Associate Professor Vincent Chan

Chan V, Graves DJ, McKenzie SE, The biophysics of DNA hybridization with immobilized oligonucleotide probes. Biophysical Journal, 69 (1995), pp 2243-2255.
Fang N, Chan V, Chitosan induced restructuration of mica-supported phospholipid bilayer: An atomic force microscopy study, Biomacromolecules, 4 (2003), pp 1596-1604.
Chan V, Liu KK, Le Visage C, Ju BF, Leong KW, Bioadhesive characterization of poly(methylidene malonate 2.12) microparticle on model extracellular matrix, Biomaterials, 25 (2004), pp 4327-4332.
Foo JJ, Liu KK, Chan V, Viscous drag of deformed vesicles in an optical trap: experiments and simulations, AIChE J,50 (2004), pp 249-254.
Tan WJ, Teo GP, Liao K, Leong KW, Mao HQ, Chan V, Adhesion contact dynamics of primary hepatocytes on poly(ethylene terephthalate) surface, Biomaterials, 26 (2005), pp 891-898.
Feng ZQ, Chen WN, Liao K, Chan V, GFP-actin expression modulates the adhesion dynamics of HepG2 cells on model extracellular matrix, 2005 (submitted).

	Associate Professor Vincent Chan
	Centre of Biotechnology Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637459 Tel: (65) 6790 6739 Fax: (65) 6791 1859 Email: mvchan@ntu.edu.sg
	Education:
	BE (Chemical Engineering), University of Minnesota, Minnealpilis , MN PhD (Chemical Engineering), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , PA

	Research focus:
	Bio-inspirational Surface Engineering: • Cell dynamics on bio-functional substrates • Mechanochemical transduction • Cell biophysics on micro- and nano-patterned scaffolds Tissue Regeneration Process: • Use of biomimetic and biomacromolecular systems for cell culture • Molecular recognition-mediated cell adhesion • Development of in situ biophysical devices

	Selected publications:
	Chan V, Graves DJ, McKenzie SE, The biophysics of DNA hybridization with immobilized oligonucleotide probes. *Biophysical Journal, 69 (1995), pp 2243-2255. Fang N, Chan V, Chitosan induced restructuration of mica-supported phospholipid bilayer: An atomic force microscopy study, Biomacromolecules, 4 (2003), pp 1596-1604. Chan V, Liu KK, Le Visage C, Ju BF, Leong KW, Bioadhesive characterization of poly(methylidene malonate 2.12) microparticle on model extracellular matrix, Biomaterials, 25 (2004), pp 4327-4332. Foo JJ, Liu KK, Chan V, Viscous drag of deformed vesicles in an optical trap: experiments and simulations, AIChE J,50 (2004), pp 249-254. Tan WJ, Teo GP, Liao K, Leong KW, Mao HQ, Chan V, Adhesion contact dynamics of primary hepatocytes on poly(ethylene terephthalate) surface, Biomaterials*, 26 (2005), pp 891-898. Feng ZQ, Chen WN, Liao K, Chan V, GFP-actin expression modulates the adhesion dynamics of HepG2 cells on model extracellular matrix, 2005 (submitted).

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