WISE-Lab

2025

  • H. Hwang, J. Kim, S. Jeon, S-M. Jo, S. Park, H. An, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt*, S. Wooh*, “Metal Nanodot Array via Thin Oil Layer-Assisted DropwiseSolid-State Dewetting”, Small Science, Vol. 5, article # 2500311, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202500311
  • H. Hwang, Y. Zhao, K. Li, J. Lee, C. Lv, S. Wooh*, “A Universal Way to Manipulate Droplet via Light-Fueled Thermocapillary Convection”, Advanced Functional Materials, article # e07795, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202507795
  • J. Park, C. S. Moon, J. M. Lee, S. A. Rahat, S. M. Kim, J. T. Pham, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt, S. Wooh*, “Bioinspired Capillary Force-Driven Super-Adhesive Filter”, Nature, Vol. 643, pp. 388-394, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09156-y
    “Highly efficient air filter inspired by mucus-covered nasal hair”, https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02125-5
  • H. Kim, S. Fujii*, S. Wooh*, “Evaporation‑Driven Three‑Dimensional Supraparticle Synthesis Using Multiple Liquid‑Repellent Surface Templates”, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 42, pp. 1629-1636, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-024-00365-1
  • H. Hwang, S. Fujii*, S. Wooh* “Effect of Surface Tension on Thermocapillary Convection‑Driven Droplet Transport”, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 42, pp. 529-536, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-024-00368-y
  • S.-J. Park, T. Hwang, S. Jo, S. Wooh, H. Lee, Y. Jung, J. Yoo*, “Unveiling the Diverse Principles for Developing Sprayable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications”, Biomacromolecules, Vol. 26, pp. 753-772, 2025. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.biomac.4c01312 
  • K. Ko, K. Chaudhuri, J. Park, S. Wooh, B. M. Yavitt, J. T. Pham, “Spreading of Dynamically Crosslinked Polydimethylsiloxane Drops”, Journal of Polymer Science, Vol. 63, pp.514-521, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20240881
  • J. Lee, J. Park, K. H. Jung, S. Lee, J. J. Lee, S. Wooh, D. W. Lee*, “Enhancing Resistance to Wetting Transition through the Concave Structures”, Advanced Materials, Vol. 37, article # 2409389, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202409389

 

2024

  • W. Shim, J. Heo, J. Lee, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt, S. Wooh*, “Surface-Templated Polymer Microparticle Synthesis Based on Droplet Microarrays“, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol. 45, article # 2400521, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202400521
  • Y. Lee, M.G. Jo, S. Jeon, C. Kim, J. Kim, S. Wooh, K.Y. Yoo*, H. Yoon*, “Directionally Cracked Mesoporous Colloidal Films by Manipulating Notch Angles and Their Anisotropic Wicking Behavior”, Small Structures, Vol. 5, article # 2400159, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202400159
  • G. H. Choi, S. Wooh, C. B. Kim*, “Styrenic Block Copolymer-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives without Volatile Compounds Using Organic Eutectic Liquid”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Vol. 6, pp 607–615, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c02228
  • I. Khan, Y. Gu, S. Wooh*, “Shape-Controlled First-Row Transition Metal Vanadates for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting”, Chemical Record, Vol. 24, article # e202300127, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202300127

 

