Welcome to MNF Lab.

We are working on micro/nanofluidic engineering 

including

1)  Fundamentals of electrokinetics and transport in the electromembrane system,

2)  Microfluidic applications using ion exchange membranes

3)  Energy harvesting applications (Reverse Electrodialysis).

News

- 2024 -

• 2024. 12  New SCI paper published @ Journal of Membrane Science (click!)

- Title : Salt and Water Transfer in Concentrating Hypersaline Electrolyte Solutions by Electrodialysis (Myeonghyeon Cho & Seokhee Han et al.)

• 2024. 11  New members joined (Geonho Lee, Eojin Lee, Hyunwoo Choi, Bonseung Koo)

• 2024. 11  Attended "The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Annual Meeting 2024" 

- Oral pt 1 : Myeonghyeon Cho et al., "Overlimiting Transport Phenomena on Homo/Heterogeneous Ion Exchange Membrane"

- Oral pt 2 : Seokhee Han et al., "Optimization of Patterned Ion Exchange Membranes for Efficient Electroconvective Ion Transport"

- Poster pt 1 : Myeonghyeon Cho et al., "Separation of Lithium in a Bulk Electrolyte Solution Using Track-etched Membranes"

- Poster pt 2 : Yeongjun Kim et al., "ICP Desalination Utilizing Multi-Splitted Desalting Channels for Enhanced Recovery"

- Poster pt 3 : Heemoon Kang et al., "Electroconvection on Heterogeneous Ion Exchange Membrane Coated by Homogeneous Polymer Resin"

- Poster pt 4 : Beomsu Park & Wonchang Lee et al., "ICP Desalination with Patterned Ion Exchange Membrane"

• 2024. 02  New SCI paper published @ Membranes (click!)

- Title : Enhanced Salt Removal of Fresh Water by Recovery-Reduced Ion Concentration Polarization Desalination (Myeonghyeon Cho et al.)

• 2024. 01  New member joined as M.S. student (Seokhee Han) 

- 2023 -

• 2023. 12  New members joined (Minkyu Sung, Yeongjun Kim, Wonchang Lee)

• 2023. 12  New SCI paper published @ Micromachines (click!)

- Title : Development of High-Performance Flexible Radiative Cooling Film Using PDMS/TiO2 Microparticles (Junbo Jung et al.)

• 2023. 11  New SCI paper published @ Journal of Membrane Science (click!)

- Title : Electroconvective Instability at the Surface of One-dimensionally Patterned Ion Exchange Membranes (Jinwoong Choi & Myeonghyeon Cho et al.)

• 2023. 11  New member joined (Bumsoo Park)

• 2023. 11  Attended international conference "MNC 2023" , Sapporo (Japan)

- Poster pt : Myeonghyeon Cho et al., "Ion Transport on the Nanoporous Membrane Patterned by Laser Ablation"

• 2023. 08  New SCOPUS/KCI paper published @ Trans. KSME C (click!)

- Title :  Development of Powered Cargo Converying System Utilizing Folding Structure (Jaeseong Yang & Taeyoun Kim et al.)

• 2023. 08  New SCOPUS/KCI paper published @ Trans. KSME C (click!)

- Title :  Development of Height Adjustable Lifting Cart Using Object Tracking System (Myeonghyeon Cho et al.)

• 2023. 08  New SCI paper published @ Journal of Rubber Research (click!)

- Title :  Research Hotspots and Development Trends in the Rubber Industry Wastewater 

                  Treatment: A Quantitative Analysis of Literature (Ibrar Ullah et al.)

• 2023. 07  New member joined (Heemoon Kang)

• 2023. 05  Attended "The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Annual Meeting 2023-Micronanos" Spring Meeting", Busan (Pukyoung Nat'l Univ.)

