KT Kim GroupSynthetic Polymer Chemistry Lab

68. ‘Shotgun Sequencing of 512-mer Copolyester Allows Random Access to Stored Information’, Jang, H.; Chu, H.; Noh, H. and Kim, K. T. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202415124 (Link) (Press Released)

67. ‘Synthesis and self-assembly of dendritic-linear block copolymers containing poly(mandelic acid) with discrete molecular weights and stereochemical structures’, Lee, S. W. and Kim, K. T.* RSC Adv. 2024, 14, 2285-2292. (Link)

66. ‘Structural Homogeneity of Macromolecular Networks by End-to-End Click Chemistry between Discrete Tetrahedral Star Macromolecules’, Koo, M. B.; Lee, J. H.; Kim, G. W.; Jang, H.; Kim, S. Y. and Kim, K. T.* ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13, 75-81. (Link)

65. ‘Monodisperse Cyclic Polymer Mechanochemistry: Scission Kinetics and the Dynamic Memory Effect with Ultrasonication and Ball-Mill Grinding’, Noh, J.#; Koo, M. B.#; Jung, J.; Peterson, G. I.*; Kim, K. T.* and Choi, T.-L.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 18432-18438. (Link)

64. ‘Vesicle-to-cubosome transition from the solution self-assembly of branched-linear block copolymers triggered by the salting-out effect of Li ions’, Wang, V.; Ha, S.; Kim, J. and Kim, K. T.* Giant 2023, 15, 100178. (Link)

63. ‘Synthesis and applications of polymer cubosomes and hexosomes’, G. Reyes, C. F.; Ha, S. and Kim. K. T.* J. Polym. Sci. 2023, 1, 1-18. (Link)

62. ‘Semi-conductive micellar networks of all-conjugated diblock and triblock copolymer blends’, Kim, J.; Chung, W.; Kim, D.; Kang, J.; G. Reyes, C. F.; Jeong, J. and Kim. K. T.* Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 3578-3581. (Link)

61.’Nondestructive sequencing of enantiopure oligoesters by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy’, Lee, J. M.#; Jang, H.#; Lee, S. W.; and Kim. K. T.* JACS Au 2022, 2 (9), 2108-2118. (Link)

60. ‘Synthesis of enantiomeric ω-substituted hydroxy acids from terminal epoxides and alkenes: Functional building blocks for discrete and sequence-defined polyesters’, Kim, D.#; Lee, J. M.#; Song, J.; Lee, S. W.; Lee, H. G.; and Kim, K. T.* Macromolecules 2022, 55, 7193-7203. (Link)

59. ‘Synthesis of discrete bottlebrush polymers via the iterative convergent growth technique and post-functionallization’, Ma, H.; Ha, S.; Jeong, J.; Wang, V.; and Kim, K. T.* Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 3689-3695. (Link)

58. ‘Templated synthesis of microparticles with carbonaceous skeletal structures using polymer cubosomes as templates’, Song, J.; Choi, S.; Lim, J.; Kim, K. T.* RSC Adv. 2022, 12, 8429-8434. (Link)

57. ‘Self-assembly of stereoblock copolymers driven by the chain folding of discrete poly(D-lactic acid-b-L-lactic acid) via intramolecular stereocomplexation’, Kwon, Y.; Ma, H.; Kim, K. T.* Macromolecules 2022, 55, 2768-2776. (Link)

56. ‘Morphological diversity from the solution self-assembly of block copolymer blends containing high molecular-weight hydrophobic blocks’, Lee, S. J.; Cho, A.; Kim, K. T.* Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 2100893. (Link)

55. ‘Semiautomated synthesis of sequence-defined polymers for information storage’, Lee, J. M.; Kwon, J.; Lee, S. J.; Jang, H.; Kim, D.; Song, J.; Kim, K. T.* Sci. Adv. 2022, 8, eabl8614. (Link)

54. ‘Effect of hydrophilic block end groups and block junction on block copolymer self-assembly in solution’, Ha, S.; Kim, K. T.* RSC Adv. 2022, 12, 7446-7452. (Link)

53. ‘Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers Having Monodisperse Poly(lactic acid)s with Defined Stereochemical Sequences’, Kwon, Y.; Kim, K. T.* Macromolecules 2021, 54, 10487-10498. (Link)

52. ‘On-demand Shape Transformation of Polymer Vesicles via Site-specific Isomerization of Hydrazone Photoswitches in Monodisperse Hydrophobic Oligomers’, Wang, V.; Kim, J.; Kim, J.; Lee, S. W.; Kim, K. T.* Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 5027-5036. (Link)

