Development of Microfluidics-based condensation bioaerosol 

sampler for multipoint airborne virus monitoring

Professor Yongjun Kim's research team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1st author of this study is Seong-Jae Yoo, and corresponding author is Professor Yong-Jun Kim) has developed and manufactured a microfluidic-based condensation growth bioaerosol sampler (MCBS). The microfluidic-based condensation growth bioaerosol sampler (MCBS) is a device that grows, captures, and transports viruses by using condensation nucleus growth technique and electrowetting technology. It has been demonstrated that MCBS can concentrate airborne viruses into a small liquid sample of tens of microliters, and obtain virus liquid samples with 89.9-times higher concentration than commercial sampler. This research has been published in renowned international academic journal 'Biosensors and Bioelectronics' (Impact Factor: 10.7) in April 2024.

The link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2024.116658