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KEY PUBLICATIONS

279

pH-Modulated Nanoarchitectonics for Enhancement of Multivalency-Induced Vesicle Shape Deformation at Receptor-Presenting Lipid Membrane Interfaces

Hyeonjin Park, Sut TN, Abdul Rahim Ferhan AR, Yoon BK, Zhdanov VP, Cho NJ*, and Jackman JA*

Langmuir 2023.

278

Lipid Membrane Interface Viewpoint: From Viral Entry to Antiviral and Vaccine Development

Park S and Cho NJ

Langmuir 2023, 39, 1, 1–11.

277

Unraveling How Cholesterol Affects Multivalency-Induced Membrane Deformation of Sub-100 nm Lipid Vesicles

Park H, Sut TN, Yoon BK, Zhdanov VP, Cho NJ*, and Jackman JA*

Langmuir, 2022, 38, 51, 15950–15959.

276

Preparing for tomorrow with materials today

Cho NJ

Materials Today, 2022, Volume 61, December 2022, Pages 1-3.

275

Artificial Cell Membrane Platforms by Solvent-Assisted Lipid Bilayer (SALB) Formation

Tae H, Yang C, and Cho NJ (* denotes equal corresponding authors)

Accounts of Materials Research, 2022, 3(12), 1272-1284

274

Pollen-Based Magnetic Microrobots are Mediated by Electrostatic Forces to Attract, Manipulate, and Kill Cancer Cells.

Mayorga-Martinez CC, Fojtů M, Vyskočil J, Cho NJ, and Pumera M

Advanced Functional Materials, 2022: 2207272.

273

Topography-Supported Nanoarchitectonics of Hybrid Scaffold for Systematically Modulated Bone Regeneration and Remodeling.

Jang TS, Park SJ, Lee JE, Yang J, Park SH, Jun MBG, Kim YW, Aranas C, Choi JP, Zou Y, Advincula RC, Zheng Y, Jang HL, Cho NJ, Jung HD*, and Kim SH* (* denotes equal corresponding authors)

Advanced Functional Materials, 2022: 2206863.

272

Cover Illustration

Modulating noncovalent and covalent forces to control inverse phosphocholine lipid self-assembly on inorganic surfaces: Nanoarchitectonic design principles.

Sut TN, Ferhan AR, Park S, Koo DJ, Yoon BK, Jackman JA*, and Cho NJ* (* denotes equal corresponding authors)

Applied Materials Today, 2022, 29: 101618.

271

Plant-Based Substrate Materials for Flexible Green Electronics.

Hwang Y, Kim M K, Zhao Z, Kim B, Chang T, Fan TF, Ibrahim MSB, Suresh S*, Lee C H*, and Cho NJ* (* denotes equal corresponding authors)

Advanced Materials Technologies, 2022: 2200446.

270

Lipid Nanoparticle Technologies for Nucleic Acid Delivery: A Nanoarchitectonics Perspective.

Ferhan AR, Park S, Park H, Tae H, Jackman JA*, and Cho NJ* (* denotes equal corresponding authors)

Advanced Functional Materials, 2022: 2203669.

269

Zhao Z, Deng J, Tae H, Ibrahim MS, Suresh S*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Recyclable and Reusable Natural Plant-Based Paper for Repeated Digital Printing and Unprinting." 

Advanced Materials, 2022: 2109367.

“Pollen paper that you can print on and 'unprint'.” Nanowerk, 05 April 2022
“Scientists develop a recyclable pollen-based paper for repeated printing and ‘unprinting’.’’ News 8Plus, 05 April 2022
“Scientists develop a recyclable pollen-based paper for repeated printing and ‘unprinting’.” Tech Tropical, 05 April 2022
“Scientists develop a recyclable pollen-based paper for repeat printing.” Techno Grafy, 05 April 2022

“Pollen paper that you can print on and ‘unprint’.” ApkPart, 05 April 2022

“Scientists Develop A Recyclable Pollen-Based Paper For Repeated Printing And ‘Unprinting’ — ScienceDaily.” Verve Times, 05 April 2022

