Yonsei University · Seoul

Researching the
interface between
biology & electronics.

I'm Soo A Kim, a researcher in wearable bioelectronics, functional biomaterials, and biosensing — building soft devices that listen to the body and help it heal.

View research → Get in touch
01 About
Soo A Kim
Education
  • Joint M.S. & Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Yonsei University (BLISS Lab)  2022–present PI: Prof. Jungmok Seo
  • B.S., Electronic Engineering (Major) · Life Science (Minor)
    Ewha Womans University  2015–2022
Research Experience
  • Visiting Researcher, Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital · Shin Lab  2025.02–2026.02 BK21 International Joint Research Program
Awards & Recognition
  • 2024 GCIM IUMRS-ICYRAM Young Researcher Award
  • BK21 FOUR (Brain Korea 21 Four) Project — Support Program for Outstanding Graduate Students' International Joint Training
02 Research Threads
i

Functional Hydrogel

Designing multi-functional hydrogels that are self-healing, tissue-conformable, and stimuli-responsive — from tough wound-care dressings and hemostatic scaffolds to 3D-printed soft electronics and anti-fouling implantable interfaces.

ii

Soft Electronics

Building stretchable and flexible bioelectronic systems — electrochemical biosensors with tunable diffusion interfaces, electrical stimulation patches for wound healing, and liquid-based conductors for long-term wearable and implantable devices.

03 Publications
2026

Play-Doh Inspired a Transformative, Shape-Adaptive iHEÄLS Enabling Post-Crosslinking Mechanical-Biological Modulation and Its Effectiveness in Musculoskeletal Repair

Wang N.†, Liang C.†, Kim S.A.†, da Fonseca J.H.L., Veana Hernandez M.J., Rezaei Z., Martinez Blanco A.D., Bassous N.J., Kim D.S., Jo Y., Kim T.Y., …, Seo J., Lee S.J.*, Shin S.R.*
Biomaterials
★ Front Cover
2026

Quinone-Mediated, Tissue-Adaptive Double-Network Hydrogel for Instant Hemostasis and Wet-Tissue Adhesion

Kim T.Y.*, Son K.*, Moon C.H., Yook K.Y., Kim S.A., Ham H., Lee Y., Lee S.I., Jo Y., … Seo J.
Biomaterials
2026

Optimized Electrical Stimulation Using a Spray-Printed Conductive Electroceutical Patch for Accelerated Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice

Kim J.H.*, Kim S.A.*, Lee S.H., Jeon Y.M., Park K., Kang M., Kim S., Kim T.Y., … Seo J.†, Lee J.S.†
Electroceuticals
2026

Slippery Dopamine–Fluoropolymer Hybrid Surface for Improving Biliary Stent Longevity

Kim T.Y., Lee W.J., Lee Y., Kim S.J., Min S., Chung S., Kim S.A., Yook K.Y., … Seo J.
Biomaterials
2026

Immune-Responsive Bioinks Enable Vision-Guided In Situ Robotic Bioprinting to Accelerate Diabetic Wound Healing

Jeong S.H.†, Valsami E.A.†, Kim K.T.†, Park K.†, Kim J., Lozano Soto J.A., Lee J., Cornejo Rodríguez R.A., Martins dos Santos D., Hiemstra J., Cham-Pérez M.L.L., Legorreta Gonzalez M., Kim S.A., Seo J., Li Z., Thibault B.C., Sobahi N., Jo Y., Hussain M.A., Kim K., Fiondella L., Veves A., Kim W.J.*, Theocharidis G.*, Shin S.R.*
Bioelectronics
2026

Lubricious Anti-Adhesive Interface Prevents Friction, Biofilm, and Encrustation in Long-Term Indwelling Ureteral Stents

Jo Y.†, Lee Y.†, Bang S., Son K., Park K., Kim D., Kim S.A., Eom S., Choi I., Shin S.J., Koo K.C.*, Seo J.*
Biomaterials
2024

