WON LABORATORY AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY

 

Our laboratory studies problems fundamental to developing new ways (nanotechnologies) to treat cancer and respiratory diseases. Areas of focus include: (1) development of nanoparticle therapeutics (radio-sensitizers and pulmonary surfactants) and polymer-based drug/gene delivery systems, (2) investigations on interfacial phenomena of polymers (with emphasis on Langmuir monolayers of polymers, block copolymer micelles, and polymer/polyelectrolyte brushes), (3) understanding of the complex behavior of charged polymers (“polyelectrolytes”), and (4) fabrication of complex functional structures by self-assembly of block copolymers and colloids. Links to individual publications are available at the Google Scholar page (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=xrm0ATF9pvUC&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate).

 

 

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

 

1)        A. P. Patel, C. R. Schorr, N. J. Streb, V. J. Pizzuti, D. Viswanath, K. Sarkar, R. Misra, J. Lee, Y.-Y. Won, “Pilot-Scale Optimization of the Solvent Exchange Production and Lyophilization Processing of PEG-PLA Block Copolymer-Encapsulated CaWO4 Radioluminescent Nanoparticles for Theranostic Applications”, submitted, 2020.

 

2)        H. Wee, Y.-Y. Won, “Brownian Diffusion of Colloidal Microspheres at Polymer Micelle-Laden Air-Water Interfaces: Evidence for a Transition from a Capillary Curvature Effect-Dominant to a Marangoni Stress Effect-Dominant Regime at Dilute Micelle Surface Concentrations”, submitted, 2020.

 

3)        Y.-Y. Won, D. Ramkrishna, “Addition to “Revised Formulation of Fick’s, Fourier’s, and Newton’s Laws for Spatially Varying Linear Transport Coefficients””, ACS Omega 5(51), 33484-33487, 2020 (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02856).

 

4)        J. Yoo, Y.-Y. Won, “Phenomenology of the Initial Burst Release of Drugs from PLGA Microparticles”, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 6(11), 6053-6062, 2020 (DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01228).

 

5)        D. W. Kim, G. A. Medvedev, J. M. Caruthers, J. Y. Jo, Y.-Y. Won, J. Kim, “Enhancement of Mechano-Sensitivity for Spiropyran-Linked Poly(dimethylsiloxane) via Solvent Swelling”, Macromolecules 53(18), 7954-7961, 2020 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00985).

 

6)        V. J. Pizzuti, D. Viswanath, S. E. Torregrosa-Allen, M. P. Currie, B. D. Elzey, Y.-Y. Won, “Bilirubin-Coated Radio-Luminescent Particles for Radiation-Induced Photodynamic Therapy”, ACS Applied Bio Materials 3(8), 4858-4872, 2020 (DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00354).

 

7)        J. Lee, J. Pan, J. Chun, Y.-Y. Won, “Unexpected Conformational Behavior of Poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)-Poly(propylene carbonate)-Poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) (PPEGMA-PPC-PPEGMA) Amphiphilic Block Copolymers in Micellar Solution and at the Air-Water Interface”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 566, 304-315, 2020 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.080). Corrigendum: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 586, 596, 2021 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.126).

 

8)        V. J. Pizzuti, R. Misra, J. Lee, S. E. Torregrosa-Allen, M. P. Currie, S. R. Clark, A. P. Patel, C. R. Schorr, Y. Jones-Hall, M. O. Childress, J. M. Plantenga, N. J. Rancilio, B. D. Elzey, Y.-Y. Won, “Folic Acid-Conjugated Radioluminescent Calcium Tungstate Nanoparticles as Radio-Sensitizers for Cancer Radiotherapy”, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 5(9), 4776-4789, 2019 (DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00773).

 

9)        Y.-Y. Won, D. Ramkrishna, “Revised Formulation of Fick’s, Fourier’s, and Newton’s Laws for Spatially Varying Linear Transport Coefficients”, ACS Omega 4(6), 11215-11222, 2019 (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00736).

