NTU Logo
SEED Lab Logo



Peer-Reviewed Journals

2026

  1. Tran T.T., Mahotra M., Sampathkumar K., Li W.R., Yu H., Yong L.X., Tan L.L., Sun M.Y., Conway P.L., Loo S.C.J. (2026). Combinatorial supplementation of fish feeds enhanced growth performance and disease resilience in aquaculture. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. Accepted.
  2. Xin J.W., Gao L.H., Zhang W.J., Yang Y.M., Song X.Y., Li W.R., Zhou X.H., Zhang H.Z., Wang Z., Wang Z.X., He B., Liu Y.T., Zhou T.Z., Xiong T., Wang S., Yuan S.X., Li W.L., Loo S.C.J., Wang L. (2026). A thermogalvanic cell dressing for smart wound monitoring and accelerated healing. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 10, 80.

2025

  1. Sha Z.Y., Li D.P., Ma X.F., Bayır A., Loo S.C.J., Wang C.F. (2025). Real-time Frame-level Fish Feeding Behavior Detection using a Lightweight CNN-TCN Architecture. SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5600430 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5600430.
  2. Zhao Z.T., Chua L.W.Q., Kang X., Feng S.L., Agrawal K.R., Wong S. H., Loo S.C.J. (2025). Levan-like Exopolysaccharide EPS-SOM8 Produced by Bacillus subtilis SOM8 Isolated from Sesame Oil Meal as Potential Prebiotic and Synbiotic Formulations for Altering Human Gut Microbiome. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 328 (1), 147391.
  3. Yong L.X., Lim Xi.Y.F., Loo S.C.J. (2025). Valorization of Edible Industrial and Agricultural Food Byproducts for Rheological Properties and 3D Printability in Food Inks. Future Foods, 12, 100682.
  4. Gan A.W., Kang X., Goh S.S., Wong S.H., Loo S.C.J. (2025). Recent Advances in the Encapsulation of Probiotics as Functional Foods for Colorectal Cancer Prevention. Journal of Functional Foods, 128, 106804.
  5. Zhang A.Y., Mahotra M., Yu H., Zhu T.Q., Loo S.C.J. (2025). Nanocomplexation between curcumin and proteins by charge-switch method for improved physicochemical and biological properties of curcumin. RSC Advances, 15, 9443.
  6. Li W.R., Tan C.H., Jiang L. Baek J.S., Ng N.K.J., Chong K.K.L., Wong J.J., Gao L.H., Kline K.A., Loo S.C.J. (2025). Anti-Intracellular MRSA Activity of Antibiotic-Loaded Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles and Their Effectiveness in Murine Skin Wound Infection Models. ACS Infectious Diseases, 11 (3), 75.
  7. Yong L.X., Li W.R., Conway P., Loo S.C.J. (2025). Additive Effects of Natural Plant Extracts/Essential Oils and Probiotics as an Anti-Pathogenic Topical Skin Patch Solution for Acne and Eczema. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 8(2), 1571.
  8. Tam K., License P., Ferrer I., Loo S.C.J., Pradeep T., Kamkar M. (2025). First Volume of “ACS Sustainable Resource Management” in the Books: Celebrating a Year of Driving Innovation for a Sustainable Tomorrow. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 1(12), 2511.

2024

  1. Xu Q.Y., Quek W.L., Koh C.B., Liew W.C., Hidajat R., He Y., Mahotra M., Loo S.C.J., Jiang J.H., Gonçalves R.A. (2024). Shaping the Future of Aquaculture: Key Innovation in Asian Seabass and Red Snapper Hatchery Techniques. Hatchery Feed & Management, 12(4), 49.
  2. Loo S.C.J., Tam K. (2024). Fireside chat with Benjamin William Cashore: The role of national policies in driving sustainable development of vital resources. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 1(10), 2170.
  3. Loo S.C.J., Tam K. (2024). Policies and Regulations for Sustainable Resource Management: How governments play a key role in this international endeavour. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 1(10), 2168.
  4. Hong Y., Li W.R., Loo S.C.J. (2024). Impacts of Industrial Food Wastes on Nutritional Value of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and Its Gut Microbiota Community Shift. Biomaterials Advances, 165, 214022.
  5. Wang L.W., Yong L.X., Loo S.C.J. (2024). Utilizing Food Waste in 3D Printed PLA Formulations to Achieve Sustainable and Customizable Controlled Delivery Systems. ACS Omega, 9(31), 34140.
  6. Moores A., Chen J.W., Subramaniam B., Tam K., Biddinger E., Brady D., Carrier D.J., Ferrer I., Gathergood N., Han H.X., Hermans I., Hii K.K., Hwang B.J., Kamkar M., Leonard K., Loh W., Loo S.C.J., Marr A., Meier M., Nakamura R., Newton G., Pradeep T., Satoh K., Srubar W. III, Yan N., James A., Kumar Jha M., Shivhare A (2024). Reintroducing the Introduction: How to write a compelling Introduction for the “ACS Sustainable” Family of Journals: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(23), 8581.
  7. Tam K., Pradeep T., Ferrer I., and Loo S.C.J. (2024). Reflection on Sustainable Resource Management on Earth Day 2024. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 1(4), 577.
  8. Zhao Z.T., Li W.R., Thien T.T., and Loo S.C.J. (2024). Bacillus subtilis SOM8 Isolated from Sesame Oil Meal for Potential Probiotic Application in Inhibiting Human Enteropathogens. BMC Microbiology, 24, 104.
  9. Li W.R., Lim C.H., Zhao Z.T., Wang Y.L., Conway P.L. and Loo S.C.J. (2024). In Vitro Profiling of Potential Fish Probiotics, Enterococcus hirae strains, Isolated from Jade Perch, and Safety Properties Assessed Using Whole Genome Sequencing. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. doi: 10.1007/s12602-024-10244-0.
  10. Kamkar M., Leonard K.C., Ferrer I., Loo S.C.J., Biddinger E.J., Brady D., Carrier D.J., Gathergood N., Han H.X., Hermans I., Hii K.K.M., Hwang B.J., Loh W., Meier M.A.R., Marr A.C., Newton G.N., Srubar III W.V., Yan N., Tam M.K.C., Chen J.W., Moores A.H., Subramaniam B., Licence P. and Serrano J.F. (2024). Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Resource Management and Chemical Processes. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(8), 2924.

2023

  1. Zhang S.H., Zhao G.L., Mahotra M., Li W.R., Lee H.W., Yu H., Sampathkumar K., Xie D.H., Guo J.S. and Loo S.C.J. (2023). Chitosan nanofibrous scaffold with graded and controlled release of ciprofloxacin and BMP-2 nanoparticles for the conception of bone regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 254(Pt 2), 127912.
  2. Fan Y.J., Keerthisinghe T.P., Nian M.; Cao X.Q., Chen X., Yang Q., Sampathkumar K., Loo S.C.J., Ng K.W., Demokritou P., and Fang M.L. (2023). Comparative secretome metabolic dysregulation by six engineered dietary nanoparticles (EDNs) on the simulated gut microbiota. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 465, 133003.
  3. Tam K. Ferrer I. Loo S.C.J. Kamkar M., Subramaniam B., Moores A. (2023). Combating Threats to Water, Air and Soil, Our Precious Natural Resources. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(43), 15503.
  4. Tam K. Ferrer I. Loo S.C.J. Kamkar M., License P (2023). ACS Sustainable Resource Management – Striving for Circularity! ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(35), 12859.
  5. Ho C. G., Setyawati M.I.; DeLoid G., Li K., Adav S., Li S.Z., Loo S.C.J., Demokritou P. and Ng K.W (2023). Cellulose Nanofiber Platform for Pesticide Sequestration in the Gastrointestinal Tract. ACS Omega, 8(18), 16106.
  6. Sampathkumar K., Yu H., and Loo S.C.J. (2023). Valorisation of industrial food waste into sustainable aquaculture feeds. Future Foods, Vol. 7, 100240.
  7. Kwang G.D., Sampathkumar K., and Loo S.C.J. (2023). Ultralong floating hydrogel raft for prolonged gastric retention. MRS Bulletin, 48, 342-350.
  8. Tan L.L., Ang K.L., and Loo S.C.J. (2023). Alginate Encapsulation Improves Probiotics Survival in Carbonated Sodas and Beers. PLOS ONE, 18(3), e0283745.

