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Peer-reviewed Papers

H. Park, Y. Lee, J. Kim, J. Y. Sim, Y. Na and C. K. Yoon  

3D printed swelling-driven shape-morphing pH-responsive hydrogel gripper

Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBC), 2023. 

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Q. Huang*, T. Deng*, W. Xu*, C. K. Yoon*, Q. Zhao*, Y. Lin, T. Li, Y. Yang, M. Shen, 
S. Thon, J. B. Khurgin, and D. H. Gracias 

Solvent Responsive Self-folding of 3D Photosensitive Graphene Architectures

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 5 (4), 202000195, 2023.  [Editors' choice]

*: Contributed equally to this work

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Y. Lee, H.Choi, Y. Choi, S. M. Park and C. K. Yoon  

Four-Dimensional Printing of Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogel-Based Soft Robots

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), 191, 2023.  

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J. Kim*, H. Park* and C. K. Yoon  

Advances in Biodegradable Soft Robots 

Polymers, 14, 21, pp. 4574, 2022. 

[Invited special issue: Advanced Additive Processes and 3D Printing for Polymer Composites]

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I. Song, Y. Kim, B. H. Lee, M. Chae, S. Kim, C. K. Yoon, M. K. Joo, J. Shin, S. M. Kim, and C. Ko

Tailorable Electonic and Electric Properties of Graphene with Selective Decoration of

Silver Nanoparticles by Laser-Assisted Photoreduction

Nanomaterials, 12, 20, pp. 3549, 2022. 

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H. Son*, Y. Park*, Y. Na#, and C. K. Yoon#

4D Multiscale Origami Soft Robots: A Review

Polymers, 14, 19, pp. 4235, 2022. 

[Invited special issue: Advanced Additive Processes and 3D Printing for Polymer Composites]

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E. Oh, Y. Lee, H. Shim, H. Son, E. Byun, C. K. Yoon and S. H. Song 

Light Responsive Plasmonic Silicone Elastomer/hydrogel soft actuator

Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBC), 2022. 

A. Cangialosi, C. K Yoon, J. Fern, T. D. Nguyen, D. H. Gracias, R. B. Schulman

Molecular DNA Strand-displacement controllers for directing material expansion

US Patent APP.  16/964,467, 2021. 

D. H. Gracias, T. D. Nguyen, C. K. Yoon, R. B. Schulman, A. Cangialosi, R. Sui

Programmable Soft Robot

US Patent APP.  16/634,994, 2020. 

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H. Son*, E. Byun*, Y. J. Yoon. J. Nam, S. H. Song#, and C. K. Yoon#

Untethered Actuation of Hybrid Hydrogel Gripper via Ultrasound

ACS Macro Letters  9, pp. 1766-1772, 2020. 

*: Contributed equally to this work  #: Co-corresponding

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H. Son and C. K. Yoon

Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Soft Robots with Integrated Hybrid Materials

Actuators  9, pp. 115, 2020.

[Invited special issue: Hybrid Actuators Based on Low Dimensional Materials or Functional Polymers]

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Q. Jin, Y. Yang, J. Jacson, C. K. Yoon and D. H. Gracias 

Untethered Grippers for Active Single Cell Biopsy

Nano Letters  20, pp. 5383-5390, 2020. 

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C. K. Yoon

Advances in Biomimetic Stimuli Responsive Soft Grippers 

Nano Convergence  6, pp. 20, 2019.

[Invited special issue: Soft Materials]

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K. Kobayashi*, C. K. Yoon*, S. H. Oh, Z. Liu, J. V. Pagaduan, and D. H. Gracias 

Biodegradable Thermomagnetically Responsive Soft Untethered Grippers

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, pp. 151-159, 2019. 

*: Contributed equally to this work and the order of authorship is alphabetical.

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M. Kaya, A. Denasi, S. Scheggi, E. Agbahca, C. K. Yoon, D. H. Gracias, and S. Misra 

A Multi-rate State Observer for Visual Tracking of Magnetic Micro-Agents using

2D Slow Medical Imaging Modalities

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IEEE IROS)  

pp. 1-8, 2018.

S. Scheggi, C. K. Yoon, A. Ghosh, D. H. Gracias and S. Misra 

A GPU-Accelerated Model-Based Tracker for Untethered Submillimeter Grippers

Robotics and Automous Systems, 103, pp. 111-121, 2018.

K. Kobayashi*, S. H. Oh*, C. K. Yoon, and D. H. Gracias 

Multi-temperature Responsive Self-Folding Soft Biomimetic Structures

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 39, 1700692, 2018. [Featured on the cover]

*: Contributed equally to this work and the order of authorship is alphabetical.

J. Guo, T. Shroff, C. K. Yoon, J. Liu, J. C. Breger, D. H. Gracias, and T. D. Nguyen 

Bidirectional and Biaxial Curving of Thermoresponsive Bilayer Plates with Stiff Segments

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 16, pp. 6-12, 2017. [Featured on the cover]

A. Cangialosi*, C. K. Yoon*, J. Liu, Q. Huang, J. Guo, T. D. Nguyen, D. H. Gracias, and R. Schulman 

DNA-Sequence-Directed Shape Change of Photopatterned Hydrogels via High-Degree Swelling

Science, 357, pp. 1126-1130, 2017.