 

10)     R. Misra, K. Sarkar, J. Lee, V. J. Pizzuti, D. S. Lee, M. P. Currie, S. E. Torregrosa-Allen, D. E. Long, G. A. Durm, M. P. Langer, B. D. Elzey, Y.-Y. Won, “Radioluminescent Nanoparticles for Radiation-Controlled Release of Drugs”, Journal of Controlled Release 303, 237-252, 2019 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.04.033).

 

11)     B. Chun, J. S. Park, H. W. Jung, Y.-Y. Won, “Shear-Induced Particle Migration and Segregation in Non-Brownian Bidisperse Suspensions under Planar Poiseuille Flow”, Journal of Rheology 63(3), 437-453, 2019 (DOI: 10.1122/1.5065406).

 

12)     H. C. Kim, M. V.  Suresh, V. V. Singh, D. Q. Arick, D. A. Machado-Aranda, K. Raghavendran, Y.-Y. Won, “Polymer Lung Surfactants”, ACS Applied Bio Materials 1(3), 581-592, 2018 (DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00061).

 

13)     J. Lee, S. D. Jo, H. Chung, W. Um, R. Chandrasekar, Y. H. Choi, V. M. Shalaev, Y.-Y. Won, “Laser-Induced CO2 Generation from Gold Nanorod-Containing Poly(propylene carbonate)-Based Block Polymer Micelles for Ultrasound Contrast Enhancement”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10(31), 26084-26098, 2018 (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b09630).

 

14)     H. C. Kim, D. Q. Arick, Y.-Y. Won, “Air-Water Interfacial Properties of Chloroform-Spread versus Water-Spread Poly((D,L-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-block-ethylene glycol) (PLGA-PEG) Polymers”, Langmuir 34(16), 4874-4887, 2018 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00566).

 

15)     H. C. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, “Clinical, Technological, and Economic Issues Associated with Developing New Lung Surfactant Therapeutics”, Biotechnology Advances 36(4), 1185-1193, 2018 (DOI: 10.​1016/​j.​biotechadv.​2018.​03.​017).

 

16)     S. D. Jo, J. Lee, M. K. Joo, V. Pizzuti, N. J. Sherck, S. Choi, B. S. Lee, S. H. Yeom, S. Y. Kim, S. H. Kim, I. C. Kwon, Y.-Y. Won, “PEG-PLA-Coated and Uncoated Radio-Luminescent CaWO4 Micro- and Nanoparticles for Concomitant Radiation and UV-A/Radio-Enhancement Cancer Treatments”, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 4(4), 1445-1462, 2018 (DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00119).

 

17)     S. R. Clark, K. Y. Lee, H. Lee, J. Khetan, H. C. Kim, Y. H. Choi, K. W. Shin, Y.-Y. Won, “Determining the Effects of PEI Adsorption on the Permeability of 1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate Membranes under Osmotic Stress”, Acta Biomaterialia 65, 317-326, 2018 (DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.10.027).

 

18)     N. J. Sherck, Y.-Y. Won, “A Simulation Study on the Feasibility of Radiotherapy Dose Enhancement with Calcium Tungstate and Hafnium Oxide Nano- and Microparticles”, Medical Physics 44(12), 6583-6588, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/mp.12588). An earlier and longer version of this article (titled “A Simulation Study on the Feasibility of Radio Enhancement Therapy with Calcium Tungstate and Hafnium Oxide Nanoparticles”) has been published in arXiv (http://arxiv.org/abs/1608.05302).

 

19)     S.-E. Kim, B.-R. Lee, H. Lee, S. D. Jo, H. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, J. Lee, “Near-Infrared Plasmonic Assemblies of Gold Nanoparticles with Multimodal Functions for Targeted Cancer Theragnosis”, Scientific Reports 7, 17327, 2017 (DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-17714-2).

