Ryu, Ja-Hyoung (유자형)

Department

Department of Chemistry(화학과)

Website

http://jhryu.unist.ac.kr

Lab

Supramolecular Nanomaterials Lab. (초분자재료화학 연구실)

Research Keywords

초분자 자기조립, 자기조립 구조, 항암 치료, 약물전달 시스템, Supramolecular assembly, Self-assembled structures, Drug Delivery System, Cancer Therapy

Research Interests

Our research focus on establishing self-transformable nano-architectures by external stimuli for new nano-, bio-materials through elaborate molecular design and chemical synthetic tools. The assembly and transformation of biomacromolecules in response to a signal (or a stimulus) is an important component to most of Nature’s functions and signaling mechanisms. Given the versatile nature of such stimuli-responsive assembly and disassembly processes, it is desirable to understand and develop ways by which artificial, responsive supramolecular assemblies could be achieved. Development of artificial assemblies with nature’s specificity and versatility stands as an enormous intellectual challenge and custom-designed stimuli-sensitive supramolecular assemblies have potential in a variety of applications.