{"688850":{"#nid":"688850","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Micro-physiological Systems Seminar Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDeveloping simple, robust, and automated platforms that integrate multiple microfluidic operations into a single device remains a challenge in modern bioanalytical systems. This seminar introduces a microfluidic chip platform that exploits surface-tension-driven flow and mobile structural layers to automate fluid handling processes including transport, mixing, volume metering, and biomolecule manipulation. The platform combines vertically mobile top layers with rotationally mobile bottom layers, enabling precise spatiotemporal control of biochemical solutions and magnetic beads without reliance on complex external instrumentation. This mechanically programmable architecture provides a compact and reliable approach to implementing multistep bioassay workflows.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo demonstrate the versatility and clinical relevance of the platform, four representative applications will be presented:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAutomated filtration and detection of Influenza A virus from clinical swab samples\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDirect isolation of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from whole blood\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESize-selective extraction of extracellular vesicles across multiple size intervals\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExecution of high-sensitivity, multistep immunoassays\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETogether, these examples illustrate how mobile-layer microfluidic automation can provide a scalable alternative to conventional laboratory automation systems, enabling streamlined and accessible bioanalytical workflows for diagnostics and research applications.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiography\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDr. Sung-Jin Kim is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Konkuk University, Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2010 and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the same institution. He is currently a Visiting Scholar in the Takayama Group at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on fluidic systems inspired by electronic circuit analogies, capillarity-driven transport, and thermofluidic control, with applications spanning biomedical diagnostics, bioanalytical platforms, and physical fluidic transport phenomena.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us in-person or virtually for our next Micro-physiological Systems Seminar \u0022Automated Filtration and Detection of Bioparticles via Mobile-Layer Microfluidics\u0022 with Sung-Jin Kim, Ph.D.\u0026nbsp;Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University, South Korea. Lunch is provided for those attending in-person. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sung-Jin Kim, Ph.D.\u00a0Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University, South Korea will present \u0022Automated Filtration and Detection of Bioparticles via Mobile-Layer Microfluidics.\u0022"}],"uid":"36806","created_gmt":"2026-03-11 13:02:09","changed_gmt":"2026-03-11 15:33:44","author":"la66","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-03-16T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-03-16T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-03-16T11:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-03-16 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-03-16 15:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-03-16 15:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Krone EBB, Room 4029","extras":["free_food"],"hg_media":{"679575":{"id":"679575","type":"image","title":"Micro-Physiological-Systems-Seminar-3.16.26-1920x1080.png","body":null,"created":"1773234588","gmt_created":"2026-03-11 13:09:48","changed":"1773234588","gmt_changed":"2026-03-11 13:09:48","alt":"A flyer announces a Micro\u2011Physiological Systems Seminar Series event on March 16, 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. ET, with lunch provided. The talk, titled \u201cAutomated Filtration and Detection of Bioparticles via Mobile\u2011Layer Microfluidics,\u201d features speaker Sung\u2011Jin Kim, Ph.D., from Konkuk University. The event is hybrid, with an in\u2011person location in Krone EBB room 4029, plus RSVP and Zoom links. 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