 

20)     H. C. Kim, Y. H. Choi, W. Bu, M. Meron, B. Lin, Y.-Y. Won, “Increased Humidity Can Soften Glassy Langmuir Polymer Films by Two Mechanisms: Plasticization of the Polymer Material, and Suppression of the Evaporation Cooling Effect”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19, 10663-10675, 2017 (DOI: 10.1039/C7CP00785J).

 

21)     S.-E. Kim, S. D. Jo, K. C. Kwon, Y.-Y. Won, J. Lee, “Genetic Assembly of Double-Layered Fluorescent Protein Nanoparticles for Cancer Targeting and Imaging”, Advanced Science 1600471, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/advs.201600471).

 

22)     J. Lee, S. Choi, K. H. Kim, H. G. Heng, S. E. Torregrosa-Allen, B. S. Ramsey, B. D. Elzey, Y.-Y. Won, “Non-Toxic Formulations of Scintillation Nanocrystals for Use as X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) Contrast Agents”, Bioconjugate Chemistry 28(1), 171-182, 2017 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00451).

 

23)     N. J. Sherck, H. C. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, “Elucidating a Unified Mechanistic Scheme for the DBU-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide to Poly(lactic acid), PLA”, Macromolecules 49(13), 4699-4713, 2016 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00621).

 

24)     S. D. Jo, S. H. Ku, Y.-Y. Won, S. H. Kim, I. C. Kwon, “Targeted Nanotheranostics for Future Personalized Medicine: Recent Progress in Cancer Therapy”, Theranostics 6(9), 1362-1377, 2016 (DOI: 10.7150/thno.15335).

 

25)     J. Lee, N. J. Rancilio, J. M. Poulson, Y.-Y. Won, “Block Copolymer-Encapsulated CaWO4 Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Formulation, and Characterization”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8(13), 8608–8619, 2016 (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b00727).

 

26)     H. C. Kim, H. Lee, J. Khetan, Y.-Y. Won, “Surface Mechanical and Rheological Behaviors of Biocompatible Poly((D,L-lactic acid-ran-glycolic acid)-block-ethylene glycol) (PLGA-PEG) and Poly((D,L-lactic acid-ran-glycolic acid-ran-ε-caprolactone)-block-ethylene glycol) (PLGACL-PEG) Block Copolymers at the Air-Water Interface”, Langmuir 31(51), 13821-13833, 2015 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03622).

 

27)     D. Q. Arick, Y. H. Choi, H. C. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, “Effects of Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Functioning of the Lung”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 225, 218-228, 2015 (DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2015.10.002).

 

28)     H. Lee, J. Lee, J. Park, T. Kwon, S. Hong, Y.-Y. Won, “CO2-Producing Polymer Micelles”, Polymer Degradation and Stability 120, 149-157, 2015 (DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.07.002).

 

29)     H. C. Kim, H. Lee, H. J. Jung, Y. H. Choi, M. Meron, B. Lin, J. Bang, Y.-Y. Won, “Humidity-Dependent Compression-Induced Glass Transition of the Air-Water Interfacial Langmuir Films of Poly(D,L-lactic acid-ran-glycolic acid) (PLGA)”, Soft Matter 11, 5666-5677, 2015 (DOI: 10.1039/C4SM02535K).

 

30)     H. Kim, J. Lee, Y.-Y. Won, “A Simple Derivation of the Critical Condition for the Ultrasonic Atomization of Polymer Solutions” Ultrasonics 61, 20-24, 2015 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2015.04.007).

 

31)     V. Tsouris, M. K. Joo, S. H. Kim, I. C. Kwon, Y.-Y. Won, “Nano Carriers That Enable Co-Delivery of Chemotherapy and RNAi Agents for Treatment of Drug-Resistant Cancers”, Biotechnology Advances 32(5), 1037-1050, 2014 (DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.05.006).

