BiON

BiON (Bio-Organic Nanotechnology) is a 4,000-sq.-ft. clean room facility dedicated to research and development of micro-nano devices using biological and organic materials. The facility contains tools that are uniquely capable of performing micro- and nanofabrication on materials such as polymers, hydrogels, collagens, proteins and even living tissue. These materials have traditionally been difficult or impossible to micro-machine since they require special care or unusual process conditions. Many of the manufacturing techniques used in BiON have been developed as experimental processes by researchers in smaller laboratories at UC Irvine and elsewhere; these will now be available to the BiON community at large.

BiON is operated in conjunction with the Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility and allows researchers at UCI and throughout Southern California to develop new technologies and products for environmental, life science and medical applications. The clean rooms support ongoing work at UCI in the areas of bio/nanotechnology, advanced materials, BioMEMS, environmental sensors, medical devices and biological research.

• BiON Facility Usage Rates – UCI Users
• BiON Facility Usage Rates – Academic / Non-profit User
• BiON Facility Usage Rates – Commercial User

BiON in the News

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  CALIT2 Delivers New Personal Protective EquipmentMarch 24, 2020
  INRF/BiON help in effort to collect medical supplies during pandemic.
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  Face of CALIT2: Peter BurkeNovember 22, 2019
  Profile of professor’s significant contributions to quantum electronics and quantum information science.