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Micro-Nano Innovation

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.

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

Dr Jang Ah Kim
Lecturer

Citation

BibTex format

@article{San:2014:10.1021/nn503178t,
author = {San, BH and Kim, JA and Kulkarni, A and Moh, SH and Dugasani, SR and Subramani, VK and Thorat, ND and Lee, HH and Park, SH and Kim, T and Kim, KK},
doi = {10.1021/nn503178t},
journal = {ACS Nano},
pages = {12120--12129},
title = {Combining protein-shelled platinum nanoparticles with graphene to build a bionanohybrid capacitor.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn503178t},
volume = {8},
year = {2014}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The electronic properties of biomolecules and their hybrids with inorganic materials can be utilized for the fabrication of nanoelectronic devices. Here, we report the charge transport behavior of protein-shelled inorganic nanoparticles combined with graphene and demonstrate their possible application as a bionanohybrid capacitor. The conductivity of PepA, a bacterial aminopeptidase used as a protein shell (PS), and the platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) encapsulated by PepA was measured using a field effect transistor (FET) and a graphene-based FET (GFET). Furthermore, we confirmed that the electronic properties of PepA-PtNPs were controlled by varying the size of the PtNPs. The use of two poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-coated graphene layers separated by PepA-PtNPs enabled us to build a bionanohybrid capacitor with tunable properties. The combination of bioinorganic nanohybrids with graphene is regarded as the cornerstone for developing flexible and biocompatible bionanoelectronic devices that can be integrated into bioelectric circuits for biomedical purposes.
AU  - San,BH
AU  - Kim,JA
AU  - Kulkarni,A
AU  - Moh,SH
AU  - Dugasani,SR
AU  - Subramani,VK
AU  - Thorat,ND
AU  - Lee,HH
AU  - Park,SH
AU  - Kim,T
AU  - Kim,KK
DO  - 10.1021/nn503178t
EP  - 12129
PY  - 2014///
SP  - 12120
TI  - Combining protein-shelled platinum nanoparticles with graphene to build a bionanohybrid capacitor.
T2  - ACS Nano
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn503178t
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25426677
VL  - 8
ER  -