- Oral pt (Outstanding paper award) : Myeonghyeon Cho et al., "Analysis of Electroconvective Vortices and Electrochemical Response of Surface Patterned Homogeneous Ion Exchange Membrane"

- Poster pt 1: Myeonghyeon Cho et al., "Ion Transport on the Nanoporous Membrane Patterned by Laser Ablation"

- Poster pt 2 : Seokhee Han et al., "Observation of Electroconvective Vortex for Electrical Heterogeneity of Ion Exchange Membrane"

- Poster pt 3 : Seohyun Lee et al., "Experimental Study on the Performance Comparison of Electrodialysis and Ion Concentration Polarization Desalination Using Low Concentration Electrolyte"

• 2023. 05   Attended "The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Annual Meeting 2023-Fluid Mechanics" Spring Meeting", Seoul (Seoul Nat'l Univ.) 

- Oral pt : Jinwoong Choi et al., "Observation of Electroconvective Flow on Micro-Patterned Ion Exchange Membrane"

- Poster pt 1 : Suwan Choi et al., "Experimental Studies on Osmosis and Electroosmosis for Different Feed Concentration in Electrodialysis"

- Poster pt 2 : Hyoryun Jang et al., "Experimental Studies on the Response of Ion Exchange Membranes Stack for Spacer Configuration in Electrodialysis"

• 2023. 02  New SCI paper published @ Micromachines (click!)

- Title :  Preconcentration of Fluorescent Dyes in Electromembrane Systems via Electrophoretic

                 Migration (Minsung Kim et al.)

• 2023. 01  New SCI paper published @ Nanomaterials (click!)

- Title :  Cost-Effective and Facile Fabrication of a Tattoo Paper-Based SERS Substrate and Its 

                  Application in Pesticide Sensing on Fruit Surfaces (Pratiksha P. Mandrekar et al.)

- 2022 -

• 2022. 11  Attended "The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Annual Meeting 2022" 

- Oral pt 1 : Junsu Jang et al., "Experimental Studies on Salt Concentration Limit of 

                                                                  High Saline Feed Solution in  Electrodialysis"

- Oral pt 2 : Jinwoong Choi et al., "Visualization of Electroconvective Vortices on Ion Exchange 

                                                                           Membrane with Non-conductive Microscale Patterns"

- Oral pt 3 : Minsung Kim et al., "Electrophoretic Preconcentration of Fluorescent Dye in Ion 

                                                                         Exchange Membrane Integrated Microfluidic System"

- Poster pt 1 : Myeonghyeon Cho et al., "A Comparative Studies on Flow Visualization of 

                                                                                      Eletroconvective Vorticies in Homogeneous and 

                                                                                      Heterogeneous Ion Exchange Membrane"

- Poster pt 2 : Suwan Choi et al., "Experimental Studies on Concentration Limit of Hypersaline 

                                                                         Sodium Chloride & Lithium Chloride Solution by Electrodialysis"

- Poster pt 3 : Sunghwi Park, Seokhee Han et al., "Electrical Response and Visualization of 

                                                                                                               Electroconvective Vortices for Heterogeneity

                                                                                                               of Ion Exchange Membrane"

• 2022. 09  New SCI paper published @ Energy Reports (click!)

- Title :  Modeling, Design Optimization and Field Testing of a Solar Still with Corrugated 

                  Absorber plate and Phase Change Material for Karachi Weather Conditions (Hamza Ahmed et al.)

• 2022. 09  New member joined as M.S. student (Myeonghyeon Cho) in integrated MS program

• 2020. 06  New grant : Study on Flow Control and Energy Efficiency Enhancement by Heterogeneous Patterns on Ion Exchange Membranes (NRF-Ministry of Science and ICT)

• 2022. 04  New members joined (Seokhee Han, Seonghui Park, Seohyun Lee, Sangjoo Han)

• 2022. 03  Prof. Kim, Appointed guest editor for special issue @Micromachines (click!)

- Issue title :  Membranes in Microfluidics (2022. 03 - 2022. 11)

• 2022. 03  New SCI paper published @ Energy Reports (click!)

- Title :  Past, Present and Future of Materials’ Applications for CO2 Capture: A Bibliometric

                  Analysis (Muhammad Nihal Naseer et al.)

• 2022. 03  New SCI paper published @ Micromachines (click!)

- Title :  Experimental Study on Ion Transport in Microfluidic Electrodialysis Using Partially 

                  Masked Ion Exchange Membranes (Junsu Jang et al.)