 

32)     H. Lee, V. Tsouris, Y. Lim, R. Mustafa, J. Choi, Y. H. Choi, H.-W. Park, M. Meron, B. Lin, Y.-Y. Won, “Macroscopic Lateral Heterogeneity Observed in a Laterally-Mobile Immiscible Mixed Polyelectrolyte/Neutral Polymer Brush”, Soft Matter 10, 3771-3782, 2014 (DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00022F).

 

33)     H. Lee, Y. Kim, P. G. Schweickert, S. F. Konieczny, Y.-Y. Won, “A Photo-Degradable Gene Delivery System for Enhanced Nuclear Gene Transcription”, Biomaterials 35(3), 1040-1049, 2014 (DOI:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.10.030).

 

34)     Y.-Y. Won, H. Lee, ““pH Phoresis”: A New Concept That Can Be Used for Improving Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells”, Journal of Controlled Release 170(3), 396-400, 2013 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.06.016). See "Nanoparticles, 'pH phoresis' could improve cancer drug delivery" in Purdue News (July 8, 2013).

 

35)     D. J. Gary, J. Min, Y. Kim, K. Park, Y.-Y. Won, “The Effect of N/P Ratio on the In Vitro and In Vivo Interaction Properties of PEGylated Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-Based siRNA Complexes”, Macromolecular Bioscience 13(8), 1059-1071, 2013 (DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201300046).

 

36)     H. W. Park, J. Choi, K. Ohn, H. Lee, J. W. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, “Study of the Air-Water Interfacial Properties of Biodegradable Polyesters and Their Block Copolymers with Poly(ethylene glycol)”, Langmuir 28(31), 11555-11566, 2012 (DOI: 10.1021/la300810q).

 

37)     H. Lee, D. H. Kim, K. N. Witte, K. Ohn, J. Choi, B. Akgun, S. Satija, Y.-Y. Won, “Water is a Poor Solvent for Densely Grafted Poly(ethylene oxide) Chains: A Conclusion Drawn from a Self-Consistent Field Theory-Based Analysis of Neutron Reflectivity and Surface Pressure-Area Isotherm Data”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 116(24), 7367-7378, 2012 (DOI: 10.1021/jp301817e).

 

38)     H. Lee, D. H. Kim, H.-W. Park, N. A. Mahynski, K. Kim, M. Meron, B. Lin, Y.-Y. Won, “Reduced Water Density in a Poly(ethylene oxide) Brush”, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 3, 1589-1595, 2012 (DOI: 10.1021/jz3002772).

 

39)     D. H. Kim, A. Wei, Y.-Y. Won, “Preparation of Super-Stable Gold Nanorods via Encapsulation into Block Copolymer Micelles”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 4(4), 1872-1877, 2012 (DOI: 10.1021/am300198v).

 

40)     R. Nap, Y.-Y. Won, I. Szleifer, “Confinement Induced Lateral Segregation of Polymer Coated Nanospheres”, Soft Matter 8(5), 1688-1700, 2012 (DOI: 10.1039/c2sm06549e).

 

41)     D. H. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, “In Situ-Polymerized Carbon Nanotube/Polyimide Nanocomposites: Effect of Reaction Stoichiometry on the Glass Transition Properties of the Nanocomposites”, Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 6(1), 45-56, 2012 (DOI: 10.1002/mren.201100027). This article has been highlighted on the front cover of the journal.

 

42)     D. J. Gary, H. Lee, R. Sharma, J.-S. Lee, Y. Kim, Z. Y. Cui, D. Jia, V. D. Bowman, P. R. Chipman, L. Wan, Y. Zou, G. Mao, K. Park, B.-S. Herbert, S. F. Konieczny, Y.-Y. Won, “Influence of Nano-Carrier Architecture on In Vitro siRNA Delivery Performance and In Vivo Biodistribution: Polyplexes vs. Micelleplexes”, ACS Nano 5(5), 3493-3505, 2011 (DOI: 10.1021/nn102540y).

