Research and Educational Activities of the BioNanofluidics and Microfluidics Laboratory

Welcome to BNML (BioNanofluidics and Microfluidics Laboratory)

Hot News (뉴스)

BNML receives a 1-year grant from GBSA (Gyeonggi Busienss & Science Accelerator) for a research project titled "Fully automated flow microscope for high-throughput inspection of biopharmaceuticals" .
BNML이 경기도경제과학진흥원에서 경기도기술개발 사업 과제를 수주하게 되었습니다. 1년 동안 "바이오의약품 이물질 고속 검사를 위한 전자동 유체영상현미경 개발" 이라는 주제로 연구를 수행할 예정입니다..

The paper "Inhibition of Polymerase Chain Reaction by Hydrogel Monomers" is published to a journal Appled Materials Today (IF 7.2). The research was funded by Samsung Future Technology Forum and collaborated work with Prof. Minsub Chung, Hong-ik University.
홍익대 정민섭 교수님 연구실과 공동연구 논문이 Applied Materials Today에 게재되게 되었습니다. 본 연구는 삼성미래기술육성재단의 지원으로 수행되었습니다.

The paper "Thermally Stable and Shape-Adaptive Triboelectric Nanogenerators Based on Liquid Electrolytes with Low Vapor Pressure" is published to a journal Small (IF 13.0). The research was collaboration with Prof. Yong-tae Park.
박용태 교수님 연구실과 공동연구 논문이 Small에 게재되게 되었습니다.

Our graduate student Yeji Yang receives the excellent paper award in 2024 KSME conference in Jeju. (우리 연구실 소속 석사과정 학생 양예지양이 2024년 대한기계학회 추계 학술대회에서 우수논문상을 수상하게 되었습니다.)

The paper "UV Adhesive Hybrid Bonding for Sub-100-μm DLP-3D-printed Microchannels" is just accepted to the BioChip Journal (IF 5.5). The research was funded by Myongji University Research Grant.
우리 연구실의 SCI 논문이 Biochip Journal에 게재되게 되었습니다. 해당 연구는 명지대의 교내연구사업의 지원을 받았습니다.

Dohyun Park, BNML's undergraduate student, is graduating with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and got a job in LS Electric. Congratulation. (우리 연구실 소속 박도현 학생이 학사학위를 받고 졸업하게 되었으며 대기업인 LS 산전에 취업하게 되었습니다. 졸업을 축하합니다.)

Our Research Themes (연구주제)

Our lab is mainly interested in (1) a microfluidic/nanofluidic device, virtually a network of micro/nanoscale fluidic components, and (2) application of microfluidic and nanofluidic device to analyze biomolecules such as proteins, peptide, RNA, and DNA, which are crucial in assessing physiological state of a human. We are also working on (3) individual microscale fluidic components including a micropump, microvalve, micromixer, and microscale dialyzer, (4) novel microfabrication techniques such as micro 3D printing, laser machining, and hot embossing for plastic-based microfluidic/nanofluidic devices. Lastly, we are keen to explore (5) interesting micro/nanoscale physicochemical phenomena that are not observable in conventional macroscale fluidic systems including electrokinetics and microscale heat transfer. Ultimately, we are pursuing microanalytical systems or lab-on-a-chip (LOC) that can determine clinically and biologically essential biomolecules accurately, rapidly, and reliably - so that they can replace bulky, expensive, material-consuming, but essential analytical instruments in research or clinical laboratory.


우리 연구실은 (1) 마이크로스케일의 유체기계 네트워크로 구성된 미소유체/나노유체 디바이스의 설계 및 제작, (2) 사람의 건강상태를 진단할 수 있는 단백질, 펩티드, DNA, RNA 등 생체분자를 분석하는데 있어서 미소유체/나노유체 디바이스의 응용분야, (3) 마이크로 펌프, 마이크로 밸브, 마이크로믹서, 마이크로투석기 등 다양한 마이크로스케일의 유체기계의 설계 및 제작, (4) 3D 프린팅, 레이저머시닝, 핫임보싱과 같은 플라스틱 기반의 첨단 마이크로가공기술에 주로 관심을 가지고 다양한 연구를 수행하고 있습니다. 또한 일반적인 스케일에서는 관찰할 수 없으나 마이크로스케일에서 관찰가능한 물리화학적 현상 예를 들어 전현상, 마이크로열전달 현상 등에 대한 연구도 같이 수행하고 있습니다. 궁극적으로는 이러한 요소기술을 기반으로 의학적으로 혹은 생물학적으로 중요한 생체분자를 정확, 신속, 안정적으로 검출할 수 있는 마이크로 스케일의 분석기기, 즉 랩온어칩(LOC)을 개발하여 현재 의학, 생물학, 약학, 생화학 등 다양한 분야에서 사용되는 고가의 부피가 크고 많은 시료를 소비하는 기존의 분석장비를 대체하고자 합니다.



