Postdoctoral Fellow / Associate (2022.05 - present)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Laboratory for Translational Engineering (L4TE) LINK

Advisor: Prof. Giovanni Traverso

Postdoctoral Researcher (2020.09 - 2022.04)

Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

Advisor: Prof. Jang-Ung Park

*with mandatory military service as a government-selected technical researcher

Ph. D., Materials Science and Engineering (2016.03 - 2020.08)

Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST), Republic of Korea

Advisor: Prof. Jang-Ung Park

B. S., Materials Science and Engineering (2012.03 - 2016. 02)

Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST), Republic of Korea

• Soft materials and structures for bio-interface
  - Soft materials for conformal mechanical/electrical interfaces
  - Mechanical interaction between tissue-device under dynamic and static conditions
  - High-resolution 3D printing of soft functional materials

• Device systems for biomedical applications
  - Wearable and implantable electronics
  - Biosensing for continuous, long-term monitoring

• Sejong Science Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea (~$100,000 / year) (2021 ~2023)

• Samsung Humantech Paper Award, Physical device branch (Bronze medal, 2017)

• Samsung Humantech Paper Award, Mechanical engineering branch (Bronze medal, 2017)

SUMMARY

• Total Citations: 2,999 (Record date: Nov 6, 2024, Google Scholar)

• Average Citations per Article: 99.9

• H-index: 24

[First Author]

1. Y.-G. Park†, Y. W. Kwon†, C. S. Koh†, E. Kim†, D. H. Lee, S. Kim, J. Mun, Y.-M. Hong, S. Lee, J.-Y. Kim, J.-H. Lee, H. H. Jung*, J. Cheon*, J. W. Chang*, J.-U. Park*. In-vivo integration of soft neural probes through high-resolution printing of liquid electronics on the cranium.  Nature Communications 15, 1772 (2024). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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2. Y. W. Kwon†, D. B. Ahn†, Y.-G. Park†, E. Kim†, D. H. Lee, S.-W. Kim, K.-H. Lee, W.-Y. Kim, Y.-M. Hong, C. S. Koh, H. H. Jung*, J. W. Chang*, S.-Y. Lee*, J.-U. Park*. Power-integrated, wireless neural recording systems on the cranium using a direct printing method for deep brain analysis. Science Advances 10, eadn3784 (2024). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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3. Y.-G. Park†, H. S. An†, J.-Y. Kim*, J.-U. Park*. High-resolution, reconfigurable printing of liquid metal with three-dimensional structures. Science Advances 5(6), eaaw2844 (2019). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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4. Y.-G. Park†, H. Min†, H. Kim, A, Zhexembekova, C. Y. Lee*, J.-U. Park*. Three-Dimensional, High-Resolution Printing of Carbon Nanotube/Liquid Metal Composites with Mechanical and Electrical Reinforcement, Nano Letters 19(8), 4866-4872 (2019). (†These authors are equally contributed). – Selected as a Cover feature article of Nano Letters
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5. Y. W. Kwon†, E. Kim†, C. S. Koh†, Y.-G. Park†, Y.-M. Hong†, S. Lee, J. Lee, T. J. Kim, W. Mun, S. H. Min, S. Kim, J. A. Lim, H. H. Jung*, J.-U. Park*. Implantable Soft Neural Electrodes of Liquid Metals for Deep Brain Stimulation. ACS Nano 19(7), 7337-7349 (2025). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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6. J. Jang†, Y.-G. Park†, E. Cha, S. Ji, H. Hwang, G. G. Kim, J. Jin*, J.-U. Park*. 3D Heterogeneous Device Arrays for Multiplexed Sensing Platforms Using Transfer of Perovskites. Advanced Materials 33(30), 2101093 (2021). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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7. Y. H. Cho†, Y.-G. Park†, S. Kim†, J.-U. Park*. 3D Electrodes for Bioelectronics. Advanced Materials 2005805 (2021). (†These authors are equally contributed). – Selected as a Cover feature article of Advanced Materials
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8. K. Kim†, Y.-G. Park†, B. G. Hyun†, M. Choi†, J.-U. Park*. Recent advances in transparent electronics with stretchable forms. Advanced Materials 31(20), 1804690 (2019). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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9. Y.-G. Park†, I. Yun†, W. G. Chung†, W. Park†, D. H. Lee†, J.-U. Park*. High-Resolution 3D Printing for Electronics. Advanced Science 2104623 (2022). (†These authors are equally contributed). – Selected as a Cover feature article of Advanced Science
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10. H. S. An†, Y.-G. Park†, K. Kim, Y. S. Nam, M.-H. Song*, J.-U. Park*. High‐Resolution 3D Printing of Freeform, Transparent Displays in Ambient Air. Advanced Science 6(23), 1901603 (2019). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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11. B. Oh†, Y.-G. Park†, H. Jung, S. Ji, W. H. Cheong, J. Cheon*, W. Lee*, J.-U. Park*. Untethered Soft Robotics with Fully Integrated Wireless Sensing and Actuating Systems for Somatosensory and Respiratory Functions. Soft Robotics 7(5), 564-573 (2020). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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12. Y.-G. Park†, G.-Y. Lee†, J. Jang†, S. M. Yun†, E. Kim†, J.-U. Park*. Liquid Metal-Based Soft Electronics for Wearable Healthcare. Advanced Healthcare Materials 10(17), 2002280 (2021). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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13. Y.-G. Park†, J. Jang†, H. Kim, J. C. Hwang, Y. W. Kwon, J.-U. Park*.Self‐Healable, Recyclable Anisotropic Conductive Films of Liquid Metal‐Gelatin Hybrids for Soft Electronics, Advanced Electronic Materials 8(4), 2101034 (2022) (†These authors are equally contributed).
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14. Y.-G. Park†, E. Cha†, H. S. An, K.-P. Lee, M.-H. Song, H. K. Kim*, J.-U. Park*. Wireless phototherapeutic contact lenses and glasses with red light-emitting diodes. Nano Research 13, 1347-1353 (2020). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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15. Y. W. Kwon†, Y. S. Jun†, Y.-G. Park†, J. Jang†, J.-U. Park*. Recent Advances in Electronic Devices for Monitoring and Modulation of Brain. Nano Research 14, 3070-3095 (2021). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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16. Y.-G. Park†, H. Kim†, S.-Y. Park†, J.-Y. Kim*, J.-U. Park*. Instantaneous and Repeatable Self-Healing of Fully Metallic Electrodes at Ambient Conditions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11(44), 41497-41505 (2019). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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17. S. Kim†, Y.-G. Park†, J.-Y. Kim†, E. Kim, D. H. Lee, J.-H. Lee*, J. Cheon*, J.-U. Park*. Magnetic Manipulation of Locomotive Liquid Electrodes for Wireless Active Cardiac Monitoring. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15(24), 28954-28963 (2023). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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18. Y.-G. Park†, S. Lee†, J.-U. Park*. Recent Progress in Wireless Sensors for Wearable Electronics. Sensors 19(20), 4353 (2019). (†These authors are equally contributed)
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19. S. M. Yun†, M. Kim†, Y. W. Kwon†, H. Kim†, M. J. Kim†, Y.-G. Park†, J.-U. Park*. Recent Advances in Wearable Devices for Non-invasive Sensing. Applied Sciences 11(3), 1235 (2021). (†These authors are equally contributed).
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[Contributing Author]