2022

  1. Lee H.W., Kharel S., and Loo S.C.J. (2022). Lipid-Coated Hybrid Nanoparticles for Enhanced Bacterial Biofilm Penetration and Antibiofilm Efficacy. ACS Omega, 7(40), 35814-35824.
  2. Kwang G.D., Sampathkumar K., and Loo S.C.J. (2022). Ultralong floating hydrogel raft for prolonged gastric retention. MRS Bulletin, 48, 34.
  3. Jalilian A.R., Ocampo-García B., Pasanphan W., Sakr T.M., Melendez-Alafort L., Grasselli M., Lugao A.B., Yousefnia H., Dispenza C., Janib S.M., Khan I.U., Maurin M., Ulański P., Loo S.C.J., Safrany A., Osso Jr. J.A., Duatti A., and Katti K.V. (2022). IAEA Contribution to Nanosized Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals for Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics, 14(5), 1060.
  4. Mahotra M., Yu H., Xu Q., Liew W.C., Kharel S., Tan L.S.E., and Loo S.C.J. (2022). Solid Lipid Microparticles as leaching free, slow-release encapsulation system for Methionine in aquaculture. Aquaculture, Vol. 557, 738342.
  5. Tan L.L., Ngiam J.J., Sim E.S.Z., Conway P.L., and Loo S.C.J. (2022). Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis from water kefir yields α-glucan polysaccharides with prebiotic and synbiotic qualities. Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 290, 119515.
  6. Tan L.L., Mahotra M., Chan S.Y., and Loo S.C.J. (2022). In situ alginate crosslinking during spray-drying of lactobacilli probiotics promotes gastrointestinal-targeted delivery. Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 286, 119279.
  7. Jia S.L., Setyawati M.I., Liu M., Xu T.F., Loo S.C.J., Demokritou P., Yan M.L., Gong J.C., Ng K.W., Fang M.L. (2022). Association of Nanoparticle Exposure with Serum Metabolic Disorders of Healthy Adults in Printing Centres. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 432, 128710.
  8. Tan L.L., Tan C.H., Ng N.K.J., Tan Y.H., Conway P.L., and Loo S.C.J. (2022). Potential Probiotic Strains From Milk and Water Kefir Grains in Singapore—Use for Defense Against Enteric Bacterial Pathogens. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 857720.

2021

  1. Kharel S., Gautam A., Mahotra M., Theniko N.M., and Loo S.C.J. (2021). Valorizing okara waste into nutritionally rich polysaccharide/protein-extracts for co-encapsulation of β-carotene and ferrous sulphate as a potential approach to tackle micronutrient malnutrition. Journal of Functional Foods, 87, 104749.
  2. Guo Z., DeLoid G.M., Cao X., Bitounis D., Sampathkumar K., Ng K.W., Loo S.C.J., and Demokritou P. (2021). Effects of ingested nanocellulose and nanochitosan materials on carbohydrate digestion and absorption in an in vitro small intestinal epithelium model. Environmental Science: Nano, 8(9), 2554-2568.
  3. Tan C.H., Jiang L., Li W., Chan S.H., Baek J.-S., Ng N.K.J., Sailov T., Kharel S., Chong K.K.L., and Loo S.C.J. (2021). Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles Enhance the Potency of Ampicillin against Enterococcus faecalis in a Protozoa Infection Model. ACS Infectious Disease, 7(6), 1607-1618.
  4. Jiang L. and Loo S.C.J. (2021). Intelligent Nanoparticle-Based Dressings for Bacterial Wound Infections. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4(5), 3849-3862.
  5. Tan K.-X., Ng L.-L.E., and Loo S.C.J. (2021). Formulation Development of a Food-Graded Curcumin-Loaded Medium Chain Triglycerides-Encapsulated Kappa Carrageenan (CUR-MCT-KC) Gel Bead Based Oral Delivery Formulation. Materials, 14(11), 2783.
  6. Ostrovski Y., Dorfman S., Poh W., Loo S.C.J., and Snitzman J. (2021). Focused targeting of inhaled magnetic aerosols in reconstructed in vitro airway models. Journal of Biomechanics, 118, 110279.

2020

  1. Tan L.L., Sampathkumar K., Wong J.H., and Loo S.C.J. (2020). Divalent cations are antagonistic to survivability of freeze-dried probiotics encapsulated in cross-linked alginate. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 124, 369-377.
  2. Yang Q., Keerthisinghe T.P., Tan T.R.J., Cao X., Setyawati M.I., DeLoid G., Ng K.W., Loo S.C.J., Demokritou P., and Fang M. (2020). A high-throughput method to characterize the gut bacteria growth upon engineered nanomaterial treatment. Environmental Science: Nano, 7(10), 3155-3166.
  3. Tan K.-X., Chamundeswari V.N., and Loo S.C.J. (2020). Prospects of kefiran as a food-derived biopolymer for agri-food and biomedical applications. RSC Advances, 10(42), 25339-25351.
  4. Tan C.H., Oh H.-S., Sheraton V.M., Mancini E., Loo S.C.J., Kjelleberg S., Sloot P.M.A., and Rice S.A. (2020). Convection and the Extracellular Matrix Dictate Inter- and Intra-Biofilm Quorum Sensing Communication in Environmental Systems. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(11), 6730–6740.
  5. Lim Y.G.J., Low H.Y.J., and Loo S.C.J. (2020). Synthesis of Polymeric Janus Superstructures via a Facile Synthesis Method. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 41(21), 2000140.
  6. Sampathkumar K., Tan K.X., and Loo S.C.J. (2020). Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers. iScience, 23(5), 101055.
  7. Khan M.A., Mujahid M., Loo S.C.J., and Chamundeswari V.N. (2020). Nanophotonics based label free detection mechanism for real-time monitoring of interleukin-6. Nanoscale, 12(16), 9194-9207.
  8. Jiang L., Lee H.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2020). Therapeutic lipid-coated hybrid nanoparticles against bacterial infections. RSC Advances, 10(14), 8497-8517.
  9. Guo Z., Cao X., DeLoid G.M., Sampathkumar K., Ng K.W., Loo S.C.J., and Demokritou P. (2020). Physicochemical and Morphological Transformations of Chitosan Nanoparticles across the Gastrointestinal Tract and Cellular Toxicity in an In Vitro Model of the Small Intestinal Epithelium. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68(1), 358-368.
  10. Khan M.A., Mujahid M., Chen Z., Kiani F.A., Loo S.C.J., and Lim Y.G.J. (2020). An experimental and theoretical approach to investigate correlation between electromagnetic properties of doped ferrites & its interfacial reactivity with dopamine. Applied Surface Science, 506, 144945.

2019

  1. Poh W., Rahman N.A., Ostrovski Y., Sznitman J., Pethe K., and Loo S.C.J. (2019). Active pulmonary targeting against tuberculosis (TB) via triple–encapsulation of Q203, bedaquiline and superparamagnetic iron oxides (SPIOs) in nanoparticle aggregates. Drug Delivery, 26(1), 1039-1048.
  2. Ng C.K., Karahan H.E., Loo S.C.J., Chen Y., and Cao B. (2019). Biofilm-Templated Heteroatom-Doped Carbon–Palladium Nanocomposite Catalyst for Hexavalent Chromium Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(27), 24018-24026.
  3. Sampathkumar K., Riyajan S., Tan C.K., Demokritou P., Chudapongse N., and Loo S.C.J. (2019). Small-Intestine-Specific Delivery of Antidiabetic Extracts from Withania coagulans Using Polysaccharide-Based Enteric-Coated Nanoparticles. ACS Omega, 4(7), 12049-12057.
  4. DeLoid G.M., Cao X., Molina R., Silva D.I., Bhattacharya K., Ng K.W., Loo S.C.J., Brain J.D., and Demokritou P. (2019). Toxicological effects of ingested nanocellulose in in vitro intestinal epithelium and in vivo rat models. Environmental Sciences: Nano, 6(7), 2105-2115.
  5. Fan Y., Zheng X., Ali Y., Berggren P.-O., and Loo S.C.J. (2019). Local release of rapamycin by microparticles delays islet rejection within the anterior chamber of the eye. Scientific Reports, 9, 3918.
  6. Lim Y.G.J., Poh K.C.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2019). Hybrid Janus Microparticles Achieving Selective Encapsulation for Theranostic Applications via a Facile Solvent Emulsion Method. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 40(7), 1800801.