“novel!Reusable "pollen paper" to protect information security.” INFNews, 08 April 2022
“NTU scientists say their eco-friendly reusable pollen-based paper could be alternative to conventional paper.” Today online, 05 April 2022
“Scientists develop a recyclable pollen-based paper for repeated printing and ‘unprinting’.” Fooshya, 05 April 2022
“Scientists develop paper from sunflower pollen that can be ‘printed’ and reused – DesignTAXI.com.” BusinessNews, 6 April 2022
“Scientists Develop A Recyclable Pollen-Based Paper For Repeated Printing And ‘Unprinting’. "The PN, 5 April 2022
“Recyclable pollen-based paper for repeated printing and ‘unprinting’.” Innovations Report, 5 April 2022
“Scientists develop a recyclable pollen-based paper for repeated printing and ‘unprinting’.” Today Headline, 6 April 2022
“3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Paper from pollen.” Wbay, 7 April 2022
“Pollen paper that you can print on and ‘unprint’.” NTU, 5 April 2022
“Pollen-based paper can be ‘unprinted’. ” The Engineer, 8 April 2022
“NTU scientists develop pollen-based paper that can be reused several times.” CNA, 6 April 2022
“NTU scientists say their eco-friendly reusable pollen-based paper could be alternative to conventional paper.” Head Topics, 5 April 2022
“Sunflower pollen used to create chemically erasable, rewritable paper.” New Atlas, 5 April 2022
“Scientists develop a recyclable pollen-based paper for repeated printing and ‘unprinting’.” Science Daily, 5 April 2022
“Scientists develop a recyclable pollen-based paper for repeated printing and 'unprinting'.” Tech Xplore, 5 April 2022
“花粉から「再利用可能な」紙を開発 シンガポールの研究者が発表.” Sputnik (Japan), 7 April 2022
“L’incredibile carta al polline di girasole che si stampa, de-stampa, ristampa.” Futuro Prossimo(Italy),7 April 2022
“南大研究团队研发可多次重复使用的花粉纸。” 8 word, 5 April 2022
“꽃가루로 만든 종이에 인쇄하고, 지우고, 재사용한다” ZDNetKorea, 6 April 2022
“봄철 불청객 꽃가루… 친환경 종이로 ‘화려한 변신’”. 매경헬스, 5 April 2022
“조남준 교수, 친환경 종이로 변신한 꽃가루… 컬러인쇄하고 지우고 8번 재사용”. 서울경제, 6 April 2022

268

Deng J*, Ibrahim MSB*, Tan LY*, Xin YY, Lee YA, Park SJ, Wüstefeld T, Park JW, Jung S**, Cho NJ**

(* denotes equal first authors, ** denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Microplastics released from food containers can suppress lysosomal activity in mouse macrophages." 

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022: 128980.

267

Shi Q, Ibrahim MSB, Zhang X, Hwang Y, Chin H, Chen S, Tan WS, Li H, Song J*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Unraveling  the  distinct  germination  processes  of  sporopollenin-based  pollen  grains  and  spores  through  morphological  analyses  upon  natural  nano-architectonics  process." 

Applied Materials Today, 2022, 27:101471.

266

Tae H*, Park S*, Kim SO, Avsar SY, Cho NJ

(* denotes equal first authors)

"Selective Recognition of Phosphatidylinositol Phosphate Receptors by C-Terminal Tail of Mitotic Kinesin-like Protein 2 (MKlp2)." 

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022.

265

Meker S, Halevi O, Chin H, Sut TN, Jackman JA, Tan EL, Potroz MG, Cho NJ

"Inkjet-Printed Phospholipid Bilayers on Titanium Oxide Surfaces: Towards Functional Membrane Biointerfaces." 

Membranes, 2022, 12 (4): 361.

264

Sut TN*, Tan SW*, Jeon WY, Yoon BK**, Cho NJ**, Jackman JA**

(* denotes equal first authors, ** denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Streamlined Fabrication of Hybrid Lipid Bilayer Membranes on Titanium Oxide Surfaces: A Comparison of One- and Two-Tail SAM Molecules." 

Nanomaterials, 2022, 12 (7): 1153.

263

Park H, Sut TN, Yoon BK, Zhdanov VP, Kim JW, Cho NJ*, Jackman JA*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Multivalency-Induced Shape Deformation of Nanoscale Lipid Vesicles: Size-Dependent Membrane Bending Effects." 

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022, 13: 1480-1488.

262

Xu H, Tae H, Cho NJ*, Huang C*, Hsia KJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Thermodynamic Modeling of Solvent-Assisted Lipid Bilayer Formation Process." 

Micromachines, 2022, 13 (1): 134.

260

Hwang Y, Ferhan AR, Yoon BK, Sut TN, Jeon WY, Koo DJ, Jackman JA*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Surface Engineering of Plasmonic Gold Nanoisland Platforms for High-sensitivity Refractometric Biosensing Applications." 

Applied Materials Today, 2021: 101280.

