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1. Research Vision

Engineering in vitro BioMachines that enable biological function and development.

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2. Research Mission

  • We develop in vitro BioMachines — biohybrid systems that integrate biological components with engineered devices — to create functional capabilities beyond those of either component alone.

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  • We design these systems to enable, measure, and control the formation, function, and development of living systems.

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3. Research Overview

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•Team Skin

 

 

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- Spatial and functional responses across skin compartments

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Selected Publications

Review

Engineering skin microphysiological systems for transdermal drug screening based on strategic model selection and quantitative prediction roadmaps

Ahn et al. Materials Today Bio (2026)

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•Team Muscle

 

 

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- Quantitative assessment of muscle contractile function

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Selected Publications

Original Research

A monolithic 3D-printed platform for functional maturation and in situ contractility assessment of 3D skeletal muscle

Ahn et al. Biomaterials Research (2026)

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•Team Repro

 

 

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- Spatiotemporal control and analysis of engineered tissues

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Selected Publications

Original Research

3D microphysiological system-inspired scalable vascularized tissue constructs for regenerative medicine

Bang et al. Advanced Functional Materials (2022)

Review

Recent advances in sex-specific reproductive microphysiological systems for the systematic evaluation of assisted reproductive technology

Jeong et al. Materials Today Bio (2026)

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•Team Brain

 

 

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- Environmental responses of neural circuits and the blood-brain barrier

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Selected Publications

Original Research

Cellular changes in an in vitro neural circuit system under simulated microgravity

Ryu et al. Acta Biomaterialia (2025)

Original Research

Integration of reconfigurable microchannels into aligned three-dimensional neural networks for spatially controllable neuromodulation

Jeong et al. Science Advances (2023)

Original Research

A low permeability microfluidic blood-brain barrier platform with direct contact between perfusable vascular network and astrocytes

Bang et al. Scientific Reports (2017)

4. Funding

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•Current Funding Information

▶ [책] 개인 맞춤형 항노화 메커니즘 연구 및 항노화약물 스크리닝을 위한 조립 가능한 생체 조직계 플랫폼 개발. (RS-2024-00350442)

by 한국연구재단 - 우수신진연구 (2024.04.-2029.03.)

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▶ [공] 피부 조직칩 및 인공지능 기반 땀 센서 모니터링을 활용한 항노화 정밀제어 플랫폼 개발 글로벌 연구실. (RS-2024-00411952)

by 한국연구재단 - 글로벌 기초연구실지원사업 (2024.08.-2027.04.)

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▶ [공] 멀티모달 근감소증 치료 컨소시엄. (RS-2024-00507256)

by 한국보건산업진흥원 - 한국형 ARPA-H 프로젝트 (2024.09.-2028.12.)

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▶ [공] 생활화학제품 함유 혼합물 유해성 평가 기술 개발. (RS-2025-02223058)

by 한국환경산업기술원 - 환경기술개발사업 (2025.04.-2027.12.)

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▶ [공] 첨단바이오센서분야 나노소재부품 공정기술개발. (RS-2023-00257663)

by 한국산업기술평가관리원 (2024.01.-2027.12.)​

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•Former Funding Lists

▶ [공] 우주환경으로 유발된 뇌 인지기능 저하 극복을 위한 국제공동연구. (RS-2023-00266209)

by 한국보건산업진흥원 - 글로벌연구협력지원사업 (2023.07-2024.12.)

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▶ [책] 만성적 통증이 두뇌에 미치는 영향 분석을 위한 3차원 감각-두뇌 신경 회로 플랫폼 개발. (NRF-2020R1A6A3A01098991)

by 한국연구재단 학문후속세대양성 (2020.09-2022.08.)

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