2018

  1. Kharel S., Gautam A., Dickescheid A., and Loo S.C.J. (2018). Hollow Microparticles as a Superior Delivery System over Solid Microparticles for the Encapsulation of Peptides. Pharmaceutical Research, 35(10), 185.
  2. DeLoid G.M., Soha I.S., Lorente L.R., Molina R.M., Pyrgiotakis G., Stevanovic A., Zhang R., McClements D.J., Geitner N.K., Bousfield D.W., Ng K.W., Loo S.C.J., Bell D.C., Brain J., and Demokritou P. (2018). Reducing Intestinal Digestion and Absorption of Fat Using a Nature-Derived Biopolymer: Interference of Triglyceride Hydrolysis by Nanocellulose. ACS Nano, 12(7), 6469-6479.
  3. Fan Y.L., Tan C.H., Lui Y., Zudhistira D., and Loo S.C.J. (2018). Mechanistic Formation of Drug-encapsulated Janus Particles through Emulsion Solvent Evaporation. RSC Advances, 8(29), 16032-16042.
  4. Yu L., Wang L.P., Liao H., Wang J., Feng Z., Lev O., Loo S.C.J., Sougrati M.T., and Xu Z.J. (2018). Understanding Fundamentals and Reaction Mechanisms of Electrode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries. Small, 14(16), 1703338.
  5. Narasimhan V.N., Chuah Y.J., and Loo S.C.J. (2018). Multidrug-eluting Bi-layered Microparticle-Mesh Scaffolds for Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6(20), 3340-3347.
  6. Baek J.-S., Tee J.K., Pang Y.Y., Tan E.Y., Lim K.L., Ho H.K., and Loo S.C.J. (2018). Improved Bioavailability of Levodopa using Floatable Spray Coated-Microcapsules for the Management of Parkinson's Disease. NeuroMolecular Medicine, 20, 262–270.
  7. Antony R.P., Zhang M., Zhou K., Loo S.C.J., Barber J., and Wong L.H. (2018). Synergistic Effect of Porosity and Gradient Doping in Efficient Solar Water Oxidation of Catalyst free Gradient Mo:BiVO4. ACS Omega, 3(3), 2724–2734.
  8. Sampathkumar K. and Loo S.C.J. (2018). Targeted Gastrointestinal Delivery of Nutraceuticals with Polysaccharide-based Coatings. Macromolecular Bioscience, 18(4), 1700363.
  9. Baek J.-S., Tan C.H., Ng N.K.J., Yeo Y.P., Rice S.A., and Loo S.C.J. (2018). A programmable lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticle system for localized, sustained antibiotic delivery to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial biofilms. Nanoscale Horizons, 3(3), 305-311.
  10. Liu Y., Wei C., Ngaw C.K., Zhou Y., Sun S., Xi S., Du Y., Loo S.C.J., Ager J.W., and Xu Z.J. (2018). Operando Investigation of Mn3O4+δ Co-catalyst on Fe2O3 Photoanode: Manganese-Valency-Determined Enhancement at Varied Potentials. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1(2), 814-821.
  11. Chamundeswari V.N., Siang L.Y., Chuah Y.J., Tan J.S., Wang D.-A., and Loo S.C.J. (2018). Sustained Releasing Sponge-like 3D Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications. Biomedical Materials, 13(1), 015019.

2017

  1. Baek J.-S., Choo C.C., Tan N.S., and Loo S.C.J. (2017). Sustained-releasing Hollow Microparticles with Dual-anticancer Drugs Elicit Greater Shrinkage of Tumor Spheroids. Oncotarget, 8, 80841-80852.
  2. Tay H.M., Kharel S., Dalan R., Chen Z.J., Tan K.K., Boehm B.O., Loo S.C.J., and Hou H.W. (2017). Rapid purification of sub-micron particles for enhanced drug release and microvesicles isolation. NPG Asia Materials, 9, e434.
  3. Song R.-B., Wu Y.C., Lin Z.-Q., Xie J., Tan C.H., Loo S.C.J., Cao B., Zhang J.-R., Zhu J.-J., and Zhang Q. (2017). Living and Conducting: Coating Individual Bacterial Cells with in situ Formed Polypyrrole. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(35), 10516-10520.
  4. Zhao J., Sun L., Canepa S., Sun H., Yesibolati M.N., Sherburne M., Xu R., Sritharan T., Loo S.C.J., Ager J.W., Barber J., Mølhavee K., and Xu Z.J. (2017). Phosphate tuned copper electrodeposition and promoted formic acid selectivity for carbon dioxide reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(23), 11905-11916.
  5. Baek J.-S., Yeo E.W., Lee Y.H., Tan N.S., and Loo S.C.J. (2017). Controlled Releasing Nano-encapsulating Microcapsules to Combat Inflammatory Diseases. Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 11, 1707-1717.
  6. Fan Y.L., Hou H.W., Tay H.M., Guo W.M., Berggren P.-O., and Loo S.C.J. (2017). Preservation of Anti-cancer and Immunosuppressive Properties of Rapamycin Achieved through Controlled Releasing Particles. AAPS PharmSciTech, 18, 2648-2657.
  7. Ngaw C.K., Zhao C., Wang V.B., Kjelleberg S., Tan T.T.Y., Zhang Q., and Loo S.C.J. (2017). Graphene/Carbon Nanotube Biofilm based Solar-Microbial Fuel Device for Enhanced Hydrogen Generation. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 1(1), 191-198.
  8. Kharel S., Lee W.L., Lee X.Y., and Loo S.C.J. (2017). Osmogen-Mediated One-Step Technique of Fabricating Hollow Microparticles for Encapsulation and Delivery of Bioactive Molecules. Macromolecular Bioscience, 17(4), 1600328.
  9. Yang N., Sampathkumar K., and Loo S.C.J. (2017). Recent Advances in Complementary and Replacement Therapy with Nutraceuticals in Combating Gastrointestinal Illnesses. Clinical Nutrition, 36(4), 968-979.
  10. Lui Y.S., Lewis M.P., and Loo S.C.J. (2017). Sustained-release of Naproxen Sodium from Electrospun-aligned PLLA-PCL Scaffolds. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 11(4), 1011-1021.

2016

  1. Bassi P.S., Li X., Fang Y., Loo S.C.J., Barber J., and Wong L.H. (2016). Understanding charge transport in non-doped pristine and surface passivated hematite (Fe2O3) nanorods under front and backside illumination in the context of light induced water splitting. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18(44), 30370-30378.
  2. Song R.-B., Yan K., Lin Z.-Q., Loo S.C.J., Pan L.-J., Zhang Q., Zhang J.-R., and Zhu J.-J. (2016). Inkjet-printed porous polyaniline gel as an efficient anode for microbial fuel cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(38), 14555-14559.
  3. Antony R.P., Baikie T., Chiam S.Y., Ren Y., Prabhakar R.R., Batabyal S.K., Loo S.C.J., Barber J., and Wong L.H. (2016). Catalytic effect of Bi5+ in enhanced solar water splitting of tetragonal BiV0.8Mo0.2O4. Applied Catalysis A: General, 526, 21-27.
  4. Antony R.P., Bassi P.S., Abdi F.F., Chiam S.Y., Ren Y., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Wong L.H. (2016). Electrospun Mo-BiVO4 for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation: Direct Evidence of Improved Hole Diffusion Length and Charge separation. Electrochimica Acta, 211: 173-182.
  5. Hinks J., Han E.J.Y., Wang V.B., Seviour T.W., Marsili E., Loo S.C.J., and Wuertz S. (2016). Naphthoquinone glycosides for the bioelectroanalytical enumeration of the faecal indicator Escherichia coli. Microbial Biotechnology, 9(6), 746-757.
  6. Hu P., Ngaw C.K., Yuan Y., Bassi P.S., Loo S.C.J., and Tan T.T.Y. (2016). Bandgap Engineering of Ternary Sulfide Nanocrystals by Solution Proton Alloying for Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Evolution. Nano Energy, 26, 577-585.
  7. Baek J.-S., Choo C.C., Qian C., Tan N.S., Shen Z., and Loo S.C.J. (2016). Multi-drug-loaded Microcapsules with Controlled Release for Management of Parkinson’s Disease. Small, 12(27), 3712-3722.
  8. Preethi L.K., Antony R.P., Mathews T., Loo S.C.J., Wong L.H., Dash S., and Tyagi A.K. (2016). Nitrogen doped anatase-rutile heterostructured nanotubes for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production: promising structure for sustainable fuel production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(14), 5865-5877.
  9. Liu Y., Liao H., Zhou Y., Du Y., Wei C., Zhao J., Sun S., Loo S.C.J., and Xu Z.J. (2016). Fe2O3 Nanoparticle/SWCNT Composite Electrode for Sensitive Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Hydroquinone. Electrochimica Acta, 180, 1059-1067.