259

Zhao Z, Kumar J, Hwang Y, Deng J, Ibrahim MSB, Huang C, Suresh S*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Digital Printing of Shape-Morphing Natural Materials." 

PNAS, 2021, 118 (43).

 

258

Chng CP, Cho NJ, Hsia KJ*, Huang C*.

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Role of Membrane Stretch in Adsorption of Antiviral Peptides onto Lipid Membranes and Membrane Pore Formation.

Langmuir, 2021. 

257

Sut TN, Yoon BK, Jeon WY, Jackman JA*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Supported Lipid Bilayer Coatings: Fabrication, Bioconjugation, and Diagnostic Applications.

Applied Materials Today, 2021, 25:101183.

256

Chen S, Shi Q, Jang T, Ibrahim MSB, Deng J, Ferracci G, Tan WS, Cho NJ*, Song J*.

Cover Illustration

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Engineering Natural Pollen Grains as Multifunctional 3D Printing Materials.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 2106276.

 
 

‘’Scientists turn pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications.’’  Science Dail,  25 Aug 2021 

‘’3D printing powered by pollen for tissue engineering and drug delivery.’’ Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 25 Aug 2021

‘’Scientists make ink for 3D printing from pollen.” Advanced Science News, 26 Aug 2021

"Sunflower pollen used as 3D-printable bio-ink.” 3D Natives, 27 Aug 2021

“Pollen developed into 3D printing Ink for biomedical applications.” 3D Printing Progress, 27 Aug 2021

“NTU Singapore scientists turn pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications.” Mirage News, 26 Aug 2021

“Using pollen for 3D printing.” Mirage News, 26 Aug 2021

“Sunflower pollen may find use in a better, stronger 3D-bioprinting ink.” New Atlas, 25 Aug 2021

“Pollen-based bioink heralds new potential for bioprinting drugs.” 3D Print, 30 Aug 2021

“S. Korean scientists develop 3D printing ink from sunflower pollen.” EconoTimes, 1 Sept 2021

“Singapore turns pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications.” BioSpectrum, 26 Aug 2021

“Sunflower pollen may be the answer to high-quality 3D printing ink.” European Pharmaceutical Review, 26 Aug 2021

“Unique pollen-based 3d printing material shows biomedical potential.” 3D Printing Industry, 26 Aug 2021

“Korean scientists develop 3D printing ink material using sunflower pollen.” The Korea Bizwire, 31 Aug 2021

“Turning pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications.” Verve Times, 25 Aug 2021

“Sunflower pollen makes viable 3D bioprinting ink.” The Engineer, 25 Aug 2021

“NTU Singapore scientists turn pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications.” CIO Economic Times, 26 Aug 2021

“Pollen-based ink may improve biomedical 3d printing, enhance drug delivery platforms.” ZNews Pro, 27 Aug 2021

“Turning sunflower pollen into 3D bioprinting ink.” Engineering 360, 26 Aug 2021

“Unique pollen-based 3D printing material shows biomedical potential.” Dani3D, 30 Aug 2021

“3D printing powered by pollen for tissue engineering and drug delivery.” MashupMD, 26 Aug 2021

“Scientists make ink for 3D printing from pollen.” Printing Objects, 26 Aug 2021

“3D printing with sunflower pollen, a new solution for the world of medicine.” GeaRXNews, 26 Aug 2021

“3D printing powered by pollen for tissue engineering and drug delivery ” 3DPrbites, 27 Aug 2021

“Pollen-based ink may improve biomedical 3D printing, enhance drug delivery platforms.” Zenger, 26 Aug 2021

“Turn pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications.” 3D Printing Today, 26 Aug 2021

“Sunflower pollen could provide tougher 3D-bioprinting ink.” The Optimist Daily, 1 Sept 2021

“New 3D Printing Ink Material from Pollen.” The India News Republic, 27 Aug 2021

“Pollen-Based Ink May Improve Biomedical 3D Printing, Enhance Drug Delivery Platforms.” Opera News, 27 Aug 2021

“Sunflower pollen may be used in better, more powerful 3D bioprinting inks.” Fuentitech, 30 Aug 2021

“Turning pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications.” Sciencia, 25 Aug 2021

“Turning flowers into printer ink? Yes, it’s happening now.” Castleink, 29 Aug 2021

"Sunflower pollen may find use in a higher, stronger 3D-bioprinting ink.” USA News Lab, 25 Aug 2021

“Pollen-based ink may improve biomedical 3D printing, enhance drug delivery platforms.” Spot on Florida, 26 Aug 2021