 

43)     H. Lee, S. H. Son, R. Sharma, Y.-Y. Won, “A Discussion of the pH-Dependent Protonation Behaviors of Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and Poly(ethylenimine-ran-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (P(EI-r-EOz))”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115(5), 844-860, 2011 (DOI: 10.1021/jp109151s).

 

44)     U. S. Kestur, H. Lee, D. Santiago, C. Rinaldi, Y.-Y. Won, L. S. Taylor, “Effects of the Molecular Weight and Concentration of Polymer Additives, and Temperature on the Melt Crystallization Kinetics of a Small Drug Molecule”, Crystal Growth & Design 10(8), 3585-3595, 2010 (DOI: 10.1021/cg1004853).

 

45)     J. Hur, N. A. Mahynski, Y.-Y. Won, “Crystallization of Bidisperse Repulsive Colloids in Two-Dimensional Space: A Study of Model Systems Constructed at the Air-Water Interface”, Langmuir 26(14), 11737-11749, 2010 (DOI: 10.1021/la101313r).

 

46)     K. N. Witte, S. Kewalramani, I. Kuzmenko, W. Sun, M. Fukuto, Y.-Y. Won, “Formation and Collapse of Single-Monomer-Thick Monolayers of Poly(n-Butyl Acrylate) at the Air-Water Interface”, Macromolecules 43(6), 2990-3003, 2010 (DOI: 10.1021/ma901842q).

 

47)     J. Hur, K. N. Witte, W. Sun, Y.-Y. Won, “On the Origins of the Salt-Concentration-Dependent Instability and Lateral Nanoscale Heterogeneities of Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes: Gradient Brush Experiment, and Flory-Type Theoretical Analysis”, Langmuir 26(3), 2021-2034, 2010 (DOI: 10.1021/la902549b).

 

48)     Y.-Y. Won, R. Sharma, S. F. Konieczny, “Missing Pieces in Understanding the Intracellular Trafficking of Polycation/DNA Complexes”, Journal of Controlled Release 139(2), 88-93, 2009 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.06.031). Erratum: Journal of Controlled Release 152(2), 326, 2009 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.04.003).

 

49)     K. N. Witte, S. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, “Self-Consistent Field Theory Study of the Effect of Grafting Density on the Height of a Weak Polyelectrolyte Brush”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 113(32), 11076-11084, 2009 (DOI: 10.1021/jp809814j).

 

50)     K. N. Witte, J. Hur, W. Sun, S. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, “Evidence of Lateral Nanoscale Heterogeneities in Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes”, Macromolecules 41(23), 8960-8963, 2008 (DOI: 10.1021/ma801412u).

 

51)     R. Sharma, J.-S. Lee, R. C. Bettencourt, C. Xiao, S. F. Konieczny, Y.-Y. Won, “Effects of the Incorporation of a Hydrophobic Middle Block into a PEG-Polycation Diblock Copolymer on the Physicochemical and Cell Interaction Properties of the Polymer-DNA Complexes”, Biomacromolecules 9(11), 3294-3307, 2008 (DOI: 10.1021/bm800876v).

 

52)     J. Hur, Y.-Y. Won, “Fabrication of High-Quality Non-Close-Packed 2D Colloid Crystals by Template-Guided Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) Particle Deposition”, Soft Matter 4(6), 1261-1269, 2008 (DOI: 10.1039/b716218a). See "Self-assembling Method Could Lead to Inexpensive Diamond-like Crystals for Technology" in ScienceDaily (April 22, 2008). This article was one of the ten most downloaded Soft Matter articles for April 2010 (http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/sm/top10.asp)

 

53)     J. Hur, Y.-Y. Won, “Two-Dimensional Colloid Crystals Templated by Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Patterns”, Langmuir 24(10), 5382-5392, 2008 (DOI: 10.1021/la704050t).

 

54)     K. N. Witte, Y.-Y. Won, “Effect of Interfacial Curvature on Mixed Polyelectrolyte and Neutral Polymer Brushes: An SCF Numerical Analysis”, Macromolecules 41(7), 2735-2738, 2008 (DOI: 10.1021/ma071682e).

