Research-at-a-glance: 

•   Automated bioreactor system for stem cell cultures

• 3D bioprinted hydrogel patches

• Cell therapeutics based on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

• Nanomaterials 

• Tunable hydrogels to communicate stem cells and ECM

• Hydrogel sensor-based agriculture monitoring system

• 4D printing for science robotics

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Researcher keywords

• Bioengineering | Mechatronics | Bioreactor culture | Bioprinting | Biophysics

• Immunomodulation | Tissue regeneration | Macrophage

• Cellulose nanocrystals | Antibacterial | Biomimetics
  
    

Biography: 

• Dr. Ki-Taek Lim is a Professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at Kangwon National University, one of South Korea’s flagship national universities, where he leads the Biorobotics Group as Principal Investigator and also serves as the founder of Biomechagen, Co., Ltd. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biomechatronics from Konkuk University and Sungkyunkwan University, respectively, received his Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering from Seoul National University, and completed extensive postdoctoral training at both the Seoul National University Dental Research Institute and the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering at the University of Arkansas. His multidisciplinary research focuses on bio-convergence engineering across key areas, including 3D bioprinting and advanced bioinks utilizing nanocellulose, conductive hydrogels, and customized crosslinking networks for high-resolution tissue scaffolds and organ models; biocompatible, piezoionic, and stretchable electronic skin (E-skin) and bioelectronics for wireless human-machine interfaces, health monitoring, and electro-metabolic cellular regulation; immuno-engineering and nano-biomaterials utilizing spatiotemporally responsive nanoplatforms, carbon quantum dots, engineered exosomes, and micro/nanorobots to orchestrate macrophage polarization and eradicate multi-drug-resistant biofilms; and automated perfusion, electromagnetic-wave, and fluid-shear bioreactor systems for scalable stem cell manufacturing, transcriptomic modulation, and accelerated tissue regeneration. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Lim has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious international journals such as Progress in Materials Science, Bioactive Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Biomaterials, Small, and Carbohydrate Polymers, and holds more than 50 registered and pending patents covering 3D-printable conductive nanocomposites, smart biomaterials, exosome therapies, and automated bioreactors. Additionally, he has authored, edited, and contributed to authoritative textbooks and chapters published by world-renowned academic publishers, including Springer (such as Nanorobotics and Nanodiagnostics in Integrative Biology and Biomedicine and Handbook of Single Cell Technology), Elsevier (such as CRISPR and RNAi Systems and Multifunctional Hybrid Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agrifood and Ecosystems), and Taylor & Francis. Globally recognized for his scientific impact, Dr. Lim is named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University and ranked in the Top 0.05% of Highly Ranked Scholars (ScholarGPS) in Biomedical Engineering, while actively contributing to the academic community as an editorial board member for over +10 international journals, including the International Journal of Bioprinting, European Cells and Materials, Nano Fiber, Biosensing and Biomedicine, and Biofunctional Materials

 

Research: 

• Broadly, research in the Lim group integrates new bioreactor process, optical, and bio/nano-technology tools for application in biology and agricultural engineering. We pioneer the bio-convergence system in biosystems engineering approaches, aiming to enable multi-parametric studies with the power to reveal the workings of natural and engineered biological systems.

 

Research areas:  

• Pulsed electromagnetic-wave motion bioreactor system for enhanced osteogenic commitment and therapeutic potentials 

• Transcriptomic profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells 

• Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

• Applications of hydrogel technology in agriculture: plant-wearable monitoring system

• Pathogen Detection Systems using fully automated-on site microbiological testing productions

• 3D & 4D bioprinting 

 

Editorial board member: 

• Journal of Optoelectronic and Biomedical Materials | IF 1.4 

• European Cells & Materials | IF 3.4 

• Biosensing and Biomedicine

• Nano Fiber

• Medicine Bulletin 

• International Journal of Bioprinting | IF 8.4 

• Organoid Research

• Biofunctional Materials

• Regenerative Medicine Reports

• Aims Bioengineering | IF 1.0 

• Micromachines | IF 3.5

• Gels | IF 6.4
   

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