Welcome to “BEAM (Biomaterial Engineering and Advanced Modification) laboratory” website. We are studying (1) laser and material interaction, and (2) material and cell interaction in order to develop functional biomedical devices. Our current research interests are in laser interactions with biological materials, fabrication of flexible electronics and biofunctional materials, and laser materials processing and micro/nano machining.
“BEAM laboratory” 웹사이트에 오신 것을 환영합니다. 우리는 기능성 생체 의학 장치를 개발하기 위해 (1) 레이저와 물질 상호 작용, (2) 물질과 세포 상호 작용을 연구하고 있습니다. 우리의 현재 연구 관심 분야는 생물학적 재료와의 레이저 상호 작용, 유연한 전자 및 생체 기능 재료의 제조, 레이저 재료 가공 및 마이크로 / 나노 가공입니다.

BSc degree, Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
MS degree, Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
PhD degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, US
Postdoc, Material Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley, US
Postdoc, Center for Biomaterials, KIST
Senior Researcher, Biomaterials Research Center, KIST
Associate professor, Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST-school, University of Science and Technology
Principal Researcher, Biomaterials Research Center, KIST
Professor, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University
Head, Biomaterials Research Center, KIST
* : Corresponding Author, #: equal contribution
Hyunseon Seo, Gwan-Jin Ko, Sangmin Song, Joong Hoon Lee, Youngmin Seo, Sungkeun Han, Chan-Hwi Eom, Hyewon Kim, Seongsoo Kim, Kang-Sik Lee, Yu-Chan Kim, Hojun Kim, Si-Eun Moon, Kyungwoo Lee, Seung Hwan Ko,* Suk-Won Hwang,* and Hojeong Jeon*, “Topographical Patterning of Cell-Repellent Interfaces for Immune-Stealth Implantable Electronics via Multiphoton Ablation Lithography” Advanced Science (2025) e06482.
Indong Jun*, Haneul Choi, Hyeok Kim, Byoung Chan Choi, Hye Jung Chang, Youngjun Kim, Sung Woo Cho, James R. Edwards, Suk-Won Hwang, Yu-Chan Kim, Hyung-Seop Han*, and Hojeong Jeon*, “Exploring the potential of laser-textured metal alloys: Fine-tuning vascular cells responses through in vitro and ex vivo analysis” Bioactive Materials (2025) 43, 181-194.
Kyung Yeun Kim, Joohyuk Kang, Sangmin Song, Kyungwoo Lee, Suk-Won Hwang, Seung Hwan Ko, Hojeong Jeon*, Jae-Hoon Han*, and Wonryung Lee*, “An ultrathin organic-inorganic integrated device for optical biomarker monitoring” Nature Electronics (2024) 7, 914-923.
Sangmin Song, Hyejun Hong, Kyung Yeun Kim, Jaewoo Kim, Daeyeon Won, Soyoung Yun, Joonhwa Choi, Young-In Ryu, Kyungwoo Lee, Jaeho Park, Joohyuk Kang, Junhyuk Bang, Hyunseon Seo, Yu-Chan Kim, Daeho Lee, Haechang Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Suk-Won Hwang, Seung Hwan Ko*, Hojeong Jeon*, and Wonryung Lee*, “Photothermal Lithography for Realizing a Stretchable Multilayer Electronic Circuit Using a Laser” ACS Nano (2023) 17, 21, 21443-21454.
Seung-Hoon Um, Suk-Won Hwang, Costas P. Grigoropoulos*, Hojeong Jeon*, and Seung Hwan Ko*, “Recent advances in selective laser-material interaction for biomedical device applications” Applied Physics Reviews (2022) 9, 041302.
Sangmin Song, Seung-Hoon Um, Jaeho Park, Inho Ha, Jaehong Lee, Seongchan Kim, Hyojin Lee, Cheol-Hong Cheon, Seung Hwan Ko*, Yu-Chan Kim,* and Hojeong Jeon*, “Rapid Synthesis of Multifunctional Apatite via the Laser-Induced Hydrothermal Process” ACS Nano (2022) 16, 8, 12840-12851.
Seung-Hoon Um, Yong-Woo Chung, Youngmin Seo, Hyunseon Seo, Myoung-Ryul Ok, Yu-Chan Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Justin J. Chung, James R. Edwards, Hojeong Jeon* “Robust Hydroxyapatite Coating by Laser-Induced Hydrothermal Synthesis,” Advanced Functional Materials (2020) 2005233.
Hojeong Jeon, Sangmo Koo, Willie M. Reese, Peter Loskill, Costas P. Grigoropoulos, Kevin E. Healy “Directing cell migration and organization via nanocrater-patterned cell-repellent interfaces,” Nature Materials (2015), 14, 918-923.