 

55)     Y. Zhao, M. T. Carvajal, Y.-Y. Won, M. T. Harris, “Preparation of Calcium Alginate Microgel Beads by an Electrodispersion Reactor Using an Internal Source of Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles”, Langmuir 23(25), 12489-12496, 2007 (DOI: 10.1021/la701795y).

 

56)     D. Zhu, M. A. Haidekker, J.-S. Lee, Y.-Y. Won, J. C.-M. Lee, “Application of Molecular Rotors to the Determination of the Molecular Weight-Dependence of Viscosity in Polymer Melts”, Macromolecules 40(21), 7730-7732, 2007 (DOI: 10.1021/ma0702288).

 

57)     D. J. Gary, N. Puri, Y.-Y. Won, “Polymer-Based siRNA Delivery: Perspectives on the Fundamental and Phenomenological Distinctions from Polymer-Based DNA Delivery”, Journal of Controlled Release 121(1-2), 64-73, 2007 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.05.021).

 

58)     K. N. Witte, Y.-Y. Won, “Self-Consistent Field (SCF) Analysis of Mixed Polyelectrolyte and Neutral Polymer Brushes”, Macromolecules 39(22), 7757-7768, 2006 (DOI: 10.1021/ma0608370).

 

59)     R. Sharma, A. Goyal, J. M. Caruthers, Y.-Y. Won, “Inhibitive Chain Transfer to Ligand in the ATRP of n-Butyl Acrylate”, Macromolecules 39(14), 4680-4689, 2006 (DOI: 10.1021/ma060374y).

 

60)     Y.-Y. Won, S. P. Meeker, V. Trappe, D. A. Weitz, N. Z. Diggs, J. I. Emert, “Effect of Temperature on Carbon Black Agglomeration in Hydrocarbon Liquid with Adsorbed Dispersant”, Langmuir 21(4), 924-932, 2005 (DOI: 10.1021/la047906t).

 

61)     P. E. Trapa, Y.-Y. Won, S. C. Mui, E. A. Olivetti, B. Huang, D. R. Sadoway, A. M. Mayes, S. Dallek, “Rubbery Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Solid-State, Thin-Film Lithium Batteries”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 152(1), A1-A5, 2005 (DOI: 10.1149/1.1824032).

 

62)     Y.-Y. Won, “Imaging Nanostructured Fluids Using Cryo-TEM”, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 21(1), 296-302, 2004 (DOI: 10.1007/BF02705412). This article has been referenced in an STTR call from the US Army, titled “Nanoscale In-Solution TEM Sample Stage with Manipulation Capability (A08-T029)” (January 22, 2008).

 

63)     Y.-Y. Won, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, “Molecular Exchange in PEO-PB Micelles in Water”, Macromolecules 36(3), 953-955, 2003 (DOI: 10.1021/ma021439+).

 

64)     M. M. Santore, D. E. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, D. A. Hammer, “Effect of Surfactant on Unilamellar Polymeric Vesicles: Altered Membrane Properties and Stability in the Limit of Weak Surfactant Partitioning”, Langmuir 18(20), 7299-7308, 2002 (DOI: 10.1021/la0201319).

 

65)     J. F. Hester, P. Banergee, Y.-Y. Won, A. Akthakul, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, “ATRP of Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers Based on PVDF and Their Use as Membrane Additives”, Macromolecules 35(20), 7652-7661, 2002 (DOI: 10.1021/ma0122270).

 

66)     P. E. Trapa, B. Huang, Y.-Y. Won, D. R. Sadoway, A. M. Mayes, “Block Copolymer Electrolytes Synthesized by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for Solid-State, Thin-Film Lithium Batteries”, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 5(5), A85-A88, 2002 (DOI: 10.1149/1.1461996).

