Byeong-Su Kim Postdoctoral Associate Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota

Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films for Biological Applications

I have joined the Hammond Group as a postdoctoral research associate in February 2007 after completing my Ph.D. study under the supervision of Prof. T. Andrew Taton at the Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota. In my graduate research, I have integrated self-assembling amphiphilic block copolymers and inorganic nanoparticles into composite nanostructures and explored their potential uses as recyclable enzyme supports, biological labels for extreme physiological conditions, and triggered drug delivery vehicles.

I am currently investigating the polyelectrolyte multilayer films constructed through layer-by-layer deposition technique for the potential applications of drug delivery and wound healing. Besides, as an extension of our past work on the spontaneous assembled biomolecule on the multilayered polyelectrolyte films, I will be integrating other inorganic nanostructures into the polyelectrolyte multilayers.