publications by Kam W Leong.


Papers Published

  1. Chen, Beiyi and Dang, Jiyoung and Tan, Tuan Lin and Fang, Ning and Chen, Wei Ning and Leong, Kam W. and Chan, Vincent, Dynamics of smooth muscle cell deadhesion from thermosensitive hydroxybutyl chitosan, Biomaterials, vol. 28 no. 8 (2007), pp. 1503 - 1514 [027]  [abs].
  2. Zhang, Yue and Chai, Chou and Jiang, Xue Song and Teoh, Swee Hin and Leong, Kam W., Fibronectin immobilized by covalent conjugation or physical adsorption shows different bioactivity on aminated-PET, Materials Science and Engineering C, vol. 27 no. 2 (2007), pp. 213 - 219 [013]  [abs].
  3. Yim, Evelyn K.F. and Liao, I-Chien and Leong, Kam W., Tissue compatibility of interfacial polyelectrolyte complexation fibrous scaffold: Evaluation of blood compatibility and biocompatibility, Tissue Engineering, vol. 13 no. 2 (2007), pp. 423 - 433 [0113]  [abs].
  4. Leong, K.W. and Yim, E.K.F. and Wan, A.C.A. and Le Visage, C. and Liao, I.-C., Proliferation and differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cell encapsulated in polyelectrolyte complexation fibrous scaffold, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 27 no. 36 (2006), pp. 6111 - 22 [037]  [abs].
  5. Leong, K.W. and Mao, H.-Q. and Chua, K.-N. and Chai, C. and Lee, P.-C. and Tang, Y.-N. and Ramakrishna, S., Surface-aminated electrospun nanofibers enhance adhesion and expansion of human umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 27 no. 36 (2006), pp. 6043 - 51 [017]  [abs].
  6. Feng, Qi and Chai, Chou and Jiang, Xue-Song and Leong, Kam W. and Mao, Hai-Quan, Expansion of engrafting human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in three-dimensional scaffolds with surface-immobilized fibronectin, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A, vol. 78 no. 4 (2006), pp. 781 - 791 [jbm.a.30829]  [abs].
  7. Dang, Jiyoung M. and Leong, Kam W., Natural polymers for gene delivery and tissue engineering, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, vol. 58 no. 4 (2006), pp. 487 - 499 [001]  [abs].
  8. Li, Jun and Yang, Chuan and Li, Hongzhe and Wang, Xin and Goh, Suat Hong and Ding, Jeak Ling and Wang, De Yun and Leong, Kam W., Cationic supramolecules composed of multiple oligoethylenimine-grafted β-cyclodextrins threaded on a polymer chain for efficient gene delivery, Advanced Materials, vol. 18 no. 22 (2006), pp. 2969 - 2974 [adma.200600812]  [abs].
  9. Wu, Decheng and Liu, Ye and Jiang, Xuan and He, Chaobin and Goh, Suat Hong and Leong, Kam W., Hyperbranched poly(amino ester)s with different terminal amine groups for DNA delivery, Biomacromolecules, vol. 7 no. 6 (2006), pp. 1879 - 1883 [bm0601878]  [abs].
  10. Ong, Shin-Yeu and Dai, Hui and Leong, Kam W., Hepatic differentiation potential of commercially available human mesenchymal stem cells, Tissue Engineering, vol. 12 no. 12 (2006), pp. 3477 - 3485  [abs].
  11. Zhang, Yue and Chai, Chou and Jiang, Xue-Song and Teoh, Swee-Hin and Leong, Kam W., Co-culture of umbilical cord blood CD34+ cells with human mesenchymal stem cells, Tissue Engineering, vol. 12 no. 8 (2006), pp. 2161 - 2170 [2161]  [abs].
  12. Ho, Yi-Ping and Chen, Hunter H. and Leong, Kam W. and Wang, Tza-Huei, Evaluating the intracellular stability and unpacking of DNA nanocomplexes by quantum dots-FRET, Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 116 no. 1 (2006), pp. 83 - 89 [005]  [abs].
  13. Jiang, Xue-Song and Chai, Chou and Zhang, Yue and Zhuo, Ren-Xi and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W., Surface-immobilization of adhesion peptides on substrate for ex vivo expansion of cryopreserved umbilical cord blood CD34+ cells, Biomaterials, vol. 27 no. 13 (2006), pp. 2723 - 2732 [001]  [abs].
  14. Sing Yian Chew and Hufnagel, T.C. and Chwee Teck Lim and Leong, K.W., Mechanical properties of single electrospun drug-encapsulated nanofibres, Nanotechnology (UK), vol. 17 no. 15 (2006), pp. 3880 - 91 [045]  [abs].
  15. Jun Li and Xu Li and Xiping Ni and Xin Wang and Hongzhe Li and Leong, K.W., Self-assembled supramolecular hydrogels formed by biodegradable PEO-PHB-PEO triblock copolymers and α-cyclodextrin for controlled drug delivery, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 27 no. 22 (2006), pp. 4132 - 40 [025]  [abs].
  16. Leong, K.W. and Shin-Yeu Ong and Hui Dai, Inducing hepatic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in pellet culture, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 27 no. 22 (2006), pp. 4087 - 97 [022]  [abs].