 

67)     Y.-Y. Won, A. K. Brannan, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, “Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy (Cryo-TEM) of Micelles and Vesicles Formed in Water by Poly(ethylene oxide)-based Block Copolymers”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106(13), 3354-3364, 2002 (DOI: 10.1021/jp013639d).

 

68)     B. M. Discher, H. Bermudez, D. A. Hammer, D. E. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, “Crosslinked Polymersome Membranes: Vesicles with Broadly Adjustable Stability”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106(11), 2848-2854, 2002 (DOI: 10.1021/jp011958z).

 

69)     Y.-Y. Won, K. Paso, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, “Comparison of Original and Cross-linked Wormlike Micelles of Poly(ethylene oxide-b-butadiene) in Water: Rheological Properties and Effects of Poly(ethylene oxide) Addition”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 105(35), 8302-8311, 2001 (DOI: 10.1021/jp004078d).

 

70)     J. C.-M. Lee, H. Bermudez, B. M. Discher, M. Sheehan, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, D. E. Discher, “Preparation, Stability, and In Vitro Performance of Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers”, Biotechnology and Bioengineering 73(2), 135-145, 2001 (DOI: 10.1002/bit.1045).

 

71)     B. Jeong, M. R. Kibbey, J. C. Birnbaum, Y.-Y. Won, A. Gutowska, “Thermogelling Biodegradable Polymers with Hydrophilic Backbones: PEG-g-PLGA”, Macromolecules 33(22), 8317-8322, 2000 (DOI: 10.1021/ma000638v).

 

72)     Y.-Y. Won, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, M. Agamalian, G. D. Wignall, “Segment Distribution of the Micellar Brushes of Poly(ethylene oxide) via Small-Angle Neutron Scattering”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104(30), 7134-7143, 2000 (DOI: 10.1021/jp000457v). Addition/Correction: Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104(38), 9054-9054, 2000 (DOI: 10.1021/jp002934f).

 

73)     Y. Zheng, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, H. T. Davis, L. E. Scriven, Y. Talmon, “Directly Resolved Core-Corona Structure of Block Copolymer Micelles by Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscopy”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 103(47), 10331-10334, 1999 (DOI: 10.1021/jp9923264).

 

74)     B. M. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, J. C.-M. Lee, J. Eggs, F. S. Bates, D. E. Discher, D. A. Hammer, “Polymersomes: Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers”, Science 284 (5417), 1143-1146, 1999 (DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5417.1143).

 

75)     Y.-Y. Won, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, “Giant Wormlike Rubber Micelles”, Science 283 (5404), 960-963, 1999 (DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5404.960).

 

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

 

76)     Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, “Nonionic Block Copolymer Wormlike Micelles”, in Giant Micelles: Properties and Applications (Editors: R. Zana, E. W. Kaler), CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.

 

 

PUBLISHED PATENTS

 

77)     (a) “Radioluminescent Nanoparticles for Radiation-Triggered Controlled Release Drugs” Y.-Y. Won, R. Misra, J. Lee, pending U.S. Provisional Patent, Application No. 62/556,289, PRF Reference No. 68028-01, filed on September 8, 2017. (b) “Radioluminescent Nanoparticles for Radiation-Triggered Controlled Release Drugs” Y.-Y. Won, R. Misra, J. Lee, K. Sarkar, V. J. Pizzuti, pending PCT/U.S. Patent, Application No. 18/49823, PRF Reference No. 68028-02, filed on September 7, 2018.

 

78)     (a) “Polymer Lung Surfactants” Y.-Y. Won, H. C. Kim, pending U.S. Provisional Patent, Application No. 62/374,325, PRF Reference No. 67605-01, filed on August 12, 2016. (b) “Polymer Lung Surfactants” Y.-Y. Won, H. C. Kim, pending PCT/U.S. Patent, Application No. 17/46426, PRF Reference No. 67605-02, filed on August 11, 2017. (c) “Polymer Lung Surfactants” Y.-Y. Won, H. C. Kim, pending U.S. Continuation-in-Part Patent, Application No. 15881723, PRF Reference No. 67605-03, filed on January 26, 2018.

