Papers
17
Total Citations
8,514
H-Index
15
About
Hyunwoo Yuk is a pioneering materials scientist and engineer whose research sits at the intersection of soft matter, bioinspired design, and advanced manufacturing. Best known for his groundbreaking work on hydrogels and soft materials, Yuk has fundamentally advanced how researchers engineer materials that mimic the extraordinary mechanical properties found in biological tissues such as muscle, cartilage, and skin. His 2018 paper on printing ferromagnetic domains for fast-transforming soft materials has garnered over 2,100 citations, establishing him as a leader in programmable matter and soft robotics. His seminal contributions to tough hydrogel bonding and hydrogel-elastomer hybrids — each exceeding 1,000 citations — have opened new frontiers in stretchable electronics, biomedical devices, and tissue engineering. Yuk's work on hydraulically actuated, optically camouflaged hydrogel robots demonstrated remarkable biomimicry inspired by transparent sea creatures, while his anti-fatigue-fracture hydrogels offer transformative potential for artificial cartilage. Spanning advanced 3D printing strategies, multifunctional hydrogel surface coatings, and biomimetic robotic skin with tactile sensing, his portfolio reflects a consistently creative and impactful research vision that continues to shape the future of intelligent soft systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Printing ferromagnetic domains for untethered fast-transforming soft materials2,128 citations · 2018
- 2Tough bonding of hydrogels to diverse non-porous surfaces1,131 citations · 2015
- 3Soft Materials by Design: Unconventional Polymer Networks Give Extreme Properties1,071 citations · 2021
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- 6Anti-fatigue-fracture hydrogels622 citations · 2019
- 7Multifunctional “Hydrogel Skins” on Diverse Polymers with Arbitrary Shapes475 citations · 2018
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- 10Experiment-free exoskeleton assistance via learning in simulation127 citations · 2024