2015

  1. Lee W.L., Guo W.M., Ho V.H.B., Saha A., Chong H.C., Tan N.S., Tan E.Y., and Loo S.C.J. (2015). Delivery of Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel from Double-Layered Microparticles: The Effects of Layer Thickness and Dual-Drug vs. Single-Drug Loading. Acta Biomaterialia, 27, 53-65.
  2. Ngaw C.K., Wang V.B., Liu Z., Zhou Y., Kjelleberg S., Zhang Q., Tan T.T.Y., and Loo S.C.J. (2015). Enhancement in hydrogen evolution using Au-TiO2 hollow spheres with microbial devices modified with conjugated oligoelectrolytes. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 1: 15020.
  3. Kathawala M.H., Yu Z., Chu J.J.H., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2015). TiO2-nanoparticles Shield HPEKs against ZnO-induced Genotoxicity. Materials & Design, 88, 41-50.
  4. Shi W., Wang V.B., Zhang Q., Loo S.C.J., Yang L., and Xu C. (2015). Anditalea andensis ANESC-ST - An Alkaliphilic Halotolerant Bacterium Capable of Electricity Generation under Alkaline-Saline Conditions. PLoS ONE, 10: e0132766.
  5. Zhao C., Chen J., Ding Y., Wang V.B., Bao B., Kjelleberg S., Cao B., Loo S.C.J., Wang L., Huang W., and Zhang Q. (2015). Chemically Functionalized Conjugated Oligoelectrolyte Nanoparticles for Enhancement of Current Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7(26), 14501-14505.
  6. Saha S. and Loo S.C.J. (2015). Application-driven Multi-layered Particles – The Role of Polymers in the Architectural Design of Particles. Polymer, 71: A1–A11.
  7. Zhao J., Tran P.D., Chen Y., Loo S.C.J., Barber J., and Xu Z.J. (2015). Achieving High Electrocatalytic Efficiency on Copper: A Low-Cost Alternative to Platinum for Hydrogen Generation in Water. ACS Catalysis, 5(7), 4115-4120.
  8. Kathawala M.H., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2015). TiO2 nanoparticles alleviate toxicity by reducing free Zn2+ ion in Human Primary Epidermal Keratinocytes exposed to ZnO nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 17:263.
  9. Wang V.B., Sivakumar K., Yang L., Zhang Q., Kjelleberg S., Loo S.C.J., and Cao B. (2015). Metabolite-enabled mutualistic interaction between Shewanella oneidensis and Escherichia coli in a co-culture using an electrode as electron acceptor. Scientific Reports, 5: 11222.
  10. Hu P., Ngaw C.K., Tay Y.Y., Cao S., Barber J., Tan T.T.Y., and Loo S.C.J. (2015). A “uniform” heterogeneous photocatalyst: integrated p–n type CuInS2/NaInS2 nanosheets by partial ion exchange reaction for efficient H2 evolution. Chemical Communications, 51(45), 9381-9384.
  11. Saha S. and Loo S.C.J. (2015). Recent Developments in Multilayered Polymeric Particles – From Fabrication Techniques to Therapeutic Formulations. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(17), 3406-3419.
  12. Mundargi R., Venkataraman D., Kumar S., Mogal V., Ortiz R., Loo S.C.J., Venkatraman S., and Steele T. (2015). Novel Sensor-Enabled Ex-Vivo Bioreactor: A New Approach towards Physiological Parameters and Porcine Artery Viability. BioMed Research International, Vol. 2015, Article ID: 958170.
  13. Schaller T., Wenner T., Agrawal R., Teoh S., Phua L.T., Loo S.C.J., and Steele T.W.J. (2015). High Throughput Screening of Valganciclovir in Acidic Microenvironments of Polyester Thin Films. Materials, 8(4), 1714-1728.
  14. George S., Ho S.S., Wong E.S.P., Tan T.T.Y., Verma N.K., Aitken R.J., Riediker M., Cummings C., Yu L., Wang Z.M., Zink D., Ng Z., Loo S.C.J., and Ng K.W. (2015). The multi-facets of sustainable nanotechnology – Lessons from a nanosafety symposium. Nanotoxicology, 9(3), 404-406.
  15. Zhou Y., Pei W., Hu X., Chen W., Wu J., Yao C., Huang L., Zhang H., Huang W., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2015). A cyanine-modified upconversion nanoprobe for NIR-excited imaging of endogenous hydrogen peroxide signaling in vivo. Biomaterials, 54: 34-43.
  16. Cao X., Thet M.N., Zhang Y., Loo S.C.J., Magdassi S., Yan Q., and Long Y. (2015). Solution-based fabrication of VO2 (M) nanoparticles via lyophilisation. RSC Advances, 5(33), 25669–25675.
  17. Zhao C., Wu J., Kjelleberg S., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2015). Employing a Flexible and Low-Cost Polypyrrole Nanotube Membrane as an Anode to Enhance Current Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells. Small, 11(28), 3440-3443.
  18. Zhao X., Lui Y.S., Choo C.K.C., Sow W.T., Huang C.L., Ng K.W., Tan L.P., and Loo S.C.J. (2015). Calcium phosphate coated keratin-PCL scaffolds for potential bone tissue regeneration. Materials Science and Engineering C, 49: 746–753.
  19. Zhao C., Wu J., Ding Y., Wang V.B., Zhang Y., Kjelleberg S., Loo S.C.J., Cao B., and Zhang Q. (2015). Hybrid Conducting Biofilm with Built-in Bacteria for High-Performance Microbial Fuel Cells. ChemElectroChem, 2(5), 654-658.
  20. Hinks J., Poh W.H., Chu J.J.H., Loo S.C.J., Bazan G.C., Hancock L.E., and Wuertz S. (2015). Oligo-polyphenylenevinylene conjugated oligoelectrolyte membrane insertion molecules selectively disrupt cell envelopes of gram-positive bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(6), 1949-1958.
  21. Zhao X., Xiong S., Huang L.C., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2015). Nanoparticle-assay marker interaction: effects on nanotoxicity assessment. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 17:13.
  22. Wang X., Sng M.K., Foo S., Chong H.C., Lee W.L., Tang M.B.Y., Ng K.W., Luo B., Choong C., Wong M.T.C., Tong B.M.K., Chiba S., Loo S.C.J., Zhu P., and Tan N.S. (2015). Early controlled release of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ agonist GW501516 improves diabetic wound healing through redox modulation of wound microenvironment. Journal of Controlled Release, 197: 138-147.
  23. Kathawala M.H., Khoo S.P.K., Sudhaharan T., Zhao X., Loo S.C.J., Ahmed S., and Ng K.W. (2015). Fluorescence techniques used to measure interactions between hydroxyapatite nanoparticles and epidermal growth factor receptors. Biotechnology Journal, 10(1), 171-179.
  24. Zhao J., Li J., Li G., Gao J., Kjelleberg S.L.A., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2015). Aroyleneimidazophenazine: A Sensitive Probe for Detecting CN− Anion and its Solvatochromism Effect. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 52(6), 1699-1704.