Where is the BNML located?

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Myongji University
#237 Engineering I
116 Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin
Gyeonggi-do 17058
South Korea
Tel: (+82) 31-339-1425


NEWS

7/11/2025 BNML receives a 1-year grant from GBSA (Gyeonggi Busienss & Science Accelerator) for a research project titled "Fully automated flow microscope for high-throughput inspection of biopharmaceuticals"

6/10/2025
The paper "Inhibition of Polymerase Chain Reaction by Hydrogel Monomers" is published to a journal Appled Materials Today (IF 7.2). The research was funded by Samsung Future Technology Forum and collaborated work with Prof. Minsub Chung, Hong-ik University.

4/22/2025
The paper "Thermally Stable and Shape-Adaptive Triboelectric Nanogenerators Based on Liquid Electrolytes with Low Vapor Pressure" is published to a journal Small (IF 13.0). The research was collaboration with Prof. Yong-tae Park.

3/15/2025
Our graduate student Yeji Yang receives the excellent paper award in 2024 KSME conference in Jeju.

3/15/2025
The paper "UV Adhesive Hybrid Bonding for Sub-100-μm DLP-3D-printed Microchannels" is just accepted to the BioChip Journal (IF 5.5).

3/3/2025
Admas Dagnachew Temesgen (아드마스다그나츄테메스젠), an MS-PhD student from Ethiopia, joined the BNML. Warm welcome to him.

1/24/2025
Yonghoo Son (손영후), a 1st-year undergraduate student, joined the BNML. Warm welcome to him.

1/2/2025
Dohyun Park, BNML's undergraduate student, is graduating with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and got a job in LS Electric.

11/15/2024
Team BNML (Yeji, Dohyun, Seungmin, and Minjoon) received the 2nd prize in the Creativity Competition of KSPE (Korean Societry of Precision Engineering) on November 15th in Gyeongju.

11/6/2024
BNML (Yeji and Seungmin) presents two oral presentation at 2024 KSME Fall Conference, Jeu.

10/11/2024
BNML receives 2-year TIPS (Tech Incubator Program For Startup) grant from Ministry of Small Buseiness and Startups. The BNML will work with a start-up company LTIS/

10/14/2024
BNML is presenting two papers on MicroTAS 2024 conference at Montreal, Canada: "FLUIDICS-FREE GEL-GRID DIGITAL PCR" by Dr. Pullagura and coauthors and "ROBUST ACOUSTOFLUIDIC MICROMIXER BASED ON AN ULTRATHIN PDMS MICROBALLOON OSCILLATOR" by Yeji and coauthors.

10/13/2024
Yeji and Dohyun receives an award from 2024 Nano Young Challenge with their research titled "나노벌룬 공압구동기 어레이를 이용한 고성능 고신뢰성 음향유동 미세교반기 연구".

9/12/2024
Seungmin is elected as a member of YEHS (Young Engineer Honor Society) at NAKE (The National Academy of Engineering of Korea).

7/12/2024
Minjun Jeon (전민준), a 2nd-year undergraduate student, joined the BNML. Warm welcome to him.

5/24/2024
Dr. Akhtar receives a best poster award in the BioChip 2024 Spring Conference with the paper titled "UV laser-based light-sheet photolithography system for the gel-grid-based digital assays".

5/23/2024
BNML present five posters in the BioChip 2024 Spring Conference: "Fluidics-free digital PCR based on microphotopartitioning", "UV laser-based light-sheet photolithography system for the gel-grid-based digital assays", "UV-adhesive-assisted hybrid bonding of a 3D-printed microfluidic chip and PMMA coverslip", "Design and operation optimization of a 3D-printed sharp-edge micromixer using streaming analysis", and "Robust acousto-fluidic micromixer based on a PDMS microballoon actuator".

3/29/2024
Yeji, a master's student in the BNML, receives a prestigious Master's Student Scholarship Award from National Research Foundation.

3/1/2024
Yeji(양예지) started her Master's study in the BNML.

2/21/2024
Undergraduate researchers, Yeji Yang(양예지), Boseok Heo(허보석), and Jintae Kim(김진태), are graduated with their B.S. degrees. Best wishes for their professional endeavor ahead.

1/3/2024
The paper titled "Numerical-simulation-based Buffer Design for Microchip Electrophoresis with Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conductivity Detection" was just published in the BioChip Journal.