  17. Leong, K.W. and Yim, E.K.F. and Jie Wen, Enhanced extracellular matrix production and differentiation of human embryonic germ cell derivatives in biodegradable poly(ϵ-caprolactone-co-ethyl ethylene phosphate) scaffold, Acta Biomat. (UK), vol. 2 no. 4 (2006), pp. 365 - 76 [006]  [abs].
  18. Xu Li and Khine Yi Mya and Xiping Ni and Chaobin He and Leong, K.W. and Jun Li, Dynamic and static light scattering studies on self-aggregation behavior of biodegradable amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-poly [(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers in aqueous solution, J. Phys. Chem. B (USA), vol. 110 no. 12 (2006), pp. 5920 - 6 [jp057004g]  [abs].
  19. Leong, K.W. and Qiang Li and Jun Wang and Shahani, S. and Sun, D.D.N. and Sharma, B. and Elisseeff, J.H., Biodegradable and photocrosslinkable polyphosphoester hydrogel, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 27 no. 7 (2006), pp. 1027 - 34 [019]  [abs].
  20. Cool, S.M. and Luong-Van, E. and Grondahl, L. and Kian Ngiap Chua and Leong, K.W. and Nurcombe, V., Controlled release of heparin from poly(ϵ-caprolactone) electrospun fibers, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 27 no. 9 (2006), pp. 2042 - 50 [028]  [abs].
  21. Leong, K.W. and Dang, J.M. and Sun, D.D.N. and Yoshitsune Shin-Ya and Sieber, A.N. and Kostuik, J.P., Temperature-responsive hydroxybutyl chitosan for the culture of mesenchymal stem cells and intervertebral disk cells, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 27 no. 3 (2006), pp. 406 - 18 [033]  [abs].
  22. Liu, Ye and Wu, De-Cheng and Zhang, Wei-De and Jiang, Xuan and He, Chao-Bin and Chung, Tai Shung and Goh, Suat Hong and Leong, Kam W., Polyethylenimine-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes for secure noncovalent immobilization and efficient delivery of DNA, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 44 no. 30 (2005), pp. 4782 - 4785 [anie.200500042]  [abs].
  23. Tan, Wee Jin and Teo, Gilbert P. and Liao, Kin and Leong, Kam W. and Mao, Hai-Quan and Chan, Vincent, Adhesion contact dynamics of primary hepatocytes on poly(ethylene terephthalate) surface, Biomaterials, vol. 26 no. 8 (2005), pp. 891 - 898 [041]  [abs].
  24. Wu, Decheng and Liu, Ye and Jiang, Xuan and Chen, Ling and He, Chaobin and Goh, Suat Hong and Leong, Kam W., Evaluation of hyperbranched poly(amino ester)s of amine constitutions similar to polyethlenimine for DNA delivery, Biomacromolecules, vol. 6 no. 6 (2005), pp. 3166 - 3173 [bm0504983]  [abs].
  25. Chew, S.H. and Tan, S.A. and Leong, K.W., Performances of geotextile stabilized unpaved road systems subjected to pretensioning, Geotechnical Special Publication no. 130-142 (2005), pp. 297 - 309  [abs].
  26. Zhang, Xue-Qing and Wang, Xu-Li and Zhang, Peng-Chi and Liu, Zhi-Lan and Zhuo, Ren-Xi and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W., Galactosylated ternary DNA/polyphosphoramidate nanoparticles mediate high gene transfection efficiency in hepatocytes, Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 102 no. 3 (2005), pp. 749 - 763 [024]  [abs].
  27. Leong, Kam W., Polymeric controlled nucleic acid delivery, MRS Bulletin, vol. 30 no. 9 (2005), pp. 640 - 646  [abs].
  28. Zhang, Xue-Qing and Wang, Xu-Li and Huang, Shi-Wen and Zhuo, Ren-Xi and Liu, Zhi-Lan and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W., In vitro gene delivery using polyamidoamine dendrimers with a trimesyl core, Biomacromolecules, vol. 6 no. 1 (2005), pp. 341 - 350 [bm040060n]  [abs].
  29. Chia, Ser-Mien and Lin, Pao-Chun and Quek, Chai-Hoon and Yin, Chao and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W. and Xu, Xi and Goh, Cho-Hong and Ng, Mah-Lee and Yu, Hanry, Engineering microenvironment for expansion of sensitive anchorage-dependent mammalian cells, Journal of Biotechnology, vol. 118 no. 4 (2005), pp. 434 - 447 [012]  [abs].
  30. Chew, Sing Yian and Wen, Jie and Yim, Evelyn K.F. and Leong, Kam W., Sustained release of proteins from electrospun biodegradable fibers, Biomacromolecules, vol. 6 no. 4 (2005), pp. 2017 - 2024 [bm0501149]  [abs].
  31. Hu, W. and Yim, E.K.F. and Reano, R.M. and Leong, K.W. and Pang, S.W., Effects of nanoimprinted patterns in tissue-culture polystyrene on cell behavior, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, vol. 23 no. 6 (2005), pp. 2984 - 2989 [1.2121729]  [abs].
  32. Chua, Kian-Ngiap and Lim, Wei-Seng and Zhang, Pengchi and Lu, Hongfang and Wen, Jie and Ramakrishna, Seeram and Leong, Kam W. and Mao, Hai-Quan, Stable immobilization of rat hepatocