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Our Mission
Our group’s overall goal is to develop and study active biohybrid matters (ABM) systems that allow us to understand better and regulate interfacial and transport phenomena related to human health and sustainability. These ABMs range from nano/microparticles engineered with catalysts to soft material-based machines or energy harvesters and organoids that recapitulate and further forward the physiological function of tissue and organs.
To achieve this goal, we focus on the synthesis, characterization, and processing of ABMs with desired structure, property, and functionality. We also study an emergent behavior of these ABMs for (1) Design and fabrication of Active Micro-Motors and machines, (2) Engineering of organoids and microphysiological systems, (3) Micro and Nanomedicine for diagnosis and therapeutics, and (4) Stretchable and non-drying hydrogel.
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Group News
New Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago, a new biomedical research hub in Chicago, will collaborate with U of I and develop a large research network. CZ Biohub Chicago will focus on engineering technologies to make precise measurement s of biological processes within human tissues.
Kai-Yu has received the the oral presentation award at the 2022 AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Congrats! Kai-Yu!
Kai-Yu’s research image has selected in the SCS Science Image challenge
Ryan has received the 3rd place of oral presentation at the 21st Annual Graduate Research Symposium.
An NSF Expedition in Computing: Mind in Vitro-Computing with Living Neurons The NSF awarded a 7-year, $15 million project to a multi-university team led by UIUC. Professor Kong leads Wetware research which will integrate neural cultures on an engineered platform.
Our group received NIH grant for “Dynamic circadian regulations of the blood-brain interface in a human brain-mimicking microfluid chip”
Yu-Heng’s research image has selected in the SCS Science Image challenge and displayed at the Willard Airport.
Group members attended the investiture of Professor Kong as the Robert W. Schaefer Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering .
EunMi has received the best presentation award at 2021 UKC
Yu-Heng has received the 3rd place of oral presentation at the 20th Annual Graduate Research Symposium






