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Apr.07 ~ present Postdoctoral researcher in Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Germany
Dec.03 ~ Jan.07 Ph. D. in Materials Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, U. S. A.
Þ dissertation: "Synthesis and Control of Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Bioactivity
in Biphasic and Preferentially Oriented Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics"
(advisor: Renato P. Camata)
Sep.00 ~ Dec.03 M. S. in Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, U. S. A.
Feb.00 ~ Jul.00 Researcher in Superconduting and Magnetic Materials Lab,
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Feb.98 ~ Oct.99 Researcher in National Creative Research Initiative Center for Superconductivity,
Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Mar.96 ~ Feb.98 M. S. in Physics, Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea
Mar.92 ~ Feb.96 B. S. in Physics, Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea
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Research
Nanostructured calcium phosphate bioceramics
- Nanostructuring and texturing of hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2)
- Biphasic calcium phosphates
- Growth mechanism of crystalline hydroxyapatite
- Mechanical properties of calcium phosphates
- Bioactivity and dissolution behavior of calcium phosphates in body fluid
- Bone regeneration, osteointegration at the calcium phosphate-bone interface
- Control in phase and size of calcium phosphate nanoparticles for gene delivery
Magnetic Superconductors
- Intermetallic borocarbide single-crystal growth
- Coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism in RNi2B2C (R = rare earth elements) superconductor
Publications
1. Hyunbin Kim, Renato P. Camata, Yogesh K. Vohra, "Crystallographic Texture in Pulsed Laser Deposited Calcium Phosphate Bioceramic Coatings, " Acta Mater. 55, 131 (2007)
2. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, S. Lee, G. S. Rohrer, A. D. Rollett, K. M. Hennessy, S. L. Bellis, Y. K. Vohra, “Calcium phosphate bioceramics with tailored crystallographic texture for controlling cell activity,” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 925E, Warrendale, PA, 0925-BB02-07 (2006)
3. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, and W. R. Lacefield, “Control of phase composition in hydroxyapatite/tetracalcium phosphate biphasic thin coatings for biomedical applications,” J. Mater. Sci.- Mater. Med. 16, 961 (2005)
4. Hyunbin Kim, Yogesh K. Vohra, Patrick J. Louis, William R. Lacefield, Jack E. Lemons, and Renato P. Camata, “Biphasic and Preferentially Oriented Microcystalline Calcium Phosphate Coatings: In-vitro and In-vivo Studies,” Key Eng. Mater. 284-286, 207 (2005)
5. Shatoya Brown, Hyunbin Kim, Renato P. Camata, " A Hybrid Laser/Aerosol Method for the Synthesis of Porous Nanostructured Calcium Phosphate Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 845, AA5.35.1(2005)
6. Jae-Hyuk Choi, Heon-Jung Kim, H. B. Kim, Hyeon-Jin Doh, Sung-Ik Lee, B. K. Cho, “Effect of Tb substitution for Dy on superconductivity and magnetism in Dy1- xTbxNi2B2C,” Phys. Rev. B 72, 054516 (2005)
7. Hyunbin Kim, Shane A. Catledge, Yogesh K. Vohra, William R. Lacefield, Renato P. Camata, " Mechanical properties of pulsed laser-deposited hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in biomedical implants ," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 750, Y8.13.1(2003)
8. B. K. Cho, H. B. Kim, Sung-Ik Lee, " Competition between superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in Y1-xTbxNi2B2C single crystals, " Phys. Rev. B 63, 144528 (2001)
9. Jae Hoon Kim, Hanhee Paik, Mi-Ock Mun, B. K. Cho, S. J. Youn, H. B. Kim, Sung-Ik Lee, " Infrared and optical properties of single-crystal YNi2B2C superconductor, " Physica C 341-348, 2233 (2000)
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T. K. Park, B. J. Mean, K. H. Lee, G. S. Go, S. W. Seo, K. S. Han, Moohee Lee,
H. S. Lee, H. B. Kim, and W. C. Lee, " Relaxation mechanism for 63,65Cu
nuclear quadrupole resonance in Zn-doped YBa2Cu3O7," Phys. Rev. B 59(17), 11217(1999)
11. T. K. Park, B. J. Mean, K. H. Lee, S. W. Seo, K. S. Han, D. H. Kim, M. Lee, H. S. Lee, H. B. Kim, W. C. Lee, J. S. Cho, “Suppression of antiferromagnetic spin fluctuation in Zn-substituted YBa2Cu3O7,” Physica C 320 (3-4), 245 (1999)
12. H. S. Lee, H. B. Kim, R. E. Kim, W. C. Lee, H.-C. Ri, B. K. Cho, J. J. Oh, " Crystalline electric field effects and magnetic properties of Ho1-xDyxNi2B2C single crystals ," J. Kor. Phys. Soc 34(1), 88(1999)
13. W. C. Lee, E. J. Joo, H. S. Cho, H. S. Lee, H. B. Kim, " Magnetic phase transitions of the DyNi2B2C single crystal ," Physica C 282-287, 1313(1997)
Presentations
1. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, S. Lee, G. S. Rohrer, A. D. Rollett, K. M. Hennessy, S. L. Bellis, Y. K. Vohra, “The Effect of Crystallographic Texture on Cell-Attachment Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite Coatings,” accepted for presentation in the Annual Meeting of Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, 2007, Orlando, Florida.
2. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, S. Lee, G. S. Rohrer, A. D. Rollett, Kristin, , K. M. Hennessy, S. L. Bellis, Y. K. Vohra, “Enhanced Cell Activity and Mechanical Properties of Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Preferred Orientation,” Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 27-December 1, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts.
3. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, G. S. Rohrer, Y. K. Vohra, “Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics with Tailored Crystallographic Texture for Controlling Cell Activity,” Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 18-21, 2006, San Francisco, California.
4. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, R. Kapoor, and S. Ponnazhagan, “Optically Tagged Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles for Probing Gene Delivery Processes,” Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 18-21, 2006, San Francisco, California.
5. H. Kim, S. Ponnazhagan, R. P. Camata, “Nanoengineered Calcium Phosphate Materials for Controlling Cell Activity and Gene Transfer,” Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California.
6. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, P. J. Louis, W. R. Lacefield, J. E. Lemons, and R. P. Camata, “Biphasic Hydroxyapatite/Tetracalcium Phosphate Thin Film Coatings with Controlled Phase Composition” Bioceramics 17: Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, December 8–12, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana.
7. S. Brown, H. Kim, R. P. Camata, “A Hybrid Laser/Aerosol Method for the Synthesis of Porous Nanostructured Calcium Phosphate Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications,” Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 29-December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts.
8. W. Lacefield, A. Vasanthan, H. Kim, R. P. Camata, Y. Vohra, and S. Cox, “Bond Strength and Durability of Thin Calcium Phosphate Coatings on Implants,” 81st General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, June 25-28, 2003, Göteborg, Sweden.
9. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield, “Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured and Preferentially Oriented Hydroxyapatite Coatings Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition,” Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.
10. R. P. Camata, H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, and W. R. Lacefield, “Nanostructuring and texturing of pulsed laser deposited hydroxyapatite thin films,” March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 3 – 7, 2003, Austin, Texas (Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48, 572 (2003)).
11. S. Cox, W. Lacefield, H. Kim, R. P. Camata, Y. K. Vohra, A. Vasanthan, and C. Machado, “Thin Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Improving the Performance of TMJ Implants,” 31st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), March 12 – 15, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.
12. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield, “Mechanical properties of pulsed laser deposited hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in biomedical implants,” Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, December 2 – 6, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.
13. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield, Y. K. Vohra, “Mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in medical implants,” March meeting of the American Physical Society, March 18 – 22, 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana.
14. H. B. Kim, B. K. Cho, Sung-Ik Lee, "Competition between superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in Y1-xTbxNi2B2C single crystals," The Korean Conference on Materials and Applications of Superconductivity (Summer, 1999)
15. H. B. Kim, B. K. Cho, Sung-Ik Lee, "Competition between superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in Y1-xTbxNi2B2C single crystals," The Korean Physical Society (Spring, 1999)
16. H. S. Lee, H. B. Kim, R. E. Kim, W. C. Lee, H.-C. Ri, B. K. Cho, "Magnetic properties of Ho1-xDyxNi2B2C (0≤ x ≤1) single crystals," The Korean Conference on Materials and Applications of Superconductivity (Spring, 1997)
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Nanomaterials laboratory in University of Alabama, Birmingham, U.S. A.

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- Nanomaterials labrotory in UAB
- Dept. of Physics in University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering in University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Dept. of Physics in Sookmyung Women's University
- Superconducting and Magnetic Materials Lab in Gwangju Institute of Science and
- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Superconductivity in Pohang
University of Science and Technology
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Hyunbin Kim, Ph. D.
Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
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Halle(Saale), Germany
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