2023

  • I. Khan, S. S. Shah, A. Hendi, M. Ashraf, Y. Cho, S. Ali*, S. Wooh*, “Tailoring performance of hybrid supercapacitors by fluorine-rich block copolymer-derived carbon coated mixed-phase TiO2 nanoparticles”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 968, article # 172175, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172175
  • M. Ashraf, R. Ali, I. Khan, N. Ullah, M. S. Ahmad, T. Kida, S. Wooh, W. Tremel*, U. Schwingenschlögl*, M. N. Tahir*, “Bandgap Engineering of Melon Using Highly Reduced Graphene Oxide for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution”, Advanced Materials, Vol. 35, article # 2301342, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202301342
  • J. M. Lee, J. Park, J. Ko, Y. Shin, D. Shin, W. Shim, J. H. Lee, M. Kappl, J. Lee*, S. Wooh*, “Autonomous Self-healable Scratch-free Bilayer Anti-corrosion Film”, Applied Surface Science, vol. 631, article # 157484, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157484
  • J. Heo, J. Lee, W. Shim, H. Kim, S. Fujii, J. Lim, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt, S. Wooh*, “Evaporation-driven Supraparticle Synthesis by Self-Lubricating Colloidal Dispersion Microdrops”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 15, pp 38986–38995, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c07719
  • I. Khan, N. Baig, A. Bake, M. Haroon, M. Ashraf, A. Al-Saadi, M. N. Tahir, S. Wooh*, “Robust Electrocatalysts Decorated Three-dimensional Laser-induced Graphene for Selective Alkaline OER and HER”, Carbon, vol. 213, article # 118292, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118292
  • H. Y. Woo, D. Chae, S. Son, H. Hwang, T. Yoon, H. Lim, S. Wooh, H. Lee*, T. Paik*, “Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling with Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change n-octadecane/SiO2 Nanobeads”, Optical Materials, vol. 139, article # 113812, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2023.113812
  • J. H. Oh, G. H. Han, J. Kim, J. E. Lee, H. Kim, S. K. Kang, H. Kim, S. Wooh, P. S. Lee, H. W. Jang*, S. Y. Kim*, S. H. Ahn*, “Self-supported Electrodes to Enhance Mass Transfer for High-performance Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer”, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 460, article # 141727, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141727
  • A. Laroche, A. Naga, C. Hinduja, A. A. Sharifi, A. Saal, H. Kim, N. Gao, S. Wooh, H.-J. Butt, R. Berger, D. Vollmer*, “Tuning Static Drop Friction”, Droplet, vol. 2, article # e42, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/dro2.42

 

2022

  • J.-H. Kim, S. Kim, H. Kim, S. Wooh, J. Cho, M. D. Dickey, J.-H. So, H. J. Koo*, “Imbibition-induced Selective Wetting of Liquid Metal”, Nature Communications, vol. 13, article # 4763, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32259-3
  • H. Kim, J. E. Lee, S.-M. Jo, S. Wooh*, “Universal Large-scale and Solvent-free Surface Modification of Inorganic Particles via Facile Mechanical Grinding”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol. 10, pp. 9679-9686, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c01069
  • I. Khan, J. H. Lee, J. Park, S. Wooh*, “Nano/micro-structural Engineering of Nafion Membranes for Advanced Electrochemical Applications”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, vol. 26, article # 101511, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2022.101511
  • Y. Lee, J. Kim, S. Lee, S. Wooh, H. Yoon*, K. Char*, “Cracking of Colloidal Films to Generate Rectangular Fragments”, Langmuir, vol. 38, pp. 4935-4941, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00328
  • H. Hwang, P. Papadopoulos, S. Fujii*, S. Wooh*, “Driving Droplets on Liquid Repellent Surfaces via Light-Driven Marangoni Propulsion”, Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 32, article # 2111311, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202111311
  • S.-M. Jo, J. Kim, J.E. Lee, F. R. Wurm, K. Landfester*, S. Wooh*, “Multimodal Enzyme-Carrying Suprastructures for Rapid and Sensitive Biocatalytic Cascade Reactions”, Advanced Science, vol. 9, article # 2104884, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202104884
  • J. Kim, S. M. Lee, J. S. You, N. Y. Kim, S. Wooh, S. T. Chang*, “Dewetting-driven Self-assembly of Web-like Silver Nanowire Networked Film for Highly Transparent Conductors”, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, vol. 107, pp. 410-417, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2021.12.011

 

2021

  • W. Shim, C. Moon, H. Kim, H. Kim, H. Zhang, S. Kang, P. Lee*, S. Wooh*, “Tailoring the Morphology of Supraparticles by Primary Colloids with Different Shapes, Sizes and Dispersities”, Crystals, vol. 11, article # 79, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11020079
  • J. Kim, H. Hwang, H.-J. Butt, S. Wooh*, “Designing the Shape of Supraparticles by Controlling the Apparent Contact Angle and Contact Line Friction of Droplets”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 588, pp. 157-163, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.072
  • J. Kim, W. Shim, S.-M. Jo, S. Wooh*, “Evaporation Driven Synthesis of Supraparticles on Liquid Repellent Surfaces”, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, vol. 95, pp. 170-181, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2020.12.017.

