Jackie Ying, Ph.D., A*STAR Senior Fellow and Director of NanoBio Lab, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering and A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs

Title: Nanomaterials and Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications

Abstract:  

Nanotechnology allows for the unique design and functionalization of materials and devices at the nanometer scale for a variety of applications. Our laboratory has synthesized organic and inorganic nanomaterials and nanocomposites as drug delivery systems, antimicrobial agents, antifouling materials, stem cell culture substrates, and tissue engineering scaffolds. They are tailored with specific functionalities and properties, and formulated as particles, gels, coatings and fibers for different applications.

We have also fabricated nanofluidic systems for drug screening, in vitro toxicology, clinical sample preparation, and diagnostic applications. The nanosystems allow for the rapid and automated processing of drug candidates and clinical samples in tiny volumes, greatly facilitating drug testing, genotyping assays, infectious disease detection, point-of-care monitoring, as well as cancer diagnosis and prognosis.