Publications

Bioinspired Glycolipids as Dust Mitigation Agents for Mining Environments. Grinnell DE, Lee T, Root RA, Maier RM, Hogan DE, Kim M. (Revision after review) 

Recombinant Keratin: Comprehensive Review of Synthesis, Hierarchical Assembly, Properties, and Applications. Lee SY, Van Dyke ME and Kim M. 2025 Acta Biomaterialia (Accepted) 

Slowing Down Ice Melting from Thermal Radiation Using Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Eggshells. Kim MS and Kim M. Journal of Emerging Investigators 2024 https://doi.org/10.59720/23-063

Ligand-Mediated Mechanical Enhancement in Protein Complexes at Nano- and Macro-Scale. Kim SY, Cathey MVJ, Bounds BC, Scholl Z, Marszalek PE, and Kim M ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16, 1, 272–280 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c14653

Tailoring the Formation and Stability of Self-Assembled Structures from Precisely Engineered Intrinsically Disordered Protein Polymers: A Comprehensive Review. Doole FT, Camp C, and Kim M. Giant 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.giant.2023.100158 

Non-Covalently Associated Streptavidin Multi-Arm Nanohubs Exhibit Mechanical and Thermal Stability in Cross-Linked Protein-Network Materials. Knoff DS*, Kim S*, Fajardo Cortes KA, Rivera J, Cathey MVJ, Altamirano D, Camp C, and Kim M. Biomacromolecules, 2022 doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00544;  Preprint is also available at bioRxiv; *co-first authors 

Layered Supramolecular Hydrogels from Thioglycosides. Y. Wang, L. Kegel, D. Knoff, B. Deodhar, A. Astachkine, M. Kim and J. Pemberton. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2022;10(20):3861-75. doi: 10.1039/d2tb00037g 

Environmentally Friendly Methylcellulose Blend Binder for Hydrophobic Dust Control. Lee, T; Camp, C. P.; Kim, B.; Kim, M. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022; 4, 1512-1522. 

Alteration of Fibrin Hydrogel Gelation and Degradation Kinetics through Addition of Azo Dyes. Gandhi, J. K.; Heinrich L.; Knoff, D. S.; Kim, M.; Marmorstein, A. D. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A 2021; 1-12

Environmentally Friendly Methylcellulose-based Binders for Active and Passive Dust Control. Lee, T.; Kim, S.; Kim, S. Y.; Kwon, N-Y.; Ryo, S.; Hwang, D.*; Kim, M.*, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020; 12(45), 50860-50869

Cytoskeleton-Inspired Artificial Protein Design to Enhance Polymer Network Elasticity. Knoff, D. S.; Szczublewski, H.; Altamirano, D.; Fajardo, K.; Kim, M., Macromolecules, 2020; 53(9): 3464-71. 

Noncytotoxic Dityrosine Photocrosslinked Polymeric Materials with Targeted Elastic Moduli. Camp, C. P.; Ingrid, P.; Knoff, D. S.; Li, Z.; Maxwell, C. J.; Cohen, A. T.; Wertheimer, A.*; Kim, M.* Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020, 8:173 

Liquid Amphiphilic Polymer for Effective Airborne Dust Suppression. Lee, T.; Park, J.; Knoff, D. S.; Kim, K.; Kim, M., RSC Advances, 2019; 9(68): 40146-51

Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) Dust Control Using Biocompatible Polymers. Park, J; Kim, K.; Lee, T.; Kim, M., Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Journal, 2019, 36: 785

Selective Biomolecular Separation System Inspired by the Nuclear Pore Complex and Nuclear Transport. Kim, M.; Chen, W. G.; Souza, B. S.; Olsen, B. D., Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2017,2, 149-158

Classical Challenges in the Physical Chemistry of Polymer Networks and the Design of New Materials. Wang, R.; Sing, M. K.; Avery, R. K.; Souza, B. S.;, Kim, M.; Olsen, B. D., Accounts of Chemical Research 2016, 49, 12, 2786-2795

Artificially Engineered Protein Hydrogels Adapted from the Nucleoporin Nsp1 for Selective Biomolecular Transport. Kim, M.; Chen, W. G.; Kang, J. W.; Glassman, M. J.; Ribbeck, K.; Olsen, B. D., Advanced Materials 2015, 27 (28), 4207-4212.

The Nature of Protein Interactions Governing Globular Protein-Polymer Block Copolymer Self-Assembly. Lam, C. N.*; Kim, M.*; Thomas, C. S.; Chang, D.; Sanoja, G. E.; Okwara, C. U.; Olsen, B. D., Biomacromolecules 2014, 15 (4), 1248-1258. *co-first authors

Enhanced activity and stability of organophosphorus hydrolase via interaction with an amphiphilic polymer. Kim, M.; Gkikas, M.; Huang, A.; Kang, J. W.; Suthiwangcharoen, N.; Nagarajan, R.; Olsen, B. D., Chemical Communications 2014, 50 (40), 5345-5348.

Physics of Engineered Protein Hydrogels. Kim, M.; Tang, S. C.; Olsen, B. D., J Polym Sci Pol Phys 2013, 51 (7), 587-601.

A Nanoscale Force Probe for Gauging Intermolecular Interactions. Kim, M.; Wang, C.-C.; Benedetti, F.; Marszalek, P. E., Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51 (8), 1903-1906.

Triple Stimulus-Responsive Polypeptide Nanoparticles That Enhance Intratumoral Spatial Distribution. Callahan, D. J.; Liu, W.; Li, X.; Dreher, M. R.; Hassouneh, W.; Kim, M.; Marszalek, P.; Chilkoti, A., Nano Letters 2012, 12 (4), 2165-2170.

Nanomechanics of streptavidin hubs for molecular materials. Kim, M.; Wang, C. C.; Benedetti, F.; Rabbi, M.; Bennett, V.; Marszalek, P. E., Advanced Materials 2011, 23 (47), 5684-5688.

Fast and Forceful Refolding of Stretched a-Helical Solenoid Proteins. Kim, M.*; Abdi, K.*; Lee, G.; Rabbi, M.; Lee, W.; Yang, M.; Schofield, C. J.; Bennett, V.; Marszalek, P. E., Biophysical Journal 2010, 98 (12), 3086-3092. *co-first authors

Detecting solvent-driven transitions of poly(A) to double-stranded conformations by atomic force microscopy. Ke, C.; Loksztejn, A.; Jiang, Y.; Kim, M.; Humeniuk, M.; Rabbi, M.; Marszalek, P. E., Biophysical Journal 2009, 96 (7), 2918-2925.

UVA generates pyrimidine dimers in DNA directly. Jiang, Y.; Rabbi, M.; Kim, M.; Ke, C.; Lee, W.; Clark, R. L.; Mieczkowski, P. A.; Marszalek, P. E., Biophysical Journal 2009, 96 (3), 1151-1158.

Response of monocytes exposed to phagocytosable particles and discs of comparable surface roughness. Kim, D. H.; Novak, M. T.; Wilkins, J.; Kim, M.; Sawyer, A.; Reichert, W. M., Biomaterials 2007, 28 (29), 4231-4239.