51. ‘Photo-crosslinked Polymer Cubosomes as a Recyclable Nanoreactor in Organic Solvents’, Kwon, J. H.; Kim, J.; Kim, K. T.* Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 2701-2711. (Link)

50. ‘Block Copolymers Composed of Main-Chain Cyclic Polymers: Morphology Transition and Covalent Stabilization of Self-Assembled Nanostructures via Intra- and Interchain Cyclization of Styrene-co-isoprene Blocks’, Kim, J.; Wang, V.; Kim, K. T.* Macromolecules 2020, 53, 10725-10733. (Link)

49. ‘Synthesis of cubic transition-metal networks from polymer cubosome templates’, Lee, H.; Kim, D.; Ma, H.; Kim, K. T.* Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 14059-14062. (Link)

48. ‘Iterative Convergent Synthesis of Large Cyclic Polymers and Block Copolymers with Discrete Molecular Weights’, Koo, M. B.#; Lee, S. W.#; Lee, J. M.; Kim, K. T.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14028-14032. (Link) Selected for the cover of JACS (Vol. 142, Issue 33).

47. ‘Polymersome-Based Modular Nanoreactors with Size-Selective Transmembrane Permeability,’ Kim, J.; Kim, K. T.* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 23502-23513. (Link)

46. ‘Morphological transition of nanostructure of self-assembled block copolymers by stimuli-induced conformational changes in the hydrophilic block,’ Jeong, M.G.; Kim, J.; Kwon, J. H.; Kim, K. T.* J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 58, 1153-1162. (Link)

45. ‘Mechanochemical Degradation of Brush Polymers: Kinetics of Ultrasound-Induced Backbone and Arm Scission’, Peterson, G. I.*; Noh, J.; Bang, K.; Ma, H.; Kim, K. T.; Choi, T.-L.* Macromolecules 2020, 53, 1623-1628. (Link)

44. ‘Self-Assembly of Bottlebrush Block Copolymers into Triply Periodic Nanostructures in a Dilute Solution’, Ma, H.; Kim, K. T.* Macromolecules 2020, 53, 711-718. (Link)

43. ‘Polymer Cubosomes: Infinite Cubic Mazes and Possibilities’, Ha, S.; La, Y.; Kim, K. T.* Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 620-631. (Link)

42. ‘High-Density Information Storage in an Absolutely Defined Aperiodic Sequence of Monodisperse Copolyester’, Lee, J. M.; Koo, M. B.; Lee, S. W.; Lee, H.; Kwon, J.; Shim, Y. H.; Kim, S. Y.*; Kim, K. T.* Nat. Commun. 2020, 11:56 (doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13952-2). (Link) Featured on Editor’s highlights for recent research on Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology.

41. ‘Effect of the Molecular Weight Distribution of the Hydrophobic Block on the Formation of Inverse Cubic Mesophases of Block Copolymers with a Discrete Branched Hydrophilic Block’, Ha, S.; Kim, K. T.* Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 5805-5813. (Link)

40. ‘The effect of steric repulsion between highly branded hydrophilic blocks on inverse cubic mesophase formation in block copolymers’, Sun, Y.; Kim, J.; Kim, K. T.* RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 25423-25428. (Link)

39. ‘Polymer Cubosomes of Block Copolymers Having Cross-linkable Soft Hydrophobic Blocks’, Kim, J.; Yoon, M.; Jin, S-M.; Lee, J.; La, Y.; Lee, E.*; Kim, K. T.* Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 3778-3785. (Link)

38. ‘Cross-Linked Polymersomes with Reversible Deformability and Oxygen Transportability’, Kim, J.; Jeong, S.; Korneev, R.; Shin, K.*; Kim, K.T.* Biomacromolecules 2019, 20, 2430-2439. (Link)

37. ‘Templated Synthesis of Cubic Crystalline Single Networks Having Large Open-Space Lattices by Polymer Cubosomes’, La, Y.; Song, J.; Jeong, M. G.; Cho, A.; Jin, S-M.; Lee, E.*; Kim, K. T.* Nat. Commun. 2018, 9:5327 (doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07793-8). (Link)

36. ‘Triclosan-immobilized polyamide thin film composite membranes with enhanced biofouling resistance’, Park, S.-H.; Hwang, S. O.; Kim, T. -S.; Cho, A.; Kwon, S. J.; Kim, K. T.; Park, H. -D.; Lee, J. -H.* Appl. Surf. Sci. 2018, 443, 458-466. (Link)

35. ‘Mix-and-Match Assembly of Block Copolymer Blends in Solution’,Cho A. ; La, Y. ; Jeoung, S.E. ; Moon, H.R. ; Ryu, J.H. ; Shin,T.J. ; Kim, K.T.* Macromolecules 2017, 50, 3234- 3243.(Link)