*: Contributed equally to this work and the order of authorship is alphabetical.

[Highlights]

JHU NEWS, HUB, A new way to create "soft robots'-DNA triggers that cause hydrogels to change shape,

Sep. 2017. 

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Swell Findings in Hydrogels, March 2018

A. Ghosh, C. K. Yoon, F. Ongaro, S. Scheggi, F. M. Selaru, S. Misra, and D. H. Gracias 

Stimuli Responsive Soft Untethered Grippers for Drug Delivery and Robotic Surgery

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 3, pp. 1-9, 2017.

[Invited special issue: Soft Robotics and Healthcare]

F. Ongaro*, S. Scheggi*, C. K. Yoon*, F. van den Brink, S. H. Oh, D. H. Gracias, and S. Misra 

Autonomous Planning and Control of Soft Untethered Grippers in Unstructured Environments

Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics, 12, pp. 45-52, 2017.

*: Contributed equally to this work and the order of authorship is alphabetical.

S. Scheggi, T. C. K. Kumar, C. K. Yoon, B. Sawaryn, G. van den Steeg, D. H. Gracias, and S. Misra 

Magnetic Motion Control and Planning of Untethered Soft Grippers Using Ultrasound Image Feedback

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),

pp. 6156-6161, 2017.

C. Pacchierotti, F. Ongaro, F. van den Brink, C. K. Yoon, D. Prattichizzo, D. H. Gracias, and S. Misra

Steering and Control of Miniaturized Untethered Soft Magnetic Grippers with Haptic Assistance

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 15, pp. 290- 306, 2017. 

S. Pandey, N. Macias, C. Ciobanu, C. K. Yoon, C. Teuscher, and D. H. Gracias 

Assembly of a 3D Cellular Computer Using Folded E-Blocks

Micromachines, 7, pp. 78, 2016.

[Invited special issue: Building by self-assembly]

S. Scheggi, C. K. Yoon, D. H. Gracias, and S. Misra 

Model-Based Tracking of Miniaturized Grippers Using Particle Swarm Optimization

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IEEE IROS)  

pp. 454-459, 2016.

F. Ongaro, C. Pacchierotti, C. K. Yoon, D. Prattichizzo, D. H. Gracias, and S. Misra 

Evaluation of Electromagnetic System with Haptic Feedback for Control of Untethered Soft Grippers Affected by Disturbances

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics 

(IEEE BioRob), pp. 908-913, 2016.

F. Ongaro, C. K. Yoon, F. van den Brink, M. Abayazid, S. H. Oh, D. H. Gracias, and S. Misra 

Control of Untethered Soft Grippers for Pick-and-Place Tasks

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics 

(IEEE BioRob), pp. 299-304, 2016.

S. Pandey*, C. K. Yoon*, Z. Zhang, H. R. Kwag, J. Hong, and D. H. Gracias 

Patterned Soft-Micropolyhedra by Self-Folding and Molding

IEEE 29th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS)

pp. 203-206, 2016.

*: Contributed equally to this work and the order of authorship is alphabetical.

T. Deng*, C. K. Yoon*, Q. Jin, M. Li, Z. Liu, and D. H. Gracias 

Self-Folding Graphene-Polymer Bilayers

Applied Physics Letters,106, pp. 203108, 2015.

*: Contributed equally to this work and the order of authorship is alphabetical.

J. C. Breger, C. K. Yoon, R. Xiao, H. R. Kwag, M. Wang, J. Fisher, T. D. Nguyen, and D. H. Gracias 

Self-Folding Thermo-Magnetically Responsive Soft-Microgrippers

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces7 pp. 3398-3405, 2015.

[Highlights] Gizmag, Tiny robotic hand-like grippers dissolve in the body after performing task,  Feb. 2015.

                    ACS Press Release, Tiny robotic hands could improve cancer diagnostics, drug delivery, Feb. 2015.

                    IEEE Spectrum, Medical microbots take a fantastic voyage into reality, June 2015.

                    Wired (Germany) Die Nano Docs, Apr. 2015

                    Chemistry World (RSC), Soft robots get a grip, Mar. 2016

                    Chemical and Engineering (C&E) News, Harnessing the power of shape shifting materials, Feb 2018

 

J. H. Park, C. K. Yoon, Q. Jin, L. Chen, and D. H. Gracias 

Rolled-up Nanoporous Membranes by Nanoimprint Lithography and Strain Engineering

IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE NEMS),

pp. 233-237, 2015. [Best conference paper]

C. K. Yoon, R. Xiao, J. H. Park, J. Cha, T. D. Nguyen, and D. H. Gracias 

Functional Stimuli Responsive Hydrogel Devices by Self-Folding

Smart Materials and Structures, 23, pp. 094008, 2014. 

[Special issue on Origami based morphing structures]

N. Macias, S. Pandey, A. Deswandikar, C. K. Kothapalli, C. K. Yoon, D. H. Gracias and C. Teuscher 

A Cellular Architecture for Self-Assembled 3D Computational Devices

IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Nanoscale Architecture (NANOARCH),

pp. 116-121, 2013

C. K. Yoon and D. P. Field

Evolution of Annealing Twins in Thin Film Microstructure

Journal of Electronic Materials, 39, pp. 191-199, 2010

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