .

  • Kim DH , Kong YM, Lee SH, Lee IS, Kim HE, Heo SJ, Koak JY . Composition and crystallization of hydroxyapatite coating layer formed by electron beam deposition . Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 86 (1): 186-188 JAN 2003

  • Lee IS, Whang CN, Kim DH, Kim HE, Lee KR . Tribological characteristics of diamond-like carbon films formed on CP Ti and ELI Ti-6Al-4V . Bioceramics Key Engineering Materials 218-2: 567-571 2002

  • Kong YM, Kim DH, Kim HE, Heo SJ, Koak JY . Hydroxyapatite-based composite for dental implants: an in vivo removal torque experiment .Journal of Biomedical materials Research 63 (6): 714-721 D ec 5 2002

  • Lee IS, Kim DH, Kim HE, Jung YC, Han CH . Biological performance of calcium phosphate films formed on commercially pure Ti by electron-beam evaporation , Biomaterials 23 (2): 609-615 J an 2002

  • Kim DH , Kim HE, Lee KR, Whang CN, Lee IS , Characterization of diamond-like carbon films deposited on commercially pure Ti and Ti-6Al-4V . Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems. 22 (1): 9-14 Sp. Iss. SI O ct 1 2002

  • Kim DH , Kwon SH, Hong SH, Kim HE, Lee IS, Jung YC . In vitro and in vivo studies on the thin and defect-free calcium phosphate films formed by electron-beam evaporation . Bioceramics Key Engineering Materials 192-1: 79-82 200 1

 

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