In‐Cheol Sun

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

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In‐Cheol Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, In‐Cheol Sun has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in In‐Cheol Sun's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (29 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (15 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (12 papers). In‐Cheol Sun is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (29 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (15 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (12 papers). In‐Cheol Sun collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Costa Rica. In‐Cheol Sun's co-authors include Kwangmeyung Kim, Ick Chan Kwon, Heebeom Koo, Ju Hee Ryu, Dong‐Eun Lee, Kuiwon Choi, Soon Hong Yuk, Cheol‐Hee Ahn, Myung Sook Huh and Hong Yeol Yoon and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

In‐Cheol Sun

41 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Multifunctional nanoparticles for multimodal imaging and theragnosis

2011 1.2k citations Heebeom Koo, In‐Cheol Sun et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of In‐Cheol Sun

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Reprogramming of cancer metabolism via photoresponsive nano-PROTAC enhances pyroptosis-mediated immunotherapy 2025 ·Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy ·(unknown), Ji‐Woong Choi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ansoo Lee, In‐Cheol Sun, Hong Yeol Yoon, Yongju Kim, Sun Hwa Kim, Yoosoo Yang, Kwangmeyung Kim, Jooho Park, Man Kyu Shim	1
2	Applications of Cu2+-Loaded Silica Nanoparticles to Photothermal Therapy and Tumor-Specific Fluorescence Imaging 2024 ·Journal of Functional Biomaterials ·Ji‐Ho Park, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ju Hee Ryu, In‐Cheol Sun, Cheol‐Hee Ahn	5
3	Copper-Based Nanomedicines for Cuproptosis-Mediated Effective Cancer Treatment 2024 ·Biomaterials Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Sangmin Lee, In‐Cheol Sun, Hong Yeol Yoon	13
4	How Did Conventional Nanoparticle-Mediated Photothermal Therapy Become “Hot” in Combination with Cancer Immunotherapy? 2022 ·Cancers ·Wan Su Yun, Ji‐Ho Park, Dong‐Kwon Lim, Cheol‐Hee Ahn, In‐Cheol Sun, Kwangmeyung Kim	41
5	Recent Trend of Ultrasound-Mediated Nanoparticle Delivery for Brain Imaging and Treatment 2022 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), In‐Cheol Sun, Cheol‐Hee Ahn, (unknown), Kwangmeyung Kim	24
6	Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Deep Tumor Delivery of Gold Nanorod for Photothermal Therapy 2022 ·Nanomaterials ·Wan Su Yun, Man Kyu Shim, Seungho Lim, Sukyung Song, Jinseong Kim, Suah Yang, Hee Sook Hwang, Mi Ra Kim, Hong Yeol Yoon, Dong-Kwon Lim, In‐Cheol Sun, Kwangmeyung Kim	6
7	Rediscovery of nanoparticle-based therapeutics: boosting immunogenic cell death for potential application in cancer immunotherapy 2021 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·Suah Yang, In‐Cheol Sun, Hee Sook Hwang, Man Kyu Shim, Hong Yeol Yoon, Kwangmeyung Kim	34
8	Thiol-Responsive Gold Nanodot Swarm with Glycol Chitosan for Photothermal Cancer Therapy 2021 ·Molecules ·(unknown), In‐Cheol Sun, Wan Su Yun, Jinseong Kim, Dong‐Kwon Lim, Cheol-Hee Ahn, Kwangmeyung Kim	10
9	Theragnostic Glycol Chitosan-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Imaging of Regional Lymph Nodes and Delivering Tumor Antigen to Lymph Nodes 2021 ·Nanomaterials ·In‐Cheol Sun, (unknown), Diego S. Dumani, Wan Su Yun, Hong Yeol Yoon, Dong‐Kwon Lim, Cheol-Hee Ahn, Stanislav Emelianov, Kwangmeyung Kim	20
10	Recent Trends in In Situ Enzyme-Activatable Prodrugs for Targeted Cancer Therapy 2020 ·Bioconjugate Chemistry ·In‐Cheol Sun, Hong Yeol Yoon, Dong‐Kwon Lim, Kwangmeyung Kim	46
11	Gas-generating nanoparticles for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging 2019 ·Nanoscale ·In‐Cheol Sun, Stanislav Emelianov	13
12	Ultrasound-guided immunofunctional photoacoustic imaging for diagnosis of lymph node metastases 2019 ·Nanoscale ·Diego S. Dumani, In‐Cheol Sun, Stanislav Emelianov	26
13	Fluorescent Dye Labeled Iron Oxide/Silica Core/Shell Nanoparticle as a Multimodal Imaging Probe 2014 ·Pharmaceutical Research ·(unknown), Seung Yong Lee, (unknown), In‐Cheol Sun, Ick Chan Kwon, Dukjoon Kim, Young‐Il Kim, Kwangmeyung Kim, Cheol-Hee Ahn	34
14	Silica Coated Gold Nanorods for Imaging and Photo-Thermal Therapy of Cancer Cells 2013 ·Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ·Sudipta Mallick, In‐Cheol Sun, Kwangmeyung Kim, Dong Kee Yi	35
15	Biocompatible Glycol Chitosan-Coated Gold Nanoparticles for Tumor-Targeting CT Imaging 2013 ·Pharmaceutical Research ·In‐Cheol Sun, Jin Hee Na, Seo Young Jeong, Dong‐Eog Kim, Ick Chan Kwon, Kuiwon Choi, Cheol-Hee Ahn, Kwangmeyung Kim	99
16	Tumor-targeting multi-functional nanoparticles for theragnosis: New paradigm for cancer therapy 2012 ·Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews ·Ju Hee Ryu, Heebeom Koo, In‐Cheol Sun, Soon Hong Yuk, Kuiwon Choi, Kwangmeyung Kim, Ick Chan Kwon	188
17	Gold nanoparticles surface-functionalized with paclitaxel drug and biotin receptor as theranostic agents for cancer therapy 2011 ·Biomaterials ·Dong Nyoung Heo, Dae Hyeok Yang, Ho‐Jin Moon, Jung Bok Lee, Min Soo Bae, Sang Cheon Lee, Won Jun Lee, In‐Cheol Sun, Il Keun Kwon	283
18	Development of MRI/NIRF ‘activatable’ multimodal imaging probe based on iron oxide nanoparticles 2011 ·Journal of Controlled Release ·(unknown), (unknown), In‐Cheol Sun, In Joon Lee, Jeong Hoon Ko, Young‐Il Kim, Ick Chan Kwon, Kwangmeyung Kim, Cheol-Hee Ahn	47
19	Heparin‐Coated Gold Nanoparticles for Liver‐Specific CT Imaging 2009 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·In‐Cheol Sun, (unknown), Jin Hee Na, Seulki Lee, (unknown), Inchan Youn, Chang‐Yong Ko, (unknown), Dohyung Lim, Kuiwon Choi, Phillip B. Messersmith, Tae Gwan Park, Sang Yoon Kim, Ick Chan Kwon, Kwangmeyung Kim, Cheol‐Hee Ahn	123
20	A Near‐Infrared‐Fluorescence‐Quenched Gold‐Nanoparticle Imaging Probe for In Vivo Drug Screening and Protease Activity Determination 2008 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Seulki Lee, (unknown), Kyeongsoon Park, Seung Young Lee, Jinki Hong, In‐Cheol Sun, Sang Yoon Kim, Kuiwon Choi, Ick Chan Kwon, Kwangmeyung Kim, Cheol‐Hee Ahn	308

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