BIOGRAPHY
Ph.D. (2010), B.S. (2006), Materials Science and Engineering
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Microfluidic Blood Plasma Separation for Point-of-Care Diagnostics [BPN730]
Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics have been widely
developed for the rapid detection of infectious diseases such as HIV, TB and Malaria. Blood plasma
separation is an initial step for most blood-based diagnostics. Although, centrifuge method is the
classical bench- top technique, it is time and labor intensive, and therefore, automation and
integration of blood plasma separation in the LOC device is ideal for POC diagnostics. Here, we
propose a novel microfluidic blood plasma separation device for POC diagnostics. This investigation
will hopefully lead to a simple and reliable blood plasma separation device that can be utilized by
individuals with minimal training in resource-limited environments for POC diagnostics. This blood
plasma separation device will be integrated with downstream detection module for single-step POC
diagnostics.