PublicationS

2026

• R. Sun†, J. Kim†, Y. Leng†, Y. Zuo, R. Xie, L. Ma, T. Yang, M. M. Stevens*, “Magnetic microrobots for multiscale targeted drug delivery in colon cancer treatment”. (Sci. Adv., Accepted)

2025

• J. Kim†, X. Zhang†, R. Wang, A. Najer, Q. Y. Lau, A. Cammack-Najera, J. A. Kim, Y. K. Kang, R. Xie, H. Kim, K. Xie, H. Lim, T-E. Park, J. Joo, M. M. Stevens*, “Vascularized and perfusable human heart-on-a-chip model recapitulates aspects of myocardial ischemia and enables analysis of nanomedicine delivery”, Adv. Mater., 2025 Jul. 26, 37 (41) e18909. (IF: 26.8, JCR: Top 2.3%)

• J. Ro†, J. Kim†, J. Park, Y. Choi, Y-K. Cho*, “ODSEI Chip: An open 3D microfluidic platform for studying tumor spheroid-endothelial interactions”, Adv. Sci., 2025 Apr. 12, 12 (13), 2410659. (IF: 14.1, JCR: Top 7.1%)

2024

• J. Kim, J. Ro†, Y. -K. Cho*, “Vascularized platform for understanding cell communication via extracellular vesicles”, Biomicrofluidics, 2024 Sep. 23, 18 (5) 051504 (Review paper). (IF: 2.4, JCR: Top 57.6%)

• M.S. Chen†, R. Sun†, R. Wang, Y. Zuo, K. Zhou, J. Kim, M. M. Stevens*, “Fillable magnetic microrobots for drug delivery to cardiac tissues in vitro”, Adv. Healthc. Mater., 2024 Sep. 13, 13 (22), 2400419. (IF: 9.6, JCR: Top 15.7%)

• R. Xie†, Y. Cao†, R. Sun, R. Wang, A. Morgan, J.Kim, S. J. P Callens, K. Xie, J. Zou, J. Lin, K. Zhou, X. Lu, M. M. Stevens*, “Magnetically driven formation of 3D freestanding soft bioscaffolds”, Sci. Adv., 2024 Feb. 2, 10 (5), eadl1549. (IF: 12.5, JCR: 8.5%)

• A. Najer*, J. Kim, C. Saunders, J. Chen, J. Baum*, M. M. Stevens*, “Enhanced antimalarial and antisequestration activity of methoxybenzenesulfonate-modified biopolymers and nanoparticles for tackling severe malaria”, ACS Infect. Dis., 2024 Feb 9, 10 (2), 732-745. (IF: 3.8, JCR: Top 21.5%)

~2023

• J. Kim, V. Sunkara, J. Kim, J. Ro, C.-J. Kim, E. M. Clarissa, S.-W. Jung, H. J. Lee, Y. -K. Cho*, “Prediction of tumor metastasis via extracellular vesicles-treated platelet adhesion on a blood vessel chip”, Lab Chip, 2022 Jul. 12, 22 (14), 2726-2740. (IF: 5.4, JCR: Top 8.7%)

• J. Kim, C. Lee, I. U. Kim, J. Ro, J. Kim, Y. Min, J. Park, V. Sunkara, Y. -S. Park, I. J. Michael, Y. -A. Kim, H. J. Lee, Y. -K. Cho*, “Three-dimensional human liver-chip emulating premetastatic niche formation by breast cancer-derived extracellular vesicles”, ACS Nano, 2020 Nov. 24, 14 (11), 14971–14981. (IF: 16.0, JCR: Top 6.5%)

• Y. -S. Park†, J. Kim†, J. M. Oh, S. Park, S. Cho, H. Ko, Y. -K. Cho*, “Near-field electrospinning for 3D stacked nanoarchitectures with high aspect ratio”, Nano Lett., 2020 Jan 8, 20 (1), 441–448. (IF: 9.1, JCR: Top 14.0%)

• H. E. Karakas†, J. Kim†, J. Park, J. M. Oh, Y. Choi, D. Gozuacik*, Y. -K. Cho*, “A microfluidic chip for screening individual cancer cells via eavesdropping on crosstalk with stroma niche”, Sci. Rep., 2017 May 17, 7 (1), 2050. (IF: 3.9, JCR: Top 18.1%)

• J. Ro, J Kim, Y. -K. Cho*, “Recent advances in spheroid-based microfluidic models to mimic tumour microenvironment”, Analyst, 2022 May 17, 147, 2023-2034 (Review paper). (IF: 3.3, JCR: Top 36.5%)

• C. -J. Kim†*, M. D. Kuczler†, L. Dong, J. Kim, S. R. Amend, Y. -K. Cho*, K. J. Pienta, “Extracellular vesicle uptake assay via confocal microscope imaging analysis”, J. Vis. Exp., 2022 Feb 14, 180, e62836. (IF: 1.0, JCR: Top 62.6%)

• C. -J. Kim†, J. Kim†, J. S. Del Río, J. Kim, D. Y. Ki, Y. -K. Cho*, “Fully automated light transmission aggregometry on a disc for platelet function tests”, Lab Chip, 2021 Nov. 25, 21, 4707-4715. (IF: 5.4, JCR: Top 8.7%)

• S. Kumar, M. Karmacharya, I. J. Michael, Y. Choi, J. Kim, I. U. Kim, Y. -K. Cho*, “Programmed exosome fusion for energy generation in living cells”, Nat. Catal., 2021 Sep. 13, 4, 763–774. (IF: 44.6, JCR: Top 0.3%)

• H. Wang, M. Park, R. Dong, J. Kim, Y. -K. Cho, T. Tlusty, S. Granick*, “Response to comment on “Boosted molecular mobility during common chemical reactions””, Science, 2021 Jan. 15, 371 (6526), eabe8678. (IF: 45.8, JCR: Top 1.9%)

• H. Wang, M. Park, R. Dong, J Kim, Y. -K. Cho, T. Tlusty, S. Granick*, “Boosted molecular mobility during common chemical reactions”, Science, 2020 Jul. 31, 369 (6503), 537–541. (IF: 45.8, JCR: Top 1.9%)

• I. J. Michael, S. Kumar, J. M. Oh, D. Kim, J. Kim, and Y. -K. Cho*, “Surface-engineered paper hanging drop chip for 3D spheroid culture and analysis”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018 Oct. 10, 10 (40), 33839–33846. (IF: 8.2, JCR: Top 17.9%)