Lubricant-Infused Polymeric Interfaces: A Stretchable and Anti-Fouling Surface for Implantable Biomaterials

Kim T.Y., An S., Kim Y., Han S.Y., Lee J., Park K., Kim S., Park J., Kim S.A., … Cho S.W., Seo J.
Bioelectronics
2024
Biosensors
2023

A Mechanically Resilient and Tissue-Conformable Hydrogel with Hemostatic and Antibacterial Capabilities for Wound Care

Park J., Kim T.Y., Kim Y., An S., Kim K.S., Kang M., Kim S.A., Kim J., Lee J., Cho S.W., Seo J.
Biomaterials
2023
Bioelectronics
2023

3D Printing of Mechanically Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels with Carbon Nanotube Fillers

Kim S.A., Lee Y., Park K., Park J., An S., Oh J., Kang M., Lee Y., Jo Y., Cho S.W., … Seo J.
Biomaterials
Patents
🇰🇷 국내 특허 출원
10-2026-
0130406

이식형 글루코오스 검출용 센서

Implantable glucose detection sensor

특허 출원 완료
10-2026-
0130405

웨어러블 글루코오스 검출용 센서

Wearable glucose detection sensor

특허 출원 완료
10-2026-
0130404

이온 매개 구조 제어 하이드로겔 및 이의 제조방법

Ion-mediated structurally controlled hydrogel and method of manufacturing the same

특허 출원 완료
10-2026-
0130403

황산나트륨 이온 처리에 의해 형성된 하이드로겔 및 이의 제조방법

Hydrogel formed by sodium sulfate ion treatment and method of manufacturing the same

특허 출원 완료
🌐 해외 특허 출원
19/742,161
USPTO

이온 매개 구조 제어 하이드로겔 및 이의 용도

Ion-mediated structurally controlled hydrogel and uses thereof  ·  IP-2026-1069

출원완료 (미국) 출원일 2026-07-15
💡 기술이전
KN-2024-0020

피부 개선을 위한 유연 광패치 어레이 제작 기법

기술이전 완료
2024-07-18
KN-2024-0016

자외선차단용 피부부착 패치의 점착력 향상 하이드로겔 조성

기술이전 완료
2024-04-05
04 News
2026

Paper accepted in Advanced Materials — selected as Front Cover (co-first author)

Play-Doh inspired shape-adaptive iHEÄLS hydrogel for musculoskeletal repair. Wang N.†, Liang C.†, Kim S.A.† — selected as the journal front cover.

Publication ★ Front Cover
2026

Paper accepted in Burns & Trauma (co-first author)

Bioadhesive Hydrogels as Immunomodulatory Interfaces for Chronic Wound Healing: From Microenvironmental Regulation Mechanism to Engineering Strategies — Son K.†, Kim S.A.† as co-first authors, Burns & Trauma, tkag055.

Publication
2026

Paper accepted in Advanced Healthcare Materials (co-first author)

Soo A Kim* and Jung Hyun Kim* optimized electrical stimulation parameters using a spray-printed conductive electroceutical (SCOPE) patch for accelerated wound healing in diabetic mice.

Publication
Feb 2025

Visiting researcher at Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital

Commenced BK21 international joint research at the Shin Lab (BWH, HMS), focusing on biomaterials at the biology–device interface. Research period: 2025.02 – 2026.02.

Research
Jun 2024

2024 GCIM IUMRS-ICYRAM Young Researcher Award

Received the Young Researcher Award at the 6th International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (ICYRAM 2024) / Global Conference on Innovation Materials (GCIM 2024), Jeju Island, Korea.

Award
2023

First-author paper published in International Journal of Bioprinting

3D printing of mechanically tough and self-healing hydrogels with carbon nanotube fillers — Kim S.A. as first author.

Publication

Let's build something at the interface.

Open to collaborations across sensing, soft materials, and translational devices — and always happy to talk science.