 

2020

  • J. Joo, M. Kang, H.-S. Moon, S. Wooh, J. Lee*, “Design and Experimental Studies of Self-healable Anti-corrosion Coating: Passivation of Metal Surfaces by Silicone Oil Impregnated Porous Oxides”, Surface & Coating Technology, vol. 404, article # 126595, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126595
  • L. Chen, S. Park, J. Yoo, H. Hwang, H. Kim, J. Lee, J. Hong, S. Wooh*, “One‐Step Fabrication of Universal Slippery Lubricated Surfaces”, Advanced Materials Interfaces, vol. 7, article # 2000305, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202000305
  • J. Lee, S. Wooh, C.-H. Choi*, “Fluorocarbon Lubricant Impregnated Nanoporous Oxide for Omnicorrosion-Resistant Stainless Steel”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 558, pp. 301-309, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.117

 

2019

  • J. Liu, L. Ye, S. Wooh, M. Kappl, W. Steffen*, H.-J. Butt*, “Optimizing Hydrophobicity and Photocatalytic Activity of PDMS-Coated Titanium Dioxide”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 11, pp. 27422-27425, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b07490
  • L. Chen, J. Hong, H.-J. Butt, S. Wooh*, “Liquid-Repellent Metal Oxide Photocatalysts”, Chemistry – A European Journal,  vol. 25, pp. 4535-4542, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201804411
  • M. Hu, H.-J. Butt, K. Landfester, M. B. Bannwarth, S. Wooh*, H. Thérien-Aubin*, “Shaping the Assembly of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles”, ACS Nano, vol. 13, pp. 3015-3022, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b07783
  • J. Lee, J. Yoo, J. Kim, Y. Jang, K. Shin, E. Ha, S. Ryu, B.-G. Kim, S. Wooh*, K. Char*, “Development of Multimodal Antibacterial Surfaces Using Porous Amine-Reactive Films Incorporating Lubricant and Silver Nanoparticles”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 11, pp. 6550-6560, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b20092
  • H. Tan, S. Wooh*, H.-J. Butt, X. Zhang*, D. Lohse*, “Porous Supraparticle Assembly Through Self-Lubricating Evaporating Colloidal Ouzo Drops”, Nature Communications, vol. 10, article # 478, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08385-w

 

2018

  • D. Kwon, S. Wooh, H. Yoon*, K. Char*, “Mechanoresponsive Tuning of Anisotropic Wetting on Hierarchically Structured Patterns”, Langmuir, vol. 34, pp. 4732-4738, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00496
  • N. Gao*, F. Geyer, D. W. Pilat, S. Wooh, D. Vollmer, H.-J. Butt, R. Berger*, “How Drops Start Sliding Over Solid Surfaces”, Nature Physics, vol. 14, pp. 191-196, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys4305

 

2017

  • J. T. Pham, M. Paven, S. Wooh, T. Kajiya, H.-J. Butt*, D. Vollmer, “Spontaneous Jumping, Bouncing and Trampolining of Hydrogel Drops on a Heated Plate”, Nature Communications, vol. 8, article # 905, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01010-8
  • S. Wooh and H.-J. Butt*, “A Photocatalytically Active Lubricant Impregnated Surface”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 56, pp. 4965-4969, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201611277
  • S. Wooh, N. Encinas, D. Vollmer, H.-J. Butt*, “Stable Hydrophobic Metal-Oxide Photocatalysts via Grafting Polydimethylsiloxane Brush”, Advanced Materials, vol. 29, article # 1604637, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201604637
  • T. Sekido, S. Wooh*, R. Fuchs, M. Kappl, Y. Nakamura, H.-J. Butt*, S. Fujii*, “Controlling the Structure of Supraballs by pH-Responsive Particle Assembly”, Langmuir, vol. 33, pp. 1995-2002, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04648

 

