Tai Wei David Leong

Associate Professor

Postgraduate:

National University of Singapore
Singapore

Main Appointment:

College of Design and Engineering (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering)

Joint Appointments:

Joint Appointments:
  • Integrative Sciences and Engineering Programme
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    Research Fields:

    • STEMM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medical Sciences

    Research Keywords:

    • Bionanotechnology
    • Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
    • Food Sciences

    Current Appointments:

    NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences

    Brief Description of Research:

    We work at the interface of chemistry, engineering and biology in the area of nanotechnology. Impact of our work are felt in nanotoxicology, nanomedicine and food science.

    Total Number of Publications:

    140

    Five Representative Publications:

    1) F Peng^, MI Setyawati^, JK Tee^, X Ding, J Wang, ME Nga, HK Ho*, DT Leong*. Nanoparticles promote in vivo breast cancer cell intravasation and extravasation by inducing endothelial leakiness. Nature Nanotechnology. 2019, 14, 279–286.

    2) X. Ding, F. Peng, Z. Jun, W. Gong, G. Slaven, K. P. Loh, C. T. Lim*, D. T. Leong*. Defect Engineered Bioactive Transition Metals Dichalcogenides Quantum Dots. Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 41.

    3) Setyawati MI, Tay CY, Chia SL, Goh SL, Fang W, Neo MJ, Chong HC, Tan SM, Loo SC, Ng KW, Xie JP, Ong CN, Tan NS, Leong DT*. TiO2 nanomaterials cause endothelial cell leakiness by disrupting the homophilic interaction of VE-cadherin. Nature Communications. 2013. 4, 1673.

    4) JK Tee, LX Yip, ES Tan, S Santitewagun, A Prasath, PC Ke, HK Ho, DT Leong*. Nanoparticles’ interactions with vasculature in diseases. Chemical Society Reviews. 2019, 48, 5381-5407.

    5) Zheng K, Setyawati MI*, Leong DT*, Xie J*. Antimicrobial Gold Nanoclusters. ACS Nano 2017, 11, 6904–6910.

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    Tai Wei David Leong

    Associate Professor

    Appointments

    NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences

    Education

    National University of Singapore
    Singapore

    Research Areas

    • Bionanotechnology
    • Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
    • Food Sciences

    Research Description

    We work at the interface of chemistry, engineering and biology in the area of nanotechnology. Impact of our work are felt in nanotoxicology, nanomedicine and food science.

    Research Videos

    Selected Publications

    (out of 140 publications)

    1) F Peng^, MI Setyawati^, JK Tee^, X Ding, J Wang, ME Nga, HK Ho*, DT Leong*. Nanoparticles promote in vivo breast cancer cell intravasation and extravasation by inducing endothelial leakiness. Nature Nanotechnology. 2019, 14, 279–286.

    2) X. Ding, F. Peng, Z. Jun, W. Gong, G. Slaven, K. P. Loh, C. T. Lim*, D. T. Leong*. Defect Engineered Bioactive Transition Metals Dichalcogenides Quantum Dots. Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 41.

    3) Setyawati MI, Tay CY, Chia SL, Goh SL, Fang W, Neo MJ, Chong HC, Tan SM, Loo SC, Ng KW, Xie JP, Ong CN, Tan NS, Leong DT*. TiO2 nanomaterials cause endothelial cell leakiness by disrupting the homophilic interaction of VE-cadherin. Nature Communications. 2013. 4, 1673.

    4) JK Tee, LX Yip, ES Tan, S Santitewagun, A Prasath, PC Ke, HK Ho, DT Leong*. Nanoparticles’ interactions with vasculature in diseases. Chemical Society Reviews. 2019, 48, 5381-5407.

    5) Zheng K, Setyawati MI*, Leong DT*, Xie J*. Antimicrobial Gold Nanoclusters. ACS Nano 2017, 11, 6904–6910.