Department of Advanced Biomaterials Research
- Head of Division
Yun, Hui-suk
Department Introduction
Department of Advanced Biomaterials Research is focusing our efforts to develop innovative technical solutions for the materialization of medical devices with biomimic understanding which is for recovery of damaged tissue or organ in order to improve life quality of people due to population aging.
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Major Activities
- Technology transfer of ceramic 3D printing technology for dental applications
- Development of 3D printed medical devices for hard tissue regeneration: 4 papers published, 3 patents applied, 5 patents registered
- Development of materials for bioprinting (bioink): 5 papers published, 1 patent applied
- Development of bioreacting system for perfusable vessel: 1 patent applied
Major Research Area
- Development of bioceramic-based biomaterials for hard tissue regeneration and substitution
- 3D ceramic/multi-material additive manufacturing technology for hard tissue regeneration and substitution
- Cell, drug and bioactive molecule delivery system development
- Biological function and 3D geometric control with multi-material additive manufacturing technology
- 3D cell printing techniques for soft tissue regeneration (muscle, nerve, and vascular tissues)
Future Research Plan
- Development of ceramic-cell 3D co-printing technology and bioprinting materials (bioink)
- Multi-materials (ceramic and metal) 3D co-printing process, materials, and post-process technology development
- Development of insulating-conductive multi-ceramic structures through 3D printing
- Commercialization of dental ceramic 3D printing process and system
- Development of practical technologies of ceramic 3D printing techniques in various industrial field
Major R&D Activities
Development of 3D Bioceramic/cell printing technology
- Overcoming the traditional limitation of structure control in additive manufacturing process of ceramics for bone regeneration and substitution
- Development of 3D co-printing process and bioinks for 3D ceramic/cell structure
- Development of bio-reacting chamber for perfusable vascular network formation
- Securing ceramic-metal 3D co-printing process
Development of multi-ceramics additive manufacturing based on photopolymerization for multifunctional components
- Development of Multi-Ceramic Additive Manufacturing based on Photopolymerization (Multi-CAMP) systems
- Development of materials and additive manufacturing process for Multi-CAMP
Development of Neural/Vascular/Muscular-Specific Peptides-conjugated Bioink and Volumetric Muscle Tissue
- Development of tissue-specific bioink for vascular-nerve-muscle regeneration based on large-capacity peptide screening
- Development of volumetric muscle constructs and muscular dystrophy-on-a-chip using bioprinting technology