 

79)     (a) “Radio-Luminescent Particles for Enhancement of Radiation Cancer Therapy”, Y.-Y. Won, M. K. Joo, B. S. Lee, S. Y. Kim, pending U.S. Provisional Patent, Application No. 62/101,275, PRF Reference No. 78695.P1.US, filed on January 8, 2015. (b) “Radio-Luminescent Particles for Enhancement of Radiation Cancer Therapy”, Y.-Y. Won, J. Lee, S. D. Jo, M. K. Joo, B. S. Lee, S. Y. Kim, S. H. Kim, pending PCT/U.S. Patent, Application No. 16/12616, PRF Reference No. 67028-03, filed on January 8, 2016. (c) “Non-Toxic Formulations of Radio-Luminescent Nanoparticles for Use as Cancer Radio-Sensitizing Agents” Y.-Y. Won, J. Lee, pending PCT/U.S. Patent, Application No. 16/12684, PRF Reference No. 67028-02, filed on January 8, 2016. (d) “Non-Toxic Formulations of Radio-Luminescent Nanoparticles for Use as Cancer Radio-Sensitizing Agents” Y.-Y. Won, J. Lee, nationalized in the U.S. on July 8, 2017 (PRF Reference No. 67028-04). (e) “Non-Toxic Formulations of Radio-Luminescent Nanoparticles for Use as Cancer Radio-Sensitizing Agents” Y.-Y. Won, J. Lee, nationalized in the E.U. on August 8, 2017 (PRF Reference No. 67028-05).

 

80)     (a) “Poly(alkylene carbonate)-Based Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Methods of Use Thereof”, Y.-Y. Won, H. Lee, J. Lee, J. Park, S. Hong, pending U.S. Provisional Patent, Application No. 62/078,738, PRF Reference No. 78595.P1.US, filed on November 12, 2014. (b) “Poly(alkylene carbonate)-Based Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Methods of Use Thereof”, Y.-Y. Won, H. Lee, J. Lee, J. Park, S. Hong, pending PCT/U.S. Patent, Application No. 15/60430, PRF Reference No. 66901-02, filed on November 12, 2015. (c) “Poly(alkylene carbonate)-Based Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Methods of Use Thereof”, Y.-Y. Won, H. Lee, J. Lee, J. Park, S. Hong, nationalized in the U.S. on May 12, 2017 (PRF Reference No. 66901-03).

 

81)     (a) “Preparation of Super-Stable Gold Nanorods via Encapsulation into Block Copolymer Micelles”, Y.-Y. Won, D. H. Kim, pending U.S. Provisional Patent, Application No. 61/619,548, PRF Reference No. 66166.P1.US, filed on April 3, 2012. (b) “Block Copolymer (BCP) Encapsulated Nanoparticles and Methods of Use Thereof”, Y.-Y. Won, D. H. Kim, R. P. Andres, pending U.S. Patent, Application No. 13/837,705, PRF Reference No. 66166-02, filed on March 15, 2013, granted on October 10, 2017.

 

82)     “Cross-linked Polymersomes and Related Encapsulating Membranes”, D. E. Discher, B. M. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, J. C.-M. Lee, F. S. Bates, D. A. Hammer, U.S. Patent No. 7,867,512, filed on February 20, 2007, granted on January 11, 2011.

 

83)     “Polymersomes and Related Encapsulating Membranes”, D. E. Discher, B. M. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, J. C.-M. Lee, F. S. Bates, D. A. Hammer, U.S. Patent No. 7,217,427 B2, filed on July 1, 2004, granted on May 15, 2007.

 

84)     “Polymersomes and Related Encapsulating Membranes”, D. E. Discher, B. M. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, J. C.-M. Lee, F. S. Bates, D. A. Hammer, U.S. Patent No. 6,835,394, filed December 14, 1999, granted on December 28, 2004.