2014

  1. Lee W.L., Tan J.W.M., Tan C.N., and Loo S.C.J. (2014). Modulating Drug Release from Gastric-Floating Microcapsules through Spray-Coating Layers. PLoS ONE, 9(12): e11428.
  2. Zhao X., Liu S.L., Toh P.W.J., and Loo S.C.J. (2014). Sustained Release of Hydrophilic l-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate Magnesium from Electrospun Polycaprolactone Scaffold—A Study across Blend, Coaxial, and Emulsion Electrospinning Techniques. Materials, 7(11), 7398-7408.
  3. Yuan Y.-P., Ruan L.-W., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Xue C. (2014). Hetero-Nanostructured Suspended Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Fuel Conversion. Energy & Environmental Science, 7(12), 3934-3951.
  4. Sivakumar K., Wang V.B., Chen X., Bazan G.C., Kjelleberg S., Loo S.C.J., and Cao B. (2014). Membrane permeabilization underlies the enhancement of extracellular bioactivity in Shewanella oneidensis by a membrane-spanning conjugated oligoelectrolyte. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98(21), 9021-9031.
  5. Ngaw C.K., Xu Q., Tan T.T.Y., Hu P., Cao S., and Loo S.C.J. (2014). A strategy for in-situ synthesis of well-defined core–shell Au@TiO2 hollow spheres for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal, 257, 112-121.
  6. Zhou Y., Chen W., Zhu J., Pei W., Wang C., Huang L., Yao C., Yan Q., Huang W., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2014). Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Nanoprobe for NIR-Excited Imaging of Hydrogen Sulfide in Cell Cultures and Inflammation in a Mouse Model. Small, 10(23), 4874-4885.
  7. Zhao J., Wang X., Xu Z., and Loo S.C.J. (2014). Hybrid Catalysts for Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: A Prospective Review on Semiconductor/Metal Complex Co-catalyst Systems. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2(37), 15228-15233.
  8. Wang V.B., Yam J.K.H., Chua S.-L., Zhang Q., Cao B., Loo S.C.J., and Yang L. (2014). Synergistic Microbial Consortium for Bio-energy Generation from complex Natural Energy Sources. Scientific World Journal, Vol. 2014, Article ID: 139653.
  9. Wang V.B., Yantara N., Koh T.K., Kjelleberg S., Zhang Q., Bazan G.C., Loo S.C.J., and Mathews N. (2014). Uncovering alternate charge transfer mechanisms in Escherichia coli chemically functionalized with conjugated oligoelectrolytes. Chemical Communications, 50(60), 8223-8226.
  10. Lee W.L., Guo W.M., Ho V.H.B., Saha A., Chong H.C., Tan N.S., Widjaja E., Tan E.Y., and Loo S.C.J. (2014). Inhibition of 3-D Tumor Spheroids by Timed-Released Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Drugs from Multilayered Polymeric Microparticles. Small, 10(19), 3986-3996.
  11. Guo W.M., Loh X.J., Tan E.Y., Loo S.C.J., and Ho V.H.B. (2014). Development of a Magnetic 3D Spheroid Platform with Potential Application for High-Throughput Drug Screening. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 11(7), 2182-2189.
  12. Valle R.P., Huang C.L., Loo S.C.J., and Zuo Y.Y. (2014). Increasing Hydrophobicity of Nanoparticles Intensifies Lung Surfactant Film Inhibition and Particle Retention. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2(7), 1574-1580.
  13. Cao S.-W., Yuan Y.-P., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Xue C. (2014). Noble-metal-free g-C3N4/Ni(dmgH)2 composite for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation. Applied Surface Science, 319, 344–349.
  14. Zhao J., Wong J.I., Gao J., Li G., Xing G., Zhang H., Sum T.C., Yang H.Y., Zhao Y., Kjelleberg S.L.A., Huang W., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2014). Larger π-extended anti-/syn-aroylenediimidazole polyaromatic compounds: synthesis, physical properties, self-assembly, and quasi-linear conjugation effect. RSC Advances, 4(34), 17822-17831.
  15. Hinks J., Wang Y., Poh W.H., Donose B.C., Thomas A.W., Wuertz S., Loo S.C.J., Bazan G.C., Kjelleberg S., Mu Y., and Seviour T. (2014). Modeling the Membrane Insertion of Molecules Designed for Transmembrane Electron Transfer. Langmuir, 30(9), 2429–2440.
  16. Wang V.B., Kirchhofer N.D., Chen X., Tan M.Y.L., Sivakumar K., Cao B., Zhang Q., Kjelleberg S., Bazan G.C., Loo S.C.J., and Marsili E. (2014). Comparison of flavins and a conjugated oligoelectrolyte in stimulating extracellular electron transport from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Electrochemistry Communications, 41, 55-58.
  17. Cao X., Wang N., Law J.Y., Loo S.C.J., Magdassi S., and Long Y. (2014). Nanoporous Thermochromic VO2 (M) Thin Films: Controlled Porosity, Largely Enhanced Luminous Transmittance and Solar Modulating Ability. Langmuir, 30(6), 1710-1715.
  18. Wang V.B., Chua S.-L., Cai Z., Sivakumar K., Zhang Q., Kjelleberg S., Cao B., Loo S.C.J., and Yang L. (2014). A stable synergistic microbial consortium for simultaneous azo dye removal and bioelectricity generation. Bioresource Technology, 155, 71-76.
  19. Zhou Y., Pei W., Wang C., Zhu J., Wu J., Yan Q., Huang L., Huang W., Yao C., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2014). Rhodamine-Modified Upconversion Nanophosphors for Ratiometric Detection of Hypochlorous Acid in Aqueous Solution and Living Cells. Small, 10(17), 3560-3567.
  20. Bastari K., Arshath M., Ng Z.H.M., Chia J.H., Yow Z.X.D., Sana B., Tan M.F.C., Lim S., and Loo S.C.J. (2014). Controlled release of antibiotics from calcium phosphate-coated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) particles and their in vitro efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus biofilm. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 25: 747-757.
  21. Mohanty A., Kathawala M.H., Zhang J., Chen W.N., Loo S.C.J., Kjelleberg S., Yang L., and Cao B. (2014). Biogenic Tellurium Nanorods as a Novel Antivirulence Agent Inhibiting Pyoverdine Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 111(5), 858-865.
  22. Huang C.L., Lee W.L., and Loo S.C.J. (2014). Drug-eluting scaffolds for bone and cartilage regeneration. Drug Discovery Today, 19(6), 714-724.
  23. Cao S.-W., Liu X.-F., Yuan Y.-P., Zhang Z.-Y., Liao Y.-S., Fang J., Loo S.C.J., Sum T.C., and Xue C. (2014). Solar-to-fuels conversion over In2O3/g-C3N4 hybrid photocatalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 147: 940-946.
  24. Ong K.J., Zhao X., Thistle M.E., Maccormack T.J., Clark R.J., Ma G., Martinez-Rubi Y., Simard B., Loo S.C.J., Veinot J.G.C., and Goss G.G. (2014). Mechanistic insights into the effect of nanoparticles on zebrafish hatch. Nanotoxicology, 8(3), 295-304.
  25. Cao S.-W., Liu X.-F., Yuan Y.-P., Zhang Z.-Y., Fang J., Loo S.C.J., Barber J., Sum T.C., and Xue C. (2014). Artificial photosynthetic hydrogen evolution over g-C3N4 nanosheets coupled with cobaloxime. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(42), 18363-18366.