2016

  • T. Kajiya, S. Wooh, Y. Lee, K. Char, D. Vollmer, H.-J. Butt*, “Cylindrical Chains of Water Drops Condensing on Microstructured Lubricant-Infused Surfaces”, Soft Matter, vol. 12, pp. 9377-9382, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SM01883A
  • S. Wooh, S. Lee, Y. Lee, J.-h. Ryu, W. B. Lee, H. Yoon*, K. Char*, “Isolated Mesoporous Microstructures Prepared by Stress Localization-Induced Crack Manipulation”, ACS Nano, vol. 10, pp. 9259-9266, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b03044
  • S. Wooh and D. Vollmer*, “Silicone Brushes: Omniphobic Surfaces with Low Sliding Angles”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 55, pp. 6822-6824, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201511895

 

2015

  • S. Wooh, H. Huesmann, M. N. Tahir, M. Paven, K. Wichmann, D. Vollmer, W. Tremel, P. Papadopoulos*, H.-J. Butt*, “Synthesis of Mesoporous Supraparticles on Superamphiphobic Surfaces”, Advanced Materials, vol. 27, pp. 7338-7343, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201503929
  • Y.-G. Lee, D. Song, J. H. Jung, S. Wooh, S. Park, W. Cho, W. Wei, K. Char*, Y. S. Kang*, “TiO2 Surface Engineering with Multifunctional Oligomeric Polystyrene Coadsorbent for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, RSC Advances, vol. 5, pp. 68413-68419, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA12889G
  • S. Wooh, T.-Y. Kim, D. Song, Y.-G. Lee, T. K. Lee, V. W. Bergmann, S. A. L. Weber, J. Bisquert, Y. S. Kang*, K. Char*, “Surface Modification of TiO2 Photoanodes with Fluorinated Self-Assembled Monolayers for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 7, pp. 25741-25747, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b07211

 

2014

  • J. Yang, C. K. Suman, J. Kim, W.-J. Song, S. Wooh, K. Char, C. Lee*, “Fabrication of Transparent Al:LiF Composite/MoO3 Interconnecting Layers for Tandem White Organic Light Emitting Devices”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol. 14, pp. 5898-5902, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2014.8461
  • S. Wooh, J. H. Koh, S. Lee, H. Yoon*, K. Char*, “Trilevel-Structured Superhydrophobic Pillar Arrays with Tunable Optical Functions”, Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 24, pp. 5550-5559, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201400228
  • A. Breivogel, S. Wooh, J. Dietrich, T. Y. Kim, Y. S. Kang, K. Char, K. Heinze*, “Anchor-Functionalized Push-Pull-Substituted Bis(tridentate) Ruthenium(II) Polypyridine Chromophores: Photostability and Evaluation as Photosensitizers”, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry., vol. 2014, pp. 2720-2734, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201402091

 

2013

  • T. Kim, S. Wooh, J. G. Son,* K. Char*, “Orientation Control of Block Copolymer Thin Films Placed on Ordered Nanoparticle Monolayers”, Macromolecules, vol. 46, pp. 8144-8151, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma401601f
  • S. Wooh, Y.-G. Lee, M. N. Tahir, D. Song, M. Meister, F. Laquai, W. Tremel, J. Bisquert, Y. S. Kang*, K. Char*, “Plasmon-Enhanced Photocurrent in Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by the Inclusion of Gold / Silica Core-Shell Nanoparticles into a TiO2 Photoanode”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 1, pp. 12627-12634, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TA11712J
  • S. Wooh, H. Yoon, J.-H. Jung, Y.-G. Lee, J. H. Koh, B. Lee, Y. S. Kang*, K. Char*, “Efficient Light Harvesting with Micropatterned 3D Pyramidal Photoanodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Advanced Materials, vol. 25, pp. 3111-3116, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201300085

 

2011

  • Y.-G. Lee, S. Park, W. Cho, T. Son, P. Sudhagar, J. H. Jung, S. Wooh, K. Char*, Y. S. Kang*, “Effective Passivation of Nanostructured TiO2 Interfaces with PEG Based Oligomeric Coadsorbents To Improve the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 116, pp. 6770-6777, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp210360n