JP KYUSHU UNIVERSITY
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CHO Iksung
Name Assistant Professor

CHO Iksung

Professional Affiliation

Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE)

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Major areas of research

Research theme :
Developing a new strategy for how novel biomaterials affect single stem cell behavior
Developing hydrogels with advanced functionalities for tissue regeneration

<Specialties>
Polymeric biomaterial, Hydrogel, Stimuli-responsive, Self-healing material, Single-cell encapsulation, Cell mechanotransduction

Phone number

+81-92-802-6238

E-mail

iksung_cho'@'ms.ifoc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Publications

  1. I.S. Cho, P. Gupta, N. Mostafazadeh, S.W Wong, S. Saichellappa, S. Lenzini, Z. Peng, J.W. Shin, Deterministic Single Cell Encapsulation in Asymmetric Microenvironments to Direct Cell Polarity, Advanced Science, 10(3), 2206014 (2022)
    DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202206014
  2. S.W. Wong, C. Tamatam+, I.S. Cho+, P.T. Toth, R. Bargi, P. Belvitch, J.C. Lee, J. Rehman, S.P. Reddy, J.W. Shin, “Inhibition of aberrant tissue remodeling by mesenchymal stromal cells singly coated with soft gels presenting defined chemomechanical cues, Nature Biomedical Engineering, 6(1), 54-66 (2021).
    DOI : https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-021-00740-x
  3. I.S. Cho, T. Ooya, “Cell‐Encapsulating Hydrogel Puzzle: Polyrotaxane‐Based Self‐Healing Hydrogels” Chemistry-A European Journal, 26(4), 913-920 (2020)
    DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201904446
  4. I.S. Cho, H.M. Oh, M.O. Cho, B.S Jang, J.K. Cho, K.H. Park, S. W. Kang, K.M. Huh, “Synthesis and characterization of thiolated hexanoyl glycol chitosan as a mucoadhesive thermogelling polymer”, Biomaterials research, 22(30), 1-10  (2018)
    DOI : https://doi.org/10.1186/s40824-018-0137-7
  5. I.S. Cho, C.G. Park, B.K. Huh, M.O. Cho, Z. Khatun, Z. Li, S.W. Kang, Y.B. Choy, K.M. Huh, “A thermos-sensitive hexanoyl glycol chitosan-based ocular delivery system for glaucoma therapy”, Acta biomaterialia, 39, 124-132 (2016)
    DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2016.05.011

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