(4by) Microfluidic Transport Phenomena for Nanomedicine and Micro-Total Analysis Systems

Microfluidics is a powerful technology that can control micro-scale environments in an extremely precise manner. The microfluidics is widely studied for seeking answers to various fundamental questions in the field of chemical engineering and bioengineering. Based on the knowledge, the microfluidic technology is widely adopted to various applications including fine chemical synthesis, chemical and biomolecular analysis, and healthcare. My postdoctoral research with Professor Rohit Karnik at MIT, Professor Omid Farokhzad at Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School, and Professor Robert Langer at MIT focuses on the synthesis of advanced engineered nanoparticles for drug delivery systems using novel microfluidic systems. My postdoctoral and Ph.D. research at KAIST with Professor Seung-Man Yang and visiting scholar at MIT with Professor Todd Thorsen focused on optofluidic platform, a multidisciplinary area combining optics and microfluidics, for integrated micro-total analysis systems. I also studied on the colloidal self-assembly in confined geometry for photonic crystals and superhydrophobic surfaces. In this poster session, I will highlight aforementioned my graduate and postdoctoral researches. I will also present my vision for independent research program on the study of microfluidic transport phenomena and functional soft matters with broad range of application in healthcare, lab on a chip, and micro-total analysis systems that encompasses: 1) Microfluidic nanomedicine discovery and screening systems, 2) Development of functional microparticles and capsules, and 3) Integrated optofluidic platform for adoptive optical systems and micro-total analysis systems.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Jong-Min Lim, John Paul Urbanski, Todd Thorsen, and Seung-Man Yang, “Pneumatic Control of a Liquid-Core/Liquid-Cladding Waveguide as the Basis for an Optofluidic Switch,” Applied Physics Letters, 98, 044101 (2011)

Jong-Min Lim, John Paul Urbanski, Jae-Hoon Choi, Todd Thorsen, and Seung-Man Yang, “Liquid Waveguide-Based Evanescent Wave Sensor That Uses Two Light Sources with Different Wavelengths,” Analytical Chemistry, 83, 585–590 (2011)

Jong-Min Lim, Se-Heon Kim, and Seung-Man Yang, “Liquid-Liquid Fluorescent Waveguides Using Microfluidic-Drifting-Induced Hydrodynamic Focusing,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 10, 211-217 (2011)

Jong-Min Lim, Se-Heon Kim, Jae-Hoon Choi, and Seung-Man Yang, “Fluorescent Liquid-Core/ Air-Cladding Waveguides towards Integrated Optofluidic Light Sources,” Lab on a Chip, 8, 1580-1585 (2008)

Jong-Min Lim, Gi-Ra Yi, Jun Hyuk Moon, Chul-Joon Heo, and Seung-Man Yang, “Superhydrophobic Films of Electrospun Fibers with Multiple-Scale Surface Morphology”, Langmuir, 23, 7981-7989 (2007)

Jong-Min Lim, Jun Hyuk Moon, Gi-Ra Yi, Chul-Joon Heo, and Seung-Man Yang, “Fabrication of One-Dimensional Colloidal Assemblies from Electrospun Nanofibers,” Langmuir, 22, 3445-3449 (2006)