• 2022. 03  New SCOPUS/KCI paper published @ Trans. KSME B (click!)

- Title :  Study on Ion Transport and Electroconvection for Partially Masked Ion Exchange 

                  Membrane in Microfluidic Electrodialysis (Minsung Kim et al.)

- 2021 -

• 2021. 12  New members joined (Suwan Choi, Hyoryun Jang, Jongwon Choi)

• 2021. 11   New SCI paper published @ Biosensors (click!)

- Title :  Progress of Microfluidic Continuous Separation Techniques for Micro-/Nanoscale 

                  Bioparticles (Se-woon Choe et al.)

• 2021. 10  New SCI paper published @ Sensors and Actuators B (Chemical) (click!)

- Title :  Continuous Separation of Submicron-scale Oil Droplets in Aqueous Electrolyte by 

                  Electrophoretic Migration (Sangwoo Kim et al.)

• 2021. 08  New member joined (Myeonghyeon Cho)

• 2021. 07  MS student (Minsung Kim, Junsu Jang, Jinwoong Choi) presented @ PRESM 2021

- Junsu Jang was awarded "Outstanding Presentation Award" in PRESM 2021

• 2021. 03  New members joined as M.S. student (Minsung Kim, Junsu Jang, Jinwoong Choi) and undergraduate researcher  (Jiwon Kim)

- 2020 -

• 2020. 10  Prof. Kim, Appointed guest editor for special issue @Micromachines (click!)

- Issue title :  State-of-the-Art Nanofluidics (2020. 10 - 2022. 02)

• 2020. 10  New grant : BrainKorea21 plus (BK21+) : Graduate Program for Eco-Friendly Future Automotive Technology (Ministry of Education)

• 2020. 07  New grant : Process Quality Project for  Innovative R&D - KNU-SnC (SMTECH-MSS)

• 2020. 07  New grant :  Industry-academic relationship Collabo R&D - KNU-SnC (SMTECH-MSS)

• 2020. 06  New grant : Development of Continuous Separation/Preconcentration/Removal of Microscaled Oil Droplet in Contaminated Water (NRF-Ministry of Science and ICT)

• 2020. 05  New grant : Education Project of future human resources for advanced manufacturing R&D (NRF-Ministry of Science and ICT)

- 2019 -

• 2019. 12  New members joined (Junsu Jang, Jinwoong Choi)

• 2019. 11   KSME conference presentation in Jeju Island (Hongjun Pyeon, Minsung Kim, Seoyean Park)

• 2019. 05  New SCI paper published @ Water Research (click!)

- Title :  Techno-economic Analysis of Ion Concentration Polarization Desalination for High 

                  Salinity Desalination Applications (Siwon Choi & Bumjoo Kim et al.)

• 2019. 04   KSME (Fluid Mech) conference presentation in  Gangneung (Prof. Bumjoo Kim)

• 2019. 03   The Korean Sensors Society conference invited presentation in Seoul (Prof. Bumjoo Kim)

    - 2018 -

• 2018. 12   New SCI paper published @ Sensors and Materials (click!)

- Title :  Design, Analysis, and Experimental Results of Micromachined Single-structure Triaxis 

                  Vibratory Gyroscope with Advanced Coupling Mechanism (Seyeong Seok et al.)

• 2018. 09  New co-researcher joined (Sangwoo Kim from POSTECH)

• 2018. 09  New members joined (Yerim Sung, Jihyun Park, Ikhyun Kim)

• 2018. 07   Lab opened!

• 2018. 06   New members joined (Hongjun Pyeon, Minsung Kim)

• 2018. 05   New SCI paper published @ Journal of Materials Chemistry A (click!)

- Title :  Multiscale-Pore Ion Exchange Membrane for Better Energy Efficiency  (Hyukjin J. Kwon et al.)

• 2018. 05   New members joined (Seongho Cho, Hyunjeong Lee, Seoyeon Park)

• 2018. 04   New grant : Development of Electrochemical Water Purification System for Highly Contaminated Brine Waste (NRF-Ministry of Science and ICT)