2013

  1. Tan C.K., Tan E.H., Luo B., Huang C.L., Loo S.C.J., Choong C., and Tan N.S. (2013). SMAD3 Deficiency Promotes Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms in Angiotensin II–Infused Mice Via Activation of iNOS. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2(3), e000269.
  2. Wang Z., Cao S.-W., Loo S.C.J., and Xue C. (2013). Nanoparticle Heterojunctions in ZnS/ZnO Hybrid Nanowires for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. CrystEngComm, 15(28), 5688-5693.
  3. Gao J., Cao S., Tay Q., Liu Y., Yu L., Ye K., Mun P.C.S., Li Y., Ganguly R., Loo S.C.J., Chen Z., Zhao Y., Xue C., and Zhang Q. (2013). Molecule-Based Water-Oxidation Catalysts (WOCs): Cluster-Size-Dependent Dye-Sensitized Polyoxometalates for Visible-Light-Driven O2 Evolution. Scientific Reports, 3:1853.
  4. Huang C.L., Steele T.W.J., Widjaja E., Boey F.Y.C., Venkatraman S.S., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). The Influence of Additives in Modulating Drug Delivery and Degradation of PLGA Thin Films. NPG Asia Materials, 5: e54.
  5. Zhao J., Li G., Wang C., Chen W., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2013). A new N-substituted heteroacene can detect CN− and F− anions via anion–π interaction. RSC Advances, 3(25), 9653-9657.
  6. Lin J., Hu P., Zhang Y., Fan M., He Z., Ngaw C.K., Loo S.C.J., Liao D., and Tan T.T.Y. (2013). Understanding the photoelectrochemical properties of a reduced graphene oxide–WO3 heterojunction photoanode for efficient solar-light-driven overall water splitting. RSC Advances, 3(24), 9330-9336.
  7. Wang V.B., Chua S.-L., Cao B., Seviour T., Nesatyy V.J., Marsili E., Kjelleberg S., Givskov M., Tolker-Nielsen T., Song H., Loo S.C.J., and Yang L. (2013). Engineering PQS Biosynthesis Pathway for Enhancement of Bioelectricity Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Microbial Fuel Cells. PLoS One, 8(5): e63129.
  8. Ho V.H.B., Guo W.M., Huang C.L., Ho S.F., Chaw S.Y., Tan E.Y., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Manipulating Magnetic 3D Spheroids in Hanging Drops for Applications in Tissue Engineering and Drug Screening. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2(11), 1430-1434.
  9. Wang V.B., Du J., Chen X., Thomas A.W., Kirchhofer N.D., Garner L.E., Maw M.T., Poh W.H., Hinks J., Wuertz S., Kjelleberg S., Zhang Q., Loo S.C.J., and Bazan G.C. (2013). Improving charge collection in Escherichia coli–carbon electrode devices with conjugated oligoelectrolytes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(16), 5867-5872.
  10. Steele T.W.J., Huang C.L., Kumar S., Iskandar A., Aw B., Boey F.Y.C., Loo S.C.J., and Venkatraman S.S. (2013). Tuning drug release in polyester thin films: Terminal end-groups determine specific rates of additive-free controlled drug release. NPG Asia Materials, 5: e46.
  11. Setyawati M.I., Tay C.Y., Chia S.L., Goh S.L., Fang W., Neo M.J., Chong H.C., Tan S.M., Loo S.C.J., Ng K.W., Xie J.P., Ong C.N., Tan N.S., and Leong D.T. (2013). Titanium dioxide nanomaterials cause endothelial cell leakiness by disrupting the homophilic interaction of VE–cadherin. Nature Communications, 4:1673.
  12. Lim M.P.A., Lee W.L., Widjaja E., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). One-Step Fabrication of Core-Shell Structured Alginate-PLGA/PLLA Microparticles as a Novel Drug Delivery System for Water Soluble Drugs. Biomaterials Science, 1(5), 486-493.
  13. Hu P., Pramana S.S., Cao S., Ngaw C.K., Lin J., Loo S.C.J., and Tan T.T.Y. (2013). Ion-Induced Synthesis of Uniform Single-Crystalline Sulphide-Based Quaternary-Alloy Hexagonal Nanorings for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Materials, 25(18), 2567–2572.
  14. Zhao J., Wong J.I., Wang C., Gao J., Ng V.Z.Y., Yang H.Y., Loo S.C.J., and Zhang Q. (2013). Synthesis, Physical Properties, and Self-Assembly of A Novel Asymmetric Aroyleneimidazophenazine. Chemistry-An Asian Journal, 8(3), 665-669.
  15. Lee W.L., Wee P., Nugraha C., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Gastric-floating microcapsules provide controlled and sustained release of multiple cardiovascular drugs. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1(8), 1090-1095.
  16. Xiong S., Tang Y., Ng H.S., Zhao X., Jiang Z., Chen Z., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Specific surface area of titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles influences cyto- and photo-toxicity. Toxicology, 304, 132-140.
  17. Huang C.L., Kumar S., Tan J.J.Z., Boey F.Y.C., Venkatraman S.S., Steele T.W.J., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Modulating drug release from poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) films through terminal end-groups and molecular weight. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 98(2), 619-623.
  18. Wu Y.-L., Putcha N., Ng K.W., Leong D.T., Lim C.T., Loo S.C.J., and Chen X. (2013). Biophysical Responses upon the Interaction of Nanomaterials with Cellular Interfaces. Accounts of Chemical Research, 46(3): 782-791.
  19. Steele T.W.J., Huang C.L., Nguyen E., Sarig U., Kumar S., Widjaja E., Loo S.C.J., Machluf M., Vukadinovic Z., Hilfiker A., and Venkatraman S.S. (2013). Collagen-cellulose composite thin films that mimic soft-tissue and allow stem cell orientation. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 24(8):2013-2127.
  20. Cao S.-W., Yuan Y.-P., Fang J., Shahjamali M.M., Boey F.Y.C., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Xue C. (2013). In-situ growth of CdS quantum dots on g-C3N4 nanosheets for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation under visible light irradiation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(3), 1258-1266.
  21. Zhao Y., Howe J.L.C., Yu Z., Leong D.T., Chu J.J.H., Loo S.C.J., and Ng K.W. (2013). Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Induces Autophagy in Primary Human Keratinocytes. Small, 9(3), 387-92.
  22. Kathawala M.H., Xiong S., Richards M., Ng K.W., George S., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Emerging In Vitro Models for Safety Screening of High-Volume Production Nanomaterials under Environmentally Relevant Exposure. Small, 9(9-10), 1504-1520.
  23. Xi L., Chiam S.Y., Mak W.F., Tran P.D., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Wong L.H. (2013). A novel strategy for surface treatment on hematite photoanode for efficient water oxidation. Chemical Science, 4(1), 164-169.
  24. Xiong S., George S., Yu H., Damoiseaux R., France B., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Size influences the cytotoxicity of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. Archives of Toxicology, 87(6), 1075-1086.
  25. Xiong S., George S., Ji Z., Lin S., Yu H., Damoiseaux R., France B., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Size of TiO2 nanoparticles influences their phototoxicity: an in vitro investigation. Archives of Toxicology, 87(1), 99-109.
  26. Setyawati M.I., Khoo P.K.S., Eng B.H., Xiong S., Zhao X., Das G.K., Tan T.T.-Y., Loo S.C.J., Leong D.T., and Ng K.W. (2013). Cytotoxic and genotoxic characterization of titanium dioxide, gadolinium oxide, and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles in human fibroblasts. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 101(3), 633-40.
  27. Zhao X., Ong K.J., Ede J.D., Stafford J.L., Ng K.W., Goss G.G., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Evaluating Toxicity of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles in Catfish Cells and Zebrafish Embryos. Small, 9(9-10), 1734-1741.
  28. Zhao X., Ng S.X., Heng B.C., Guo J., Ma L.L., Tan T.T.Y., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2013). Cytotoxicity of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles is shape and cell dependent. Archives of Toxicology, 87, 1037-1052.

