JOURNAL PAPERS

    JW Song, J Sung*, J Choi*, and SY Kim*. Effect of thermal history on the competitive carbonization and surface oxidation of Spin-on Carbon hardmasks, Polymer Testing, Accepted (2026) [link]

    J Jung, HW Kang, E Kim, SJ Wang, JH Lee, S Jeon*, and SY Kim*. Alginate-based sustainable process to augment the aspect ratio of low-melting-point alloy microparticles, Chemical Engineering Journal, Accepted (2026) [link]

    IJ Lee, S Je, JH Choi, H Lee, J Lee*, and SY Kim*.  A Cure-Kinetics-Based Framework Linking Residual Stress Evolution to Strength Degradation in Carbon/Cyanate Ester Laminates, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, Accepted (2026) [link]

    K Kim, J Shim, S Kim, G Hwang, Y Park, J Booth, J Bae, J Kim, M Oh, M Chae, J Jeon, J Lee, J Lee, M Chae, S Choi, Y Kim, S Lee, S Kang, J Park, Y Kim, W Lee, I Kim, K Kim, S Choi, J Sun, R Kramer-Bottiglio, M Ok, J Kim, J Hyun, K Lee, J Kim, SY Kim*, M Kaltenbrunner*, and S Kang* .  Biodegradable yet hyperdurable robotic fingers for zero-waste soft electronics, Nature Sustainability (2026) [link]

    J Sung*, ES Jeon, J Jeong, J Ryu, H Kim, D Kang, S Choi, J  Choi*, and SY Kim*.  Scalable Fabrication of High-Performance Spin-On Carbon Hardmask via Carbonization, Results in Engineering, 29, 109445 (2026) [link]

    H Jang, B Park, S Kim, D Kim, JW Yi, J Kim, J Lee, SY Kim, DG Seong, MK Um, and Y Oh*.  Interpenetrating three-dimensional carbon nanotube nanocage network for exceptional thermal and structural stability in polymer composites, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 9, 54 (2026) [link]

    SN Moon, JW Song, SY Kim*, and WI Lee*.  Confinement-Induced Flow Resistance in Polystyrene Thin Films: A Semi-Empirical Framework for Nanoimprint Lithography, Polymer Testing, 109039 (2025) [link]

    SJ Wang, JH Jang, JK Kim, JM Baek, JH Lee, JW Jeong, HH Keum, SP Kim, and SY Kim*. Self-healing carbon fiber/epoxy laminates with particulate interlayers of a low-melting-point alloy, Composites Part B: Engineering, 286, 111792 (2024) [link]

    JW Jeong, IJ Kim, YY Choi, SH Lim, SK Kim, HW Kang, D Shah, R Baines, J Booth, R Kramer-Bottiglio, and SY Kim*. Spikebot: a multigait tensegrity robot with linearly extending struts, Soft Robotics, 11, 2 (2024) [link]

    MH Oh, YH Kim, J Han, Y Kim, D Kim, KS Kim, JY Lee, SK Kim, MS Kwon, SY Kim, and SK Kang*. Magnetically actuated trigger transient soft actuators comprising on-demand photo-initiated and thermo-degradable polypropylene carbonate–photo-acid generator, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16, 10 (2024) [link]

    H Yeon, A Kumar, J Song, J Lee, SJ Wang, SY Kim, J Cho, D Cho*, and TA Kim*. On-demand degradable and acid-generating polymers using phenacyl ester derivatives, Macromolecules, 57, 6 (2024) [link]

    JW Ko, HB Seo, JH Lee, SY Kim*, and SY Lee*. Scalable processing parameters to fabricate silicon elastomer microparticles using a blade-free planetary mixer with a thixotropic medium, Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 57, 100756 (2023) [link]

    MH Oh, YH Kim, SM Lee, GS Hwang, KS Kim, YN Kim, JY Bae, JY Kim, JY Lee, YC Kim, SY Kim*, and SK Kang*. Lifetime-configurable soft robots via photodegradable silicone elastomer composites, Science Advances, 9, 34 (2023) [link]

