Laboratory for Bio-Iontronics (BION )

Research Mission:

At the Laboratory for Bio-Iontronics (BION), the mission is to make bioiontronic synthetic tissues for applications in medicine. To that end, we are interested in developing synthetic tissues with key functions of embodied energy, logic control, stimuli-responsiveness, and therapeutics delivery, enabling interactive communication with biology. The synthetic tissues will be formed from three-dimensionally (3D) printed picoliter droplet networks, which use lipid bilayer, functional nanopores, and charge-selective solutes to feature sophisticated ion control. Ultimately, the bioiontronic synthetic tissues will provide an alternative strategy, in parallel to bioelectronic medicine, to be used as bioiontronic medicine for a wide range of medical conditions.