34. ‘Covalent Stabilization of Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic Structures of Block Copolymer Bilayers by Photodimerization of Indene Pendant Groups of Polystyrene Hydrophobic Blocks’, Jeong, M. G.; Kim, K. T.* Macromolecules 2017, 50, 223-234.(Link)

33. ‘ Structural Requirements of Block Copolymers for Self-Assembly into Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic Mesophases in Solution’ , Cho, A. ; La, Y. ; Park, C. ; Kim, K. T.* Macromolecules 2016, 49, 4510-4519.(Link)

32. ‘A Recombinant Secondary Antibody Mimic as a Target-specific Signal Amplifier and as Antibody Immobilizer in Immunoassays’, Min, J. ; Song, E. K. ; Kim, H. ; Kim, K. T. ; Park, T. J. ; Kang, S. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 24159.(Link)

31. ‘A Morphological Transition of Inverse Mesophases of a Branched-Linear Block Copolymer Guided by Using Cosolvents’, La, Y.; An, T. H.; Shin, T. J.; Park, C.*; Kim, K. T.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 10483-10487. (Link)

30. ‘Doubly Responsive Polymersomes towards Monosaccharides and Temperature under Physiologically Relevant Conditions’, Jeong, E. S.; Park, C.*; Kim, K. T.* Polym. Chem. 2015, 6, 4080-4088. (Link)

29. ‘Pilar[n]arenes and Other Cavitands: Aspects of Complex Thermodynamics’, Park, C.; Kim, K. T. Chin. J. Chem. 2015, 33, 311-318. (invited review) (Link)

28. ‘Solution Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers Containing a Branched Hydrophilic Block into Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic Mesophases’, Ahn, T. H.; La, Y.; Cho, A.; Jeong, M. G.; Shin, T. J. Park, C.*; Kim, K. T.* ACS Nano 2015, 9, 3084-3096. (Link)

27. ‘Mesoporous Monoliths of Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic Phases of Block Copolymer Bilayers’, Park, C.; La, Y.; An, Jeong, H. Y.; Kang, S.; Joo, S. H.; Ahn, H.; Shin, T. J.; Kim, K. T.* Nat. Commun. 2015, 6:6392 (doi: 10.1038/ncomms7392). (Link)

26. ‘Carboxylated Pillar[5]arene-Coated Gold Nanoparticles with Chemical Stability and Enzyme-like Activity’, Park, C.; Jeong, E. S.; Lee, K. J.; Moon, H. R.; Kim, K. T. Chem. Asian J. 2014, 9, 2761-2764. (Link)
Selected for “VIP” and the inside cover

25. ‘Organometallic Macromolecules with Piano Stool Coordination Repeating Units: Chain Configuration and Stimulated Solution Behaviour’, Cao, K.; Ward, J.; Amos, R. C.; Jeong, M. G.; Kim, K. T.; Gauthier, M.; Foucher, D.; Wang, X. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 10062-10065. (Link)

24. ‘Colloidal Bicontinuous Cubic Membranes of Block Copolymers with Tunable Surface Functional Groups’, La, Y.; Park, C.; Shin, T. J.; Joo, S. J.; Kang, S.; Kim, K. T.* Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 534–541. (Link)

23. ‘Carbon Nanotubes/Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Core-Sheath Nanostructures as Highly Active, Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells’, Sa, Y. J.; Park, C.; Jeong, H. Y.; Park, S.-H.; Lee, Z.; Kim, K. T.; Park, G-G.; Joo, S. H. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 4102-4106. (Link)

22. ‘Glucose-Responsive Disassembly of Polymersomes of Sequence-Specific Boroxole-Containing Block Copolymers under Physiologically Relevant Conditions’, Kim, H.; Kang, Y. J.; Jeong, E. S.; Kang, S.; Kim, K. T.* ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 1194-1198. (Link)

21. ‘Monosaccharide-Responsive Release of Insulin from Polymersomes of Polyboroxole Block Copolymers at Neutral pH’, Kim, H.; Kang, Y. J.; Kang, S.; Kim, K. T.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 4030-4033. (Link)

20. ‘Self-Assembly of Dendritic-Linear Block Copolymers with Fixed Molecular Weight and Block Ratio’, Jeong, M. G.; van Hest, J. C. M.; Kim, K. T.*, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 3590-3592. (Selected for the front cover). (Link)

19. ‘Gold Double-Ring Structures Synthesized from Block Copolymer Corpuscle Template’, Yoo, S.; Cho, H.; Lee, J.-P.; Kim, K. T.*; Park, S.*, Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 692-695. (Link)

