Principal Investigator Jongyoon Han
Project Website http://www.rle.mit.edu/micronano/
The Micro / Nanofluidic BioMEMS Group is interested in applying micro / nanofabrication methods to solve various technological problems. The current focus areas include micro / nanofluidics, nanofluidic biomolecule separation and detection and nanostructure-biomolecule interactions.
The group focuses on developing tools for detecting, identifying, quantifying, and sorting biomolecules. These tools for biology are analogous to the oscilloscope for electrical engineering. To develop these tools, we use micro/nanofabrication methods that are commonly used to develop MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems). The size scales that can be achieved using these methods enable access to phenomena relevant to biological systems.