“科学家将向日葵花粉用于更好、更强的3D生物打印墨水中.” 新浪科技 (China),26 Aug 2021

“有'香味'的 3D 打印墨水来了:科学家将花粉制造成生物印刷油墨.“ 贤集网 (China), 26 Aug 2021

“科学家将向日葵花粉用于更好、更强的3D生物打印墨水中.” cnBeta (China), 26 Aug 2021

“工程天然花粉粒作为多功能 3D 打印材料.” X-MOL (China), 25 Aug 2021

“3D打印新闻精选:日本研究人员正在研发3D打印的牛肉.” 知乎专栏 (China),27 Aug 2021

“科學家將向日葵花粉用於更好、更強的3D生物打印墨水中.” 每日头条 (China), 26 Aug 2021

“科学家将花粉变成用于生物医学应用的3D打印墨水.” 中华环保宣传网 (China), 27 Aug 2021

“《AFM》3D列印墨水结合向日葵花粉,稳定维持生物模型结构.” 环球生技 (China), 27 Aug 2021

“科學家將向日葵花粉用於更好、更強的3D生物列印墨水中.” XOER (China), 27 Aug 2021

“'해바라기 꽃가루' 이용해 3D프린터로 의료 소재 찍어낸다.” Donga Science (South Korea), 29 Aug 2021

“한인 과학자들, 꽃가루 이용한 3D 프린터 잉크 재료 개발.” Donga Science (South Korea), 27 Aug 2021

“‘식물의 다이아몬드’ 꽃가루로 의료용 소재 찍어낸다.” Chosun Media (South Korea), 29 Aug 2021

“한인 과학자들, 꽃가루 이용한 3D 프린터 잉크 재료 개발.” Yonhap News (South Korea), 27 Aug 2021

“한인 과학자들, 꽃가루 이용한 3D 프린터 잉크 재료 개발.” MBN (South Korea), 27 Aug 2021

“한인 과학자들, 꽃가루 이용한 3D 프린터 잉크 재료 개발.” Hankyung (South Korea), 27 Aug 2021

“해바라기 꽃가루를 생체의학 도구로 쓸 방법 찾았다.” EDaily (South Korea), 27 Aug 2021

“꽃가루 이용해 친환경 3D 프린팅 잉크 개발한다.” HelloDD (South Korea), 29 Aug 2021

“한인 과학자들, 꽃가루 이용한 3D 프린터 잉크 재료 개발.” RadioKorea (South Korea), 27 Aug 2021

“한인 과학자들, 꽃가루 이용한 3D 프린터 잉크 재료 개발.” The Science Times (South Korea), 30 Aug 2021

“꽃가루 이용한 3D 프린터 잉크 재료 개발.” The Radio News (South Korea), 28 Aug 2021

255

Tan JYB*, Yoon BK*, Cho NJ, Lovrić J, Jug M, Jackman JA.

(* denotes equal first authors)

"Lipid Nanoparticle Technology for Delivering Biologically Active Fatty Acids and Monoglycerides.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, 22 (18), 9664

253

Yoon BK, Sut TN, Yoo KY, Lee SH, Hwang Y, Jackman JA*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Lipid Bilayer Coatings for Rapid Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay.

Applied Materials Today 2021, 24: 101128. 

252

Yoon BK, Tae H, Jackman JA, Guha S, Kagan CR, Margenot AJ, Rowland DL, Weiss PS, Cho NJ

"Entrepreneurial Talent Building for 21st Century Agricultural Innovation.

ACS Nano 2021, 15, 7: 10748-10758. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

251

Park H*, Sut TN*, Yoon BK, Zhdanov VP, Cho NJ**, Jackman JA** 

(* denotes equal first authors, ** denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Unraveling How Multivalency Triggers Shape Deformation of Sub-100 nm Lipid Vesicles.

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021, 12: 6722-6729.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

250

Wang N, Ferhan AR, Yoon BK, Jackman JA*, Cho NJ*, Majima T* 

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Chemical Design Principles of Next-Generation Antiviral Surface Coatings.

Chemical Society Reviews, 2021, 50, 9741 - 9765. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

249

Ma GJ, Yoon BK, Sut TN, Yoo KY, Lee SH, Jeon WY, Jackman JA*, Ariga K*, Cho NJ* 

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Lipid Coating Technology: A Potential Solution to Address the Problem of Sticky Containers and Vanishing Drugs.

