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Head of Group

Dr Jang Ah Kim

About us

The Micro-Nano Innovation Lab ("mini lab") investigates multidisciplinary approaches to develop new intelligent sensing and robotic strategies at micro/nano scales.

Research lab info

What we do

The Micro-Nano Innovation Lab ("mini lab") investigates multidisciplinary approaches to develop new intelligent sensing and robotic strategies at micro/nano scales. We study nanotechnology, light-matter interactions, micro-particle dynamics, microscale fluid dynamics, and bioengineering to reach our goal. The research involves the design and manufacture of micro/nano systems for diagnostics (e.g. infections, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases) and microscopic therapies/surgeries (e.g. localised drug delivery, novel minimally invasive procedures).

Why it is important?

Timely identification of illnesses, less intrusive interventions, and precise/personalised treatments in challenging-to-reach areas within our bodies are essential technologies for improved healthcare management. The foundation for empowering these technologies lies in the development of devices capable of sensitively detecting disruptions in microenvironments that impact normal tissue physiology and of precisely addressing these issues via targeted drug delivery, surgery, etc. at the cellular and molecular levels (micro/nano scales).

How can it benefit patients?

Micro/nanoengineering-assisted early detection of diseases followed by minimally invasive, targeted and personalised therapy can have evident advantages for patients in many aspects. Few of them are:
  • It can reduce excessive physical and biochemical alterations to the tissue microenvironments (scarring, antimicrobial resistance, etc.), offering a better prognosis with fewer side effects.
  • Micro/nanodevices can be engineered to be implantable, enabling long-term health monitoring and treatment.

Meet the team

Citation

BibTex format

@inproceedings{Kulkarni:2015,
author = {Kulkarni, A and Dugasani, SR and Kim, JA and Kim, H-U and Park, SH and Kim, T},
pages = {4359--4362},
publisher = {IEEE},
title = {Photoelectric properties in metal ion modified DNA nanostructure},
url = {https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000371717204160&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=a2bf6146997ec60c407a63945d4e92bb},
year = {2015}
}

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - CPAPER
AU - Kulkarni,A
AU - Dugasani,SR
AU - Kim,JA
AU - Kim,H-U
AU - Park,SH
AU - Kim,T
EP - 4362
PB - IEEE
PY - 2015///
SN - 1557-170X
SP - 4359
TI - Photoelectric properties in metal ion modified DNA nanostructure
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000371717204160&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=a2bf6146997ec60c407a63945d4e92bb
ER -

Contact Us

General enquiries
hamlyn@imperial.ac.uk

Facility enquiries
hamlyn.facility@imperial.ac.uk


The Hamlyn Centre
Bessemer Building
South Kensington Campus
Imperial College
London, SW7 2AZ
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