Research output
Publications
& patents
A complete list of peer-reviewed journal articles and patent families spanning DNA nanotechnology, molecular recording, programmable recognition, biosensing, and biomolecular engineering.
Peer-reviewed work
Journal publications
Listed in reverse chronological order. An asterisk (*) indicates co-corresponding authors.
2025
Electrochemical pan-variant detection of SARS-CoV-2 through host cell receptor-mimicking molecular recognition
M. Lee, J. Kwon, S. Kim, S. Woo* & S. S. Oh*
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 117311 (2025).
2024
Molecular robotic agents that survey molecular landscapes for information retrieval
S. Woo*, S. K. Saka, F. Xuan & P. Yin*
Nature Communications 15, 3293 (2024).
2024
Aptasensor-encapsulating semi-permeable proteinosomes for direct target detection in non-treated biofluids
J. Kim, H. Yoo, S. Woo* & S. S. Oh*
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 251, 116062 (2024).
2024
In vitro selection of a trans aptamer complex for target-responsive fluorescence activation
S. V. Park, B. Kang, M. Lee, H. Yoo, H. Jo, S. Woo* & S. S. Oh*
Analytica Chimica Acta 1301, 342465 (2024).
2022
Force mapping reveals the spatial distribution of individual proteins in a neuron
J. Lim, H. J. Kim, I. Park, S. Woo, J.-H. Kim & J. W. Park
Nano Letters 22, 3865–3871 (2022).
2022
Nanoscale force-mapping-based quantification of low-abundance methylated DNA
W. C. Shim, S. Woo* & J. W. Park*
Nano Letters 22, 1324–1330 (2022).
2017
A DNA nanoscope via auto-cycling proximity recording
T. E. Schaus, S. Woo, F. Xuan, X. Chen & P. Yin
Nature Communications 8, 696 (2017).
2014
Self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA origami lattices using cation-controlled surface diffusion
S. Woo* & P. W. K. Rothemund*
Nature Communications 5, 4889 (2014).
2011
Programmable molecular recognition based on the geometry of DNA nanostructures
S. Woo* & P. W. K. Rothemund*
Nature Chemistry 3, 620–627 (2011).
2007
“Fingertip”-guided noncovalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes by dendrons
S. Woo, Y. Lee, V. Sunkara, R. K. Cheedarala, H. S. Shin, H. C. Choi & J. W. Park
Langmuir 23, 11373–11376 (2007).
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Patents & technology transfer
Patent families are grouped by invention, with major international and national-stage publications shown together.
Patent 01
Methods and compositions for protein identification
Inventors: S. Woo and P. Yin
Patent 02
Molecular programming tools
Inventors: J. Y. Kishi, T. E. Schaus, P. Yin, F. Xuan, N. Gopalkrishnan and S. Woo
Technology transfer: Licensed to Ultivue, Inc. and Spear Bio, Inc.
Patent 03
Carbon nanotube-dendron composite and biosensor comprising the same
Inventors: J. W. Park, H. C. Choi and S. Woo