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 Assistant Professor Tan Lay
Poh
Email: lptan@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65) 6790 6186
Office: N4.1-02-23
Related link: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/lptan/
Current Research Interests
Her research focuses on biodegradable
polymers, biopolymer blends, drug delivery
and synthesis of biodegradable tissue
adhesives.
Biographical
Information
- PhD, Materials
Engineering, Mechanical and Production
Engineering, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
- M.Sc,
Polymer materials, University of
Science, Malaysia
- B. Eng, Industrial
Technology (Polymer), University
of Science, Malaysia
Professional
Experience:
- February 2004-present,
Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science
and
- Engineering, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
- 2001-2004,
Research Fellow, School of Materials Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University
- 2000-2001,
Product Engineer, Isola Asia Pacific,
Singapore; 1996-1997, R&D Chemist,
Ansell Healthcare, Malaysia
Teaching
- FE1004 Life
Science
- MS4003 Nanomaterials
& Biomaterials
Selected
Publications
L.P. Tan, S.S.Venkatraman,
P.F. Sung, X.T. Wang, "Effect
of Plasticization on Heparin Release
from Biodegradable Matrics" International
Journal of Pharmaceutics, 283 (1-2):
89-96 Sep 28 2004.
Subbu Venkatraman,
Tan Lay Poh, Tjong Vinalia, Mak Koon
Hou, Freddy Boey, "Collapse
pressures of biodegradable stents" Biomaterials,
2003, 24, p 2105-2111.
L.P.
Tan, C.Y. Yue, K.C. Tam, Y.C. Lam,
X. Hu, "Relaxation of LCP
Fibers in Polycarbonate-LCP Blend System" J.
Polym. Sci. Pt B: Polym. Phys., 2003,
41, p2307-2312.
L.P. Tan, S.C.
Joshi, C.Y. Yue, Y.C. Lam, X. Hu, K.C.
Tam, " Effect
of Shear Heating During Injection Molding
on the Morphology of PC/LCP Blends" Acta
Materialia, 2003, 51/20, p 6269-6276.
L.P.
Tan, C.Y. Yue, K.C. Tam, Y.C. Lam,
X. Hu, " Effect of Shear
rate, Viscosity Ratio and LCP content
on Morphological and Mechanical Properties of Polycarbonate and Liquid Crystalline
Polymer Blends" Polymer
International, 2002, 51, p 398-405
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L.P. Tan, C.Y. Yue,
K.C. Tam, Y.C. Lam, X. Hu, "Effect of Compatibilization
in Injection Molded Polycarbonate and
LCP Blend" J.
Appl. Poly Sci.,2002, 84, p568-575.
Postdoctoral position in tissue
engineering is
available
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