2012

  1. Fang J., Cao S.-W., Wang Z., Shahjamali M.M., Loo S.C.J., Barber J., and Xue C. (2012). Mesoporous plasmonic Au–TiO2 nanocomposites for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic water reduction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(23), 17853-17861.
  2. Zhao J.-F., Liu Y., Soh J.B., Li Y.-X., Ganguly R., Ye K.-Q., Huo F., Huang L., Tok A.I.Y., Loo S.C.J. and Zhang Q. (2012). One stone kills four birds: a novel diazaperinone 12 H -pyrazino[2′,3′:3,4]pyrrolo[1,2- a ]perimidin-12-one recognizes four different metal ions. Tetrahedron Letters, 53(45), 6044-6047.
  3. Tran P.D., Pramana S.S., Kale V.S., Nguyen M., Chiam S.Y., Batabyal S.K., Wong L.H., Barber J., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Novel Assembly of an MoS2 Electrocatalyst onto a Silicon Nanowire Array Electrode to Construct a Photocathode Composed of Elements Abundant on the Earth for Hydrogen Generation. Chemistry-A European Journal, 18(44), 13994-13999.
  4. Li S., Shi W., Lu G., Li S., Loo S.C.J., and Huo F. (2012). Unconventional Nucleation and Oriented Growth of ZIF-8 Crystals on Non-Polar Surface. Advanced Materials, 24(44), 5954-5958.
  5. Cao S.-W., Fang J., Shahjamali M.M., Wang Z., Yin Z., Yang Y., Boey F.Y.C., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Xue C. (2012). In situ growth of Au nanoparticles on Fe2O3nanocrystals for catalytic applications. CrystEngComm, 14(21), 7229-7235.
  6. Tran P.D., Nguyen M., Pramana S.S., Bhattacharjee A., Chiam S.Y., Fize J., Field M.J., Artero V., Wong L.H., Loo S.C.J., and Barber J. (2012). Copper Molybdenum Sulfide: A New Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Production from Water. Energy & Environmental Science, 5(10), 8912-8916.
  7. Xu Q.C., Zhang Y., He Z., Loo S.C.J., and Tan T.T.Y. (2012). An efficient visible and UV-light-activated B–N-codoped TiO2 photocatalytic film for solar depollution prepared via a green method. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 14: 1042.
  8. Tran P.D., Xi L., Sudip S.K., Wong L.H., Barber J., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2 nanopowders for H2 production by using non-noble transition metal co-catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14(33), 11596-11599.
  9. Xi L., Tran P.D., Chiam S.Y., Bassi P.S., Mak W.F., Mulmudi H.K., Batabyal S.K., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Wong L.H. (2012). Co3O4 Decorated Hematite Nanorods as an Effective Photoanode for Solar Water Oxidation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116 (26): 13884–13889.
  10. Lee W.L. and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Revolutionizing drug delivery through biodegradable multilayered particles. Journal of Drug Targeting, 20(8), 633-647.
  11. Lee W.L., Shi W.-X., Low Z.Y., Li S., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Modeling of Drug Release from Biodegradable Triple-layered Microparticles. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 100(12), 3353-3362.
  12. Xi L., Bassi P.S., Chia S.Y., Mak W.F., Tran P.D., Barber J., Loo S.C.J., and Wong L.H. (2012). Surface treatment of hematite photoanodes with zinc acetate for water oxidation. Nanoscale, 4(15): 4430-4433.
  13. Poh C.K., Ng S., Lim T.Y., Tan H.C., Loo S.C.J., and Wang W. (2012). In vitro characterizations of mesoporous hydroxyapatite as a controlled release delivery device for VEGF in orthopedic applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 100(11), 3143-3150.
  14. Khung Y.-L., Bastari K., Cho X.L., Yee W.A., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Designing calcium phosphate-based bifunctional nanocapsules with bone targeting properties. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 14(6): 911.
  15. Tran P.D., Batabyal S.K., Pramana S.S., Barber J., Wong L.H., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). A cuprous oxide–reduced graphene oxide (Cu2O–rGO) composite photocatalyst for hydrogen generation: employing rGO as an electron acceptor to enhance the photocatalytic activity and stability of Cu2O. Nanoscale, 4(13), 3875-3878.
  16. Lee W.L., Seh Y.C., Widjaja E., Chong H.C., Tan N.S., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Fabrication and Drug Release Study of Double-Layered Microparticles of Various Sizes. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 101(8), 2787-2797.
  17. Cao S.-W., Fang J., Shahjamali M.M., Boey F.Y.C., Barber J., and Loo S.C.J., and Xue C. (2012). Plasmon-Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution on Au-InVO4 Hybrid Microspheres. RSC Advances, 2(13), 5513-5515.
  18. Lee W.L., Yu P., Hong M., Widjaja E., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Designing multi-layered particulate systems for tunable drug release profiles. Acta Biomaterialia, 8(6), 2271-2278.
  19. Steele T.W.J., Huang C.L., Kumar S., Irvine S., Boey F.Y.C., Loo S.C.J., and Venkatraman S.S. (2012). Novel gradient casting method provides high-throughput assessment of blended polyester poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) thin films for parameter optimization. Acta Biomaterialia, 8(6), 2263-2270.
  20. Liu Y., Yu L.-M., Loo S.C.J., Blair R.G., and Zhang Q. (2012). Co-assembly of Zn(SPh)2 and organic linkers into helical and zigzag polymer chains. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 191, 283-286.
  21. Lu G., Li S., Guo Z., Farha O.K., Hauser B.G., Qi X., Wang Y., Wang X., Han S., Liu X., DuChene J.S., Zhang H., Zhang Q., Chen X., Ma J., Loo S.C.J., Wei W.D., Yang Y., Hupp J.T., and Huo F. (2012). Imparting functionality to a metal–organic framework material by controlled nanoparticle encapsulation. Nature Chemistry, 4, 310–316.
  22. Shahjamali M.M., Bosman M., Cao S., Huang X., Saadat S., Martinsson E., Aili E., Tay Y.Y., Liedberg B., Loo S.C.J., Zhang H., Boey F., and Xue C. (2012). Gold Coating of Silver Nanoprisms. Advanced Functional Materials, 22(4), 849-854.
  23. Cao S.-W., Yin Z., Barber J., Boey F.Y.C., Loo S.C.J., and Xue C. (2012). Preparation of Au-BiVO4 Heterogeneous Nanostructures as Highly Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalysts. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4(1), 418-423.
  24. Tran P.D., Wong L.H., Barber J., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Recent advances in hybrid photocatalysts for solar fuel production. Energy & Environmental Science, 5(3): 5902-5918.
  25. Lee W.L., Widjaja E., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Designing drug-loaded multi-layered polymeric microparticles. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 23(1), 81-88.
  26. Khung Y.-L., Lee W.L., Chui K.L., Liu Y., Lim M.P., Huang C.L., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Microencapsulation of Dye- and Drug-Loaded Particles for Imaging and Controlled Release of Multiple Drugs. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 1(2), 159-163.
  27. Heng B.C., Zhao X., Tan E.C., Khamis N., Assodani A., Xiong S., Ruedl C., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2012). Evaluation of the cytotoxic and inflammatory potential of differentially-shaped zinc oxide nanoparticles. Archives of Toxicology, 85(12), 1517-1528.

2011

  1. He Z., Guai G., Liu J., Guo C., Loo S.C.J., Li C.M., and Tan T.T.Y. (2011). Nanostructure control of graphene-composited TiO2 by a one-step solvothermal approach for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells. Nanoscale, 3(11), 4613-4616.
  2. Liu K.L., Widjaja E., Huang Y.Y., Ng X.W., Loo S.C.J., Boey F.Y.C., and Venkatraman S.S. (2011). A New Insight for an Old System: Protein-PEG Colocalization in Relation to Protein Release from PCL/PEG Blends. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 8(6), 2173-2182.
  3. Ng K.W., Khoo S.P.K., Heng B.C., Setyawati M.I., Tan E.C., Zhao X., Xiong S., Fang W., Leong D.T., and Loo S.C.J. (2011). The role of the tumor suppressor p53 pathway in the cellular DNA damage response to zinc oxide nanoparticles. Biomaterials, 32(32), 8218-8225.
  4. Steele T.W.J., Huang C.L., Kumar S., Widjaja E., Loo S.C.J., and Venkatraman S.S. (2011). High-throughput screening of PLGA thin films utilizing hydrophobic fluorescent dyes for hydrophobic drug compounds. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(10), 4317-4329.
  5. Fan Q., Wang Y.E., Zhao X., Loo S.C.J., and Zuo Y.Y. (2011). Adverse Biophysical Effects of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles on Natural Pulmonary Surfactant. ACS Nano, 5(8), 6410-6416.
  6. Xu Q.C., Ng Y.H., Zhang Y., Loo S.C.J., Amal R., and Tan T.T.Y. (2011). A Three-Way Synergy of Triple-Modified Bi2WO6/Ag/N-TiO2 Nanojunction Film for Enhanced Photogenerated Charges Utilization. Chemical Communications, 47(30), 8641-8643.
  7. Das G.K., Zhang Y., D’Silva L., Padmanabhan P., Heng B.C., Loo S.C.J., Selvan S.T., Bhakoo K.K., and Tan T.T.Y. (2011). Single-Phase Dy2O3:Tb3+Nanocrystals as Dual-Modal Contrast Agent for High Field Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging. Chemistry of Materials, 23(9), 2439-2446.
  8. Lee W.L., Loei C., Widjaja E., and Loo S.C.J. (2011). Altering the Drug Release Profiles of Double-Layered Ternary-Phase Microparticles. Journal of Controlled Release, 151(3), 229-238.
  9. Zhao X.X., Heng B.C., Guo J., Tan T.T.-T., Boey F.Y.C., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2011). In vitro assessment of cellular responses to the length effect of rod-shaped nano-sized hydroxyapatite. Nanotoxicology, 5(2), 182-194.
  10. Heng B.C., Zhao X., Xiong S., Ng K.W., Boey F.Y.C., and Loo S.C.J. (2011). Cytotoxicity of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles is influenced by cell density and culture format. Archives of Toxicology, 85(6), 695-704.
  11. Han Y.L.J., Tan T.T.Y., and Loo S.C.J. (2011). Utilizing Inverse Micelles to Synthesize Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles as Nano-Carriers. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13(8), 3441-3454.
  12. Xiong S., Zhao X., Heng B.C., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2011). Cellular uptake of Poly-(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles synthesized through solvent emulsion evaporation and nanoprecipitation method. Biotechnology Journal, 6(5), 501-508.
  13. Venkataraman S., Ong W.L., Ong Z.Y., Loo S.C.J., Ee P.L.R., and Yang Y.Y. (2011). The role of PEG architecture and molecular weight in the gene transfection performance of PEGylated poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) based cationic polymers. Biomaterials, 32(9), 2369-2378.
  14. Steele T.W.J., Huang C.L., Widjaja E., Boey F.Y.C., Loo S.C.J., and Venkatraman S.S. (2011). The effect of polyethylene glycol structure on paclitaxel drug release and mechanical properties of PLGA thin films. Acta Biomaterialia, 7(5), 1973-1983.

