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Designed Synthesis of Smart Nanoassemblies for Innovative Food Systems , Biomedical Applications and Edible Oil Contaminants Removal

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Dr Low , Liang Ee Lecturer MEng , PhD
Research expertise : Smart nanoassemblies , Pickering emulsion , Drug Delivery , Oil and Fat Food Innovation , Colloid and Interface Science
E : low . liangee @ monash . edu T : + 603 5514 4420
Nanoassemblies prepared from functional nanoparticles have been gaining considerable attention as adsorbents , functional food and drug delivery carriers due to their ability to offer structural assembly / disassembly in response to programmed stimulation . My research focuses on developing intelligent magnetic micro- / nanosystems for food and biomedical applications , which aims to provide
Assembly / disassembly behavior of functional nanoparticles
solutions to surpass the various biological barriers in the human body to ensure the targeted or sustained delivery of payloads . Several biological barriers that I am currently investigating include the gastrointestinal tract ( for functional food ) and tumor microenvironment ( for drug delivery ). My research scope has recently been extended to remove contaminants in edible oil
Thermal decomposition setup for the preparation of magnetic attractable iron oxide nanoparticles
and fat food systems utilizing the magnetic-controllable nanoassemblies as adsorbents . The projects are performed under multidisciplinary collaborations between scientists of different backgrounds from local and international universities .
Magnetic Pickering emulsion for sustained and stimuli-triggered release of payloads
RESEARCHER PROFILE 2022 / 2023