In the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah the Biomedical Micro/Nano Systems Lab focuses on developing transnational biomedical platforms for microfluidic automation, chemical and biomolecule detection, and biomimetic tissue engineering by using micro- and nanotechnologies. For microfluidic automation, a universal fluid processor using microvalve array and novel digital microfluidics which enable the automation of the basic fluidic operations to achieve totally automated assays. For chemical and biomolecule detection, we are utilizing capillary electrophoresis, impedance sensors, electrochemical sensors, and optical sensors as well as a novel paper microfluidic platform for rapid and portable medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. In addition, we also conduct several organ chip project to recapitulate heart-valve biomechanical environments and human eye physiology.
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ARVO 2023 at New Orleans
Dr. Kim and Minju will present at ARVO 2023! Dr. Kim will talk about corneal endothelial cell behavior under UV exposure and Minju will present curvature effect of cornea stromal cells!
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Dr. Kim will present at IEEE Sensors 2022!
In collaboration with Professor Zhang, a wearable sensor for the blind will be presented at the IEEE Sensors conference.
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[Publication-2022] New PDMS passivation method and microvavle array fabrication
New papers have been published in Nature Scientific Reports and MethodsX. These papers describes how to perform selective PDMS bonding and detailed information about micro valve array fabrication, respectively. Excellent work, Zach and previous BMNS members. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-16574-9
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