    SH Yum, WI Lee, and SY Kim*. A comparison study of polymer-matrix nanocomposites as sacrificial thermal protective materials, Materials Today Communications, 34, 105381 (2023) [link]

    SY Kim, ST Eristoff, L Sanchez-Botero, TL Buckner, OD Yirmibesoglu, and R Kramer-Bottiglio*. Soft actuators made of discrete grains, Advanced Materials, 34, 16 (2022) [link]

    SY Kim, S Liu, SW Sohn, J Jacobs, MD Shattuck, CS O’Hern, J Schroers, M Loewenberg, and R Kramer-Bottiglio*. Static-state particle fabrication via rapid vitrification of a thixotropic medium, Nature Communications, 12, 3768 (2021) [link]

    S Liu, SY Kim, KE Henry, DS Shah, and R Kramer-Bottiglio*. Printed and laser-activated liquid metal-elastomer conductors enabled by Ethanol/PDMS/Liquid Metal double emulsions, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 23108 (2021) [link]

   TL Burkener, RA Bilodeau, SY Kim, and R Kramer-Bottiglio*. Roboticizing fabric by integrating functional fibers, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 202006211 (2020) [link]

   SY Kim, Y Choo, RA Bilodeau, MC Yeun, G Kaufman, DS Shah, CO Osuji, and R Kramer-Bottiglio*. Sustainable manufacturing of sensors onto soft systems using self-coagulating conductive Pickering emulsions, Science Robotics, 5, 39 (2020) [link]

   TL Burkener, MC Yuen, SY Kim, and R Kramer-Bottiglio*. Enhanced variable stiffness and variable stretchability enabled by phase-changing particulate additives, Advanced Functional Materials, 29, 50 (2019) [link]

    SY Kim, R Baines, J Booth, N Vasios, K Bertoldi, and R Kramer-Bottiglio*. Reconfigurable soft robot trajectories using unidirectionally stretchable composite laminae, Nature Communications, 10, 3464 (2019) [link]

    SY Kim, TW Lim, NR Sottos*, and SR White. Manufacture of carbon-fiber prepreg with thermoplastic/epoxy resin blends and microencapsulated solvent healing agents, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 121, 365-375 (2019) [link]

    J Kong, D Nordlund, J Jin, SY Kim, SM Jin, D Huang, Y Zheng, C Karpovich, G Sertic, H Wang, J Li, G Weng, A Francisco, M Mariano, S Maclean, T Goh, JY Kim, and AD Taylor*. Underwater Organic Solar Cells via Selective Removal of Electron Acceptors near the Top Electrode, ACS Energy Letters, 4, 5, 1034-1041 (2019) [link]

    SY Kim, NR Sottos*, and SR White. Self-healing of fatigue damage in cross-ply glass/epoxy laminates, Composites Science and Technology, 175, 122-127 (2019) [link]

    SY Kim, AR Jones, NR Sottos, and SR White*. Manufacturing of unidirectional glass/epoxy prepreg with microencapsulated liquid healing agents, Composites Science and Technology, 153, 190-197 (2017) [link]  

    TQ Doan, LS Leslie, SY Kim, R Bhargava, SR White, and NR Sottos*. Characterization of core-shell microstructure and self-healing performance of electrospun fiber coatings, Polymer, 107, 263-272 (2016) [link]

J Lee, MN Silberstein, AA Abdeen, SY Kim, and KA Kilian*. Mechanochemical functionalization of disulfide linked hydrogels, Materials Horizons, 5, 469-484 (2016) [link]

SY Kim, T Tanimoto, K Uchino, CH Nam, S Nam, and WI Lee*. Effects of PZT particle-enhanced ply interfaces on the vibration damping behavior of CFRP composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 42, 1477-1482 (2011) [link]