Biotechnology & Bioengineering
The School focuses on areas at the frontiers of biotechnology and bioengineering research:
- Bionanotechnology & bionano-devices – Advanced bionanotechnologies are being developed for novel biochips, bioMEMS, bioelectronics, biosensors, biofuel cells and molecular devices.
- Biomaterials for tissue engineering & drug/gene delivery – Novel biocompatible and bioresponsive scaffolds are being developed for tissue engineering and drug/gene delivery. The investigations emphasize on stem cell applications, biomaterial/cell patterning, tissue regeneration/ integration and microencapsulation.
- Biophysical signaling & bioreactors – Mass transfer and mechanical signals in cellular constructions are being manipulated and analyzed with novel bioreactors by which cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions are measured and optimized.
- Medical diagnosis & screening – Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-host interactions are being explored with novel cellular signaling techniques that aim at early diagnosis of HB-induced liver cancers and relevant pharmacological responses.
- Environmental biotechnology & biocatalysis – Site-directed mutagenesis is being manipulated to generate organosphoporus hydrolase mutants with improved catalytic characteristics for bioremediation of organophosphates in the environment.
Faculty
CHAN, Bee Eng, Mary Micro- and nano-patterning; Biomaterials & tissue engineering
CHAN, Vincent Bio-inspirational surface engineering; Tissue regeneration processes
CHEN, Wei Ning, William Virus-host interactions for antiviral applications; Cell based HBV replication system for multi-disciplinary analyses; Enabling technologies for cancer biomarker identification
CHEANG, Hong Ning, Philip Thermal spraying; Biomaterials; Implant design and manufacturing
CHEN, Peng Single cell and single molecular studies using nano-biotechnology, electrophysiology and biophysics methods; Cell secretion; Membrane physiology; Neuroscience
Chew, Sing Yian Biofunctional micro-/nano-structured scaffolds for tissue engineering applications; Electrospinning; Cellular responses to micro-/nano-structured scaffolds; Neural tissue engineering
CHONG, Chuh Khiun Tissue engineering; Biomedical engineering
FUSS, Franz Konstantin Biomechanics; Implant engineering; Sports engineering
JIANG, Rong Rong Molecular Biology; Biocatalysis; Biochemical Engineering
LEONG, Susanna Protein expression using Escherichia coli (E.coli) as an economical biofactory; Bioprocess intensification; Laboratory and preparative-scale protein refolding (bulk and interface); Product microchemical modification; Protein-protein and protein-ligand interaction
GOH, Kheng Lim Medical physics: covering the physics of X-ray imaging; Biomechanics: covering fibre reinforcing in connective tissues and biological ageing
LI Changming Advanced bionanotechnology including biochips, bioMEMs, bioelectronics, biosensors, biofuel cells and molecular devices
LIAO Kin Mechanics of biomolecules and cells; Tissue engineering; Molecular simulation of living and non-living systems; Mechanics of nano-material systems
LIM, Chu Sing, Daniel Biosensors; Microbiological cell-photonics interaction; Mutation science; Bio-rapid prototyping
NEU, Bjoern Holger Cell-substrate and cell-cell interactions; Polymers and proteins at biological interfaces; Fabrication and applications of micro-capsules based on layer-by-layer adsorption of polyelectrolytes
OOI, Chui Ping Synthesis and toxicology study of biopolymers; Biodegradable synthetic polymers
WANG, Dong-An Tissue engineering with stem cells and bioresponsive scaffolds; Integrating engineered and native tissues in situ; Gene delivery assisting therapeutic cells for tissue regeneration; Real-time monitor of engineered tissue development
