Bio-Integrated Nanofabrication for Human-Interfaced Microsystems
Scalable materials, intelligent interfaces, and translational platforms for sensing, stimulation, and regeneration.
Who We Are
Hong Lab at Pusan National University is building a new class of human-interfaced technologies by merging advanced nanofabrication with bio-integrated engineering. While the laboratory’s foundation lies in unconventional lithography, nanomaterials assembly, and scalable device manufacturing, its current frontier is far more ambitious: wearable biosensors, soft neural interfaces, regenerative biomaterials, and intelligent microsystems that operate in direct contact with the body. Rooted in a research lineage spanning functional nanostructure engineering and bio-integrated device design, the lab develops platforms that move fluently across materials, manufacturing, biology, and translational prototyping.
What We Build
We design systems rather than isolated components. Our research includes conformal epidermal and neural interfaces, wearable electrochemical biosensors, AI-enabled electronic skin, graphene and MXene-based biointerfaces, advanced cell-instructive substrates, 3D regenerative scaffolds, integrated micro-energy modules, and functional nanoarchitectures for optical and therapeutic applications. Across these areas, the unifying principle is clear: nanofabrication is not the endpoint of our work, but the enabling language through which materials are translated into adaptive biomedical technologies.
Why It Matters
The next generation of biomedical technology will not be defined by rigid devices detached from biology. It will be defined by systems that bend, mount, implant, sense, and respond within dynamic living environments. Hong Lab addresses this shift by engineering microsystems that are simultaneously high-performance, biologically compatible, and fabrication-aware. This combination positions the lab at the convergence of wearable health, neurotechnology, regenerative medicine, and intelligent biointerfaces.
Research Axes
Bio-Integrated Neural and Epidermal Interfaces: Soft, conformal devices for skin- and brain-facing systems.
AI-Enabled Wearable Biosensing: Noninvasive molecular sensing platforms integrated with intelligent data interpretation.
Nano-Biofabrication and Regenerative Biomaterials: Engineered scaffolds and nanoenabled therapeutic platforms for tissue repair.
Scalable Graphene Manufacturing and Energy Microsystems: Device-ready graphene architectures and integrated micro-power systems.
Functional Optical Nanomaterials and Advanced Nanoarchitectures: Programmable nanostructures for optical, chemical, and multifunctional performance.
We turn nanofabrication into body-ready technology.
Through education and training, our laboratory prepares people for life in a changing nanoworld.
Positions Available
There are several openings for graduate students in the area of Materials Engineering and Nanofabrication Research.
Feel free to contact Prof. Suckwon Hong (email swhong@pusan.ac.kr, tel 051-510-6119)