Interfacial Transport Under Structured Flow
At LIFE, we investigate how structured multiphase flow governs interfacial transport and how this understanding can be leveraged to enable kinetically controlled separations. Our work integrates transport phenomena, interfacial science, and separation engineering to establish predictive frameworks for non-equilibrium systems.
Research Pillar I: Multiphase Transport Under Structured Flow
We study mass transfer across fluid interfaces in segmented (Taylor) flow, droplet-based systems, and confined thin-film geometries.
Key research interests:
Engineering interfacial area to enhance mass-transfer rates
Coupled convection-diffusion transport in low-Re multiphase systems
Transport scaling relevant to reactor and separator design
Research Pillar II: Dynamic Interfacial Phenomena and Surface Engineering
We investigate how interfacial mass transfer is influenced by surface chemistry and wetting behavior.
Key research interests:
Adsorption and desorption kinetics at moving interfaces
Wetting transitions and surface energy modulation
Flow-interface coupling and interfacial stress effects
Functional surface modification for transport resistance control
Research Pillar II: Kinetically Controlled Separation Systems
We apply structured-flow transport principles to separation challenges where rate processes determine selectivity and process efficiency.
Key research interests:
Liquid-liquid extraction of amphiphilic and persistent contaminants
Selective recovery of critical ions
Particle-interface interactions in flowing systems
Ion transport under concentration gradients
Current research topics:
액적을 이용한 결정 생성 연구
나노액적 기반 액-액 추출을 통한 결정화 반응
Nanodroplets enable fast liquid-liquid extraction, which can drive crystallization of organic molecules.
결정 제어를 통해 원하는 다형체 (polymorph) 합성
Controlled crystallization in nanodroplets can potentially lead to the formation of desired polymorphs which are crucial in pharmaceutical industries
식품 유래 엑소좀 연속 분리 기술 연구
유체공학을 이용한 식품 유래 엑소좀 연속 분리 기술
Engineering of flow devices for continous extraction of food-derived exosomes
미세유체 기술 기반 엑소좀 약물 탑재 기술
Microfluidic loading of API into food-derived exosomes
미세플라스틱 제거 및 검출 기술 연구
미세유체 및 나노액적 기반 미세/나노플라스틱 검출
Microfluidic and nanodroplets for micro/nanoplastic detection and analysis
전기영동을 이용한 미세플라스틱 분리
Separation of microplastics using electrophoresis
난임 극복을 위한 세포 선별 기술 연구
미세유체 기반 개별 정자 세포 선별 및 분석 연구
Microfluidic-based selection and analysis of single sperm cells
친환경 폐기물 금속 회수 기술 연구
흐름 소자를 이용한 폐기물 슬러리로부터의 금속 회수
Continuous recovery of metals from waste slurry using flow-based approaches
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