Welcome to the BAST Lab at Southern Methodist University.
We are active in research covering a wide variety of topics, including:
•Microbiorobotics
•Soft robotics
•Single molecule biophysics
•Single cell analysis
•Micro/nanofluidics
Recent Highlights
Tiny surgical robots that swim through the bloodstream:
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About Us
We are an interdisciplinary experimental group that is developing small scale materials and devices for biological applications.
ongoing research program can be broadly categorized into three core subject areas: transport phenomena, bioinspired systems design and fabrication, and single molecule biophysics. Although each core program consists of a distinct project, we would like to emphasize their synergistic...
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Prof. Kim will give an invited talk entitled “Innovations in Microrobotics and Their Implications in a Digital World” at the Inaugural Case Workshop on Digital Innovation. (October 2018)
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Prof. Kim will give an invited talk entitled “Fantastic Voyage - Micro- and Nanorobots Prepare to Advance Medicine” in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. (October 2018)
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Prof. Kim participates in the Dagstuhl Seminar on Algorithmic Foundations of Programmable Matter. (August 2018)
M.J. Kim, A.A. Julius, U.K. Cheang
“Microbiorobotics: Biologically Inspired Microscale Robotic Systems,” 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2017.
J.B. Edel, M.J. Kim, A. Ivanov
“Nanofludics,” 2nd Edition, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.
H. Kim, J. Ali, K. Phuyal, S. Park, M. J. Kim
"Investigation of bacterial chemotaxis using simple three-point microfluidic systems," Biochip J., Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 50-58, 2015.