View, 2021: 20200078.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

248

Yoon BK*, Ma GJ*, Park H, Ferhan AR, Cho NJ**, Jackman JA**

(* denotes equal first authors, ** denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Solvent-induced conformational tuning of lysozyme protein adlayers on silica surfaces: A QCM-D and LSPR study.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021, 182: 1906-1914. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

247

Hwang Y, Sadhu A, Shin S, Leow SW, Zhao Z, Deng J, Jackman JA, Kim M, Wong LH*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"An intrinsically micro/nano-structured pollen substrate with tunable optical properties for optoelectronic applications.

Advanced Materials, 2021: 2100566.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

246

Ferhan AR, Hwang Y, Ibrahim MSB, Anand S, Kim A, Jackman JA*, Cho NJ*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Ultrahigh surface sensitivity of deposited gold nanorod arrays for nanoplasmonic biosensing.

Applied Materials Today, 2021, 23: 101046.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

245

Wynendaele E, Ma GJ, Xu X, Cho NJ*, De Spiegeleer B*

(* denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Conformational stability as a quality attribute for the cell therapy raw material human serum albumin." 

RSC Advances, 2021, 11, 15332-15339

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

244

Elie Dolgin

"The race for antiviral drugs to beat COVID — and the next pandemic.

Nature 2021, 592, 340-343.

Highlighted Engineering in Translational  Science Technology and interview in Professor Cho.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

243

Ma GJ, Zhdanov VP, Park S, Sut TN, Cho NJ

Cover Illustration

"Mechanistic Aspects of the Evolution of 3D Cholesterol Crystallites in a Supported Lipid Membrane via Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring." 

Langmuir 2021, 37 (15), 4562-4570. 

 
 
 

242

Jackman JA*, Yoon BK*, Mokrzecka N, Kohli GS, Valle-González ER, Zhu X, Pumera M, Rice SA, Cho NJ

(* denotes equal first authors)

"Graphene Oxide Mimics Biological Signaling Cue to Rescue Starving Bacteria." 

Advanced Functional Materials 2021, 2102328. 

 
 

241

Hwang Y*, Ibrahim MSB*, Deng J, Jackman JA**, Cho NJ**

(* denotes equal first authors, ** denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Colloid-Mediated Fabrication of a Three-Dimensional Pollen Sponge for Oil Remediation Applications.

Advanced Functional Materials 2021, 2101091. 

‘’Biodegradable plant-pollen sponges could soak up oil spills.’’ New Atlas, 7 Apr 2021

‘’Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants.’’ EurekAlert!, 7 Apr 2021

‘’Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants.’’ Scienmag, 7 Apr 2021

‘’Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants.’’ ScienceDaily, 7 Apr 2021

‘’NTU and South Korean researchers create eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle oil spills.’’ The Straits Times, 7 Apr 2021

‘’New pollen sponge could tackle water contaminants.’’ The Engineer, 7 Apr 2021

‘’Biodegradable plant-pollen sponges could soak up oil spills.’’ USA News Lab, 7 Apr 2021 

‘’Singapore and South Korea scientists develop pollen sponge that could tackle marine oil spills.’’ Applied HE, 8 Apr 2021 

‘’Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants.’’ Phys.org, 7 Apr 2021

‘’NTU scientists create biodegradable & low-cost sponge made from sunflower pollen.’’ Mothership, 8 Apr 2021

‘’Tackling marine oil spills with pollen sponge.’’ NTU, 7 Apr 2021

‘’Scientists led by NTU Singapore create pollen sponge that can tackle oil spills.’’ NTUsg, 7 Apr 2021

‘’南大研究人员研发由花粉制成可循环使用海绵.’’ 8 world (Singapore), 7 Apr 2021

‘’新韩研发可生物降解海绵, 或解决海洋石油污染问题.’’8 world (Singapore), 7 Apr 2021

‘’解决海绵石油污染: 新韩研发可生物降解海绵.‘‘ Sinchew (Singapore), 7 Apr 2021

‘’采摘向日葵花粉南大研发吸污油海绵.’’ Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore), 8 Apr 2021

‘’科学家开发可生物降解的植物花粉海绵 可吸收溢油.’’ cnBeta (China), 8 Apr 2021

 
 

240

Jackman JA, Gentile DA, Cho NJ, Park Y. 

 

"Addressing the Digital Skills Gap for Future Education.

Nature Human Behaviour, 2021, 5(5), 542-545.

239

Sut TN*, Valle-González ER*, Yoon BK*, Park S, Jackman JA**, Cho NJ**

(* denotes equal first authors, ** denotes equal corresponding authors)

"Engineered Lipid Bicelle Nanostructures for Membrane-Disruptive Antibacterial Applications.