1. J. Kim, J. Park, Y.-G. Park, E. Cha, M. Ku, H. S. An, K.-P. Lee, M.-I. Hur, J. Kim, T.-S. Kim, D.-W. Kim*, H. K. Kim*, J.-U. Park*. Soft, Smart Contact Lenses for Quantitative Remote Monitoring of Human Intraocular Pressures Using Mobiles. Nature Biomedical Engineering 5, 772 (2021).
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2. E. Kim, E. Jeong, Y.-M. Hong, I. Jeong, J. Kim, Y. W. Kwon, Y.-G. Park, J. Lee, S. Choi, J.-Y. Kim, J.-H. Lee*, S.-W. Cho*, J.-U. Park*. Magnetically reshapable 3D multi-electrode arrays of liquid metals for electrophysiological analysis of brain organoids. Nature Communications 16, 2011 (2025).
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3. M. Ku, J. Kim, J.-E. Won, W. Kang, Y.-G. Park, J. Park, J.-H. Lee, J. Cheon*, H. H. Lee*, J.-U. Park*. Smart, Soft Contact Lens for Wireless Immunosensing of Cortisol. Science Advances 6(28), eabb2891 (2020).
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4. J. Jang, J. Kim, H. Shin, Y.-G. Park, B. J. Joo, H. Seo, J. Won, D. W. Kim, C. Y. Lee, H. K. Kim, J.-U. Park. Smart Contact Lens and Transparent Heat Patch for Remote Monitoring and Therapy of Chronic Ocular Surface Inflammation Using Mobiles. Science Advances 7(14), eabf7194 (2021).
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5. J. Park, J. Kim, S.-Y. Kim, W. H. Cheong, J. Jang, Y.-G. Park, K. Na, Y.-T. Kim, J. H. Heo, C. Y. Lee*, J. H. Lee*, F. Bien*, J.-U. Park*. Soft, smart contact lenses with integrations of wireless circuits, glucose sensors, and displays. Science Advances 4(1), eaap9841 (2018).
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6. M. Kim, J. C. Hwang, S. Min, Y.-G. Park, S. Kim, E. Kim, H. Seo, W. G. Chung, J. Lee, S.-W. Cho*, J.-U. Park*. Multimodal Characterization of Cardiac Organoids Using Integrations of Pressure-Sensitive Transistor Arrays with Three-Dimensional Liquid Metal Electrodes. Nano Letters 22, 7892 (2022)
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7. I. Yun, Y. Lee, Y.-G. Park, H. Seo, W. G. Chung, S.-J. Park, J.-W. Cho, J. H. Lee, R. P. Srivastava, R. Kang, B. Lee*, D.-Y. Khang*, S.-K. Kim*, J. H. Noh*, J.-U. Park* Transferable Transparent Electrodes of Liquid Metals for Bifacial Perovskite Solar Cells and Heaters, Nano Energy 93, 106857 (2022)
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8. J. Park, B. G. Hyun, B. W. An, H. G. Im, Y.-G. Park, J. Jang, J.-U. Park*, B.-S. Bae*. Flexible transparent conductive films with high performance and reliability using hybrid structures of continuous metal nanofiber networks for flexible optoelectronics, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9(24), 20299-20305 (2017).
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9. H. J. Kim, S. Ji, J. Y. Han, H. B. Cho, Y.-G. Park, D. Choi, H. Cho, J.-U. Park*, W. B. Im*. Detection of cracked teeth using a mechanoluminescence phosphor with a stretchable photodetector array. NPG Asia Materials 14, 26 (2022).
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10. H. G. Im, B. W. An, J. Jin, J. Jang, Y.-G. Park, J.-U. Park*, B.-S. Bae*. A high-performance, flexible and robust metal nanotrough-embedded transparent conducting film for wearable touch screen panels. Nanoscale 8(7), 3916-3922 (2016).
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11. B. W. An, J. H. Shin, S.-Y. Kim, J. Kim, S. Ji, J. Park, Y. Lee, J. Jang, Y.-G. Park, E. Cho, S. Jo, J.-U. Park*. Smart sensor systems for wearable electronic devices. Polymers 9(8), 303 (2017).
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12. J. Paek, J. Kim, B. W. An, J. Park, S. Ji, S.-Y. Kim, J. Jang, Y. Lee, Y.-G. Park, E. Cho, S. Jo, S. Ju, W. H. Cheong, J.-U. Park*. Stretchable Electronic Devices Using Graphene and Its Hybrid Nanostructures. FlatChem 3, 71-91 (2017).
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13. K. Kim, B. G. Hyun, J. Jang, E. Cho, Y.-G. Park, J.-U. Park*. Nanomaterial-Based Stretchable and Transparent Electrodes. Journal of Information Display 17(4), 131-141 (2016).
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1. 10-26057890000, Manufacturing System and Method of 3D Micro Eletrode Array to measure bio signal using liquid metal (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2023.11.21)