2010

  1. Heng B.C., Das G.K., Zhao X., Ma L.-L., Tan T.T.T., Ng K.W., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). Comparative cytotoxicity evaluation of lanthanide nanomaterials on mouse and human cell lines with metabolic and DNA quantification assays. Biointerphases, 5(3), FA88-FA97.
  2. Lee W.L., Widjaja E., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). One-Step Fabrication of Triple-Layered Polymeric Microparticles with Layer Localization of Drugs as a Novel Drug-Delivery System. Small, 6(9), 1003-1011.
  3. Xu Q.C., Wellia D.V., Amal R., Liao D.W., Loo S.C.J., and Tan T.T.Y. (2010). Superhydrophilicity-assisted preparation of transparent and visible light activated N-doped titania film. Nanoscale, 2(7), 1122-1127.
  4. Heng B.C., Zhao X., Xiong S., Ng K.W., Boey F.Y.C., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). Toxicity of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles on human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) is accentuated by oxidative stress. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 48(6), 1762-1766.
  5. Ng S.X., Guo J., Ma J., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). Synthesis of high surface area mesostructured calcium phosphate particles. Acta Biomaterialia, 6(9), 3772-2781.
  6. Das G.K., Heng B.C., Ng S.-C., White T., Loo S.C.J., D’Silva L., Padmanabhan P., Bhakoo K.K., Selvan S.T., and Tan T.T.Y. (2010). Gadolinium oxide ultranarrow nanorods as multimodal contrast agents for optical and magnetic resonance imaging. Langmuir, 26(11), 8959-8965.
  7. Lee W.L., Hong M., Widjaja E., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). Formation and Degradation of Biodegradable Triple-Layered Microparticles. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 31(13), 1193-1200.
  8. Loo S.C.J., Moore T., Banik B., and Alexis F. (2010). Biomedical applications of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 11(4), 333-342.
  9. Loo S.C.J., Tan Z.Y.S., Chow Y.J., and Lin S.L.I. (2010). Drug Release From Irradiated PLGA and PLLA Multi-Layered Films. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 99(7), 3060-3071.
  10. Xu Q.-C., Wellia D.V., Sk M.A., Lim K.H., Loo S.C.J., Liao D.W., Amal R., and Tan T.T.Y. (2010). Transparent visible light activated C–N–F-codoped TiO2 films for self-cleaning applications. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 210(2-3), 181-187.
  11. Phong L., Han E.S.C., Xiong S., Pan J., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). Properties and hydrolysis of PLGA and PLLA cross-linked with electron beam radiation. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 91(5), 771-777.
  12. Widjaja E., Lee W.L., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). Application of Raman Microscopy to Biodegradable Double-Walled Microspheres. Analytical Chemistry, 82(4), 1277-1282.
  13. Lee W.L., Foo W.L., Widjaja E., and Loo S.C.J. (2010). Manipulation of process parameters to achieve different ternary-phase microparticle configurations. Acta Biomaterialia, 6(4), 1342-1352.
  14. Das G.K., Chan P.P.Y., Teo A., Loo S.C.J., Anderson J.M., and Tan T.T.Y. (2010). In vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of biomedical nanoparticles and their extracts. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 93A(1), 337-346.
  15. Tay C.Y., Gu H., Leong W.S., Yu H., Li H.Q., Heng B.C., Tantang H., Loo S.C.J., Li L.J., and Tan L.P. (2010). Cellular behavior of human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on single-walled carbon nanotube film. Carbon, 48(4), 1095-1104.
  16. Zhao X., Loo S.C.J., Lee P. P.-F., Tan T.T.Y., and Chu C.K. (2010). Synthesis and cytotoxic activities of chloropyridylimineplatinum(II) and chloropyridyliminecopper(II) surface-functionalized poly(amidoamine) dendrimers. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 104(2), 105-110.

2009 & Earlier

  1. Seah R.K.H., Garland M., Loo S.C.J., and Widjaja E. (2009). Use of Raman Microscopy and Multivariate Data Analysis to Observe the Biomimetic Growth of Carbonated Hydroxyapatite on Bioactive Glass. Analytical Chemistry, 81(4), 1442-1449.
  2. Tan H.Y., Widjaja E., Boey F., and Loo S.C.J. (2009). Spectroscopy techniques in analyzing hydrolysis of PLGA and PLLA. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B, 91B(1), 433-440.
  3. Han Y.L., Loo S.C.J., Phung N.T., Ong H.T., Russell S.J., Peng K.-W., Boey F., and Ma J. (2008). Controlled size and morphology of EDTMP-doped hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as model for 153Samarium-EDTMP doping. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19(9), 2993-3003.
  4. Loo S.C.J., Tan W.L.J., Khoa S.M., Chia N.K., Venkatraman S., and Boey F. (2008). Hydrolytic degradation characteristics of irradiated multi-layered PLGA films. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 360(1-2), 228-230.
  5. Loo S.C.J., Siew Y.E., Ho S.H., Boey F.Y.C., and Ma J. (2008). Synthesis and hydrothermal treatment of nanostructured hydroxyapatite of controlled sized. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19(3), 1389-1397.
  6. Ong H.T., Loo S.C.J., Boey F.Y.C., Russell S.J., Ma J., and Peng K.-W. (2008). Exploiting the high affinity phosphonate-hydroxyapatite nanoparticle interaction for delivery of radiation and drugs. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 10(1), 141-150.
  7. Zhao Y.F., Loo S.C.J., Chen Y.Z., Boey F.Y.C., and Ma J. (2008). In situ SAXRD study of sol–gel induced well-ordered mesoporous bioglasses for drug delivery. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 85A(4), 1032-1042.
  8. Chia N.K., Venkatraman S.S., Boey F.Y.C., Cadart S., and Loo S.C.J. (2008). Controlled degradation of multilayered poly(lactide-co-glycolide) films using electron beam irradiation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 84A(4), 980-987.
  9. Chong S.C., Loo S.C.J., Lee P.S., and Ma J. (2008). Biomimetic processing of bioactive interface on silicon substrates. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B, 85B(2), 368-377.
  10. Han Y.J., Loo S.C.J., Lee J., and Ma J. (2007). Investigation of the bioactivity and biocompatibility of different glass interface with hydroxyapatite, fluorohydroxyapatite and 58S bioactive glass. BioFactors, 30(4), 205-216.
  11. Wang X.T., Venkatraman S., Boey F., Loo S.C.J., and Tan L.P. (2007). Effects of controlled-released sirolimus from polymer matrices on human artery smooth muscle cells. Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 18(11), 1401-1414.
  12. Wang X.T., Venkatraman S.S., Boey F.Y.C., Loo S.C.J., and Tan L.P. (2006). Controlled release of sirolimus from a multilayered PLGA stent matrix. Biomaterials, 27(32), 5588-5595.
  13. Loo S.C.J., Tan H.T., Ooi C.P., and Boey Y.C.F. (2006). Hydrolytic degradation of electron beam irradiated high molecular weight and non-irradiated moderate molecular weight PLLA. Acta Biomaterialia, 2(3), 287-296.
  14. Loo S.C.J., Ooi C.P., and Boey Y.C.F. (2005). Influence of electron-beam radiation on the hydrolytic degradation behaviour of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA). Biomaterials, 26(18), 3809-3817.
  15. Loo S.C.J., Ooi C.P., Wee S.H.E., and Boey Y.C.F. (2005). Effect of isothermal annealing on the hydrolytic degradation rate of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA). Biomaterials, 26(16), 2827-2833.
  16. Loo S.C.J., Ooi C.P., Tan M.L., and Boey Y.C.F. (2005). Isothermal annealing of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and its effect on radiation degradation. Polymer International, Vol. 54 (4): 636-643.
  17. Loo S.C.J., Ooi C.P., and Boey Y.C.F. (2005). Degradation of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) by electron beam radiation. Biomaterials, 26(12), 1359-1367.
  18. Loo S.C.J., Ooi C.P., and Boey F.Y.C. (2004). Radiation effects on poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and poly(l-lactide) (PLLA). Polymer Degradation and Stability, 83(2), 259-265.

Copyright @ Smart Encapsulation & Enhanced Delivery Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University