Engineering BioMEMS, micro/nanoscale biomedical systems, biosensors, and closed-loop therapeutic technologies for next-generation healthcare.
Led by Dr. Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Associate Professor at the Terasaki Institute, the lab develops integrated platforms that combine microfabrication, sensing, flexible electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and translational biomedical device design.
The Dokmeci Lab develops miniaturized biomedical systems that bridge fundamental engineering, device fabrication, and translational healthcare applications. The lab's work spans BioMEMS, micro/nanoscale sensors, flexible electronics, implantable biosensors, tissue engineering, microfluidics, organs-on-chip, and 3D bioprinting.
The lab's research is organized around the development of micro/nanoscale technologies that enable sensing, monitoring, modeling, and therapeutic intervention across diverse biomedical settings.
Design and fabrication of miniaturized biomedical devices, micro/nanoscale sensors, and integrated systems for life science and medical applications. This core engineering foundation supports the lab's work across sensing, tissue engineering, therapeutic monitoring, and translational device development.
Responsive technologies that combine biosensing, flexible electronics, and therapeutic modulation for wound-care and broader biomedical applications.
Electrical and electrochemical biosensors, flexible electronic systems, implantable sensors, and real-time monitoring technologies.
Microfluidic systems for tissue engineering, organ-on-chip applications, disease modeling, drug testing, and biomimetic biological platforms.
Engineering approaches for constructing tissue-like structures, biomaterial-based devices, and advanced biofabricated biomedical systems.
A signature area of the Dokmeci Lab is the development of integrated smart therapeutic systems that can monitor biological signals and support responsive intervention. These technologies combine sensing, flexible electronics, microfabrication, and controlled therapeutic modulation.
Smart bandage systems represent a powerful example of the lab's translational engineering philosophy: combine physical and biochemical sensing with flexible electronics and controlled therapeutic delivery to support real-time monitoring and modulation of wound healing.
The lab's technology-driven approach supports a broad range of biomedical applications, from tissue models and diagnostic devices to therapeutic monitoring and regenerative medicine.
Integrated devices for tracking biological and physiological signals, enabling more responsive approaches to patient monitoring and therapeutic modulation.
Microfluidic and tissue-engineered platforms that recreate important features of human biology for disease modeling, drug screening, and mechanistic studies.
Electrical, electrochemical, and implantable biosensor systems designed to bridge advanced engineering with practical biomedical use cases.
Dr. Dokmeci has authored more than 200 journal papers and has contributed extensively to the fields of BioMEMS, micro/nanotechnology, biomedical devices, biosensors, tissue engineering, and microfluidic systems.
The Dokmeci Lab welcomes academic collaborations, institutional partnerships, industry engagement, and inquiries related to BioMEMS, biomedical devices, smart therapeutic systems, biosensors, microfluidics, and translational engineering.