2. 10-25238770000, Intracerebral implantable bioelectrode for sensing and stimulation of intracerebral nerve signals using room temperature liquid metal and manufacturing method thereof (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2023.04.17)

3. 10-25002090000, Electrode for detecting and stimulating intracerebral nerve signals in the form of liquid metal injected into biocompatible tube and manufacturing method thereof (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2023.02.10) 

4. 10-24845470000, Method for forming platinum nano-structures on gallium-based liquid metal surfaces and Liquid metal manufactured by the same method (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2022.12.30)

5. 10-23823180000, Manufacturing Method of Smart Contact Lens having Cholesterol Sensor, and Smart Contact Lens by the same method (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2022.03.30)

6. 10-19938120000, Room temperature liquid metal capsule and method of manufacturing the same (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2019.06.27)

7. 10-19938130000, Room temperature liquid metal capsule ink, method of manufacturing the same, and room temperature liquid metal capsule conductive wire formed by the same (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2019. 06. 21)

8. 10-19648810000, Stretchable package for healing devices using liquid metal capsules and manufacturing method of the same (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2019.03.27)

9. 10-19373690000, Method for manufacturing elastic electrode pattern structure and elastic electrode pattern structure thereof (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2019.01.04)

10. 10-18037750000, Glasses for night blindness (Korean Domestic, Registration date: 2017.11.27)

• Junior Editorial Board Member - Soft Science (May 2022 - present) JOURNAL LINK

• Reviewer of academic journals - Nature Communications, ACS Nano, etc.