18. ‘Controlled Shape Transformation of Polymersome Stomatocytes’, Meeuwissen, S. A.; Kim, K. T.; Chen, Y.; Pochan, D. J.; van Hest, J. C. M., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7070-7073. (Link)

17. ‘Shape Transformations in Polymer Vesicles’, Kim, K. T.; Zhu, Z.; Cornelissen, J. J. L. M.; Pochan, D. J.; Nolte, R. J. M.; van Hest, J. C. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12522-12524. (Link)

16. ‘Smart Nanocontainers and Nanoreactors’, Kim, K. T.; Meeuwissen, S.; Nolte, R. J. M.; van Hest, J. C. M. Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 844-858 (Invited Review). (Link)

15. ‘Polymeric Monosaccharide Receptors Responsive at Neutral pH’, Kim, K. T.; Cornelissen, J. J. L. M.; Nolte, R. J. M.; van Hest, J. C. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 13908-13909. (Link)

14. ‘A Polymersome Nanoreactor with Controllable Permeability Induced by Stimuli-Responsive Block Copolymers’, Kim, K. T.; Cornelissen, J. J. L. M.; Nolte, R. J. M.; van Hest, J. C. M. Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 2787-2791. (Link)

13. ‘Organometallic-Polypeptide Block Copolymers: Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)-b-Poly(-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-Lysine)’, Wang, Y.; Zou, S.; Kim, K. T.; Manners, I.*; Winnik, M. A.* Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 8624-8631.

12. ‘Organometallic-Polypeptide Block Copolymers: Synthesis and Properties of Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)-b-poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)’, Kim, K. T.; Vandermeulen, G. W. M.; Winnik, M. A.;* Manners, I.* Macromolecules 2005, 38, 4958-4961.

11. ‘Gelation of Helical Polypeptide-Random Coil Diblock Copolymers by a Nanoribbon Mechanism’, Kim, K. T.; Park, C.; Vandermeulen, G. W. M.; Rider, D. A.; Kim, C.; Winnik, M. A.;* Manners, I.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 7964-7968. (Selected as a hot paper).

10. ‘Self-Assembly of Dendron-Helical Polypeptide Copolymers: Organogels and Lyotropic Liquid Crystals’, Kim, K. T.; Park, C.; Kim, C. Winnik, M. A.;* Manners, I.* Chem. Commun. 2006, 1372-1374. (Selected as a hot paper).

9. ‘Metallopolymer-Peptide Conjugates: Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Polyferrocenylsilane Graft and Block Copolymers Containing a β-sheet Forming Gly-Aly-Gly-Ala Tetrapeptide Segment’, Vandermeulen, G. W. M., Kim, K. T., Wang, Z.; Manners, I.* Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 1005-1010.

8. ‘Synthesis, Characterization, and AFM Studies of Dendronized Polyferrocenylsilanes’, Kim, K. T.; Han, J.; Ryu, C. Y.; Sun, F. C.; Sheiko, S. S.; Winnik, M. A.;* Manners, I.* Macromolecules 2006, 39, 7922-7930.

7. ‘Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Dendritic-Helical Block Copolypeptides’, Kim, K. T.; Winnik, M. A.;* Manners, I.* Soft Matter 2006, 2, 957-965.

6. ‘Supramolecular Ordering of Amide Dendrons in Lyotropic and Thermotropic Conditions’, Jeon, H.-J.; Kang, M. K.; Park, C.; Kim, K. T.; Chang, J. Y.; Kim, C.; Song, H. H. Langmuir 2007, 23, 13109-13116.

5. ‘Synthesis and Micellar Characteristics of Dendron-PEG Conjugates’, Chang, Y.; Park, C.; Kim, K. T.; Kim, C.* Langmuir 2005, 21, 4334-4339.

4. ‘Self-Organization of Dendron-Poly(ethylene glycol) Conjugates in an Aqueous Phase’, Kim, K. T.; Lee, I. H.; Park, C.; Song, Y.; Kim, C.* Macromol. Res. 2004, 12, 528-533.

3. ‘Stabilization of Supramolecular Nanostructures Induced by Self-Assembly of Dendritic Building Blocks’, Kim, C.;* Lee, S. J.; Lee, I. H.; Kim, K. T. Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 3638-3642.

2. ‘Supramolecular Assembly of Amide Dendrons’, Kim, C.;* Kim, K. T.; Chang, Y.; Song, H. H.; Cho, T.-Y.; Jeon, H.-J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5586-5587.

1. ‘Synthesis and Micellar Characterization of an Amphiphilic Diblock Copolyphosphazene’, Chang, Y.; Lee, S. C.; Kim, K. T.; Kim, C.;* Reeves, S. D.; Allcock, H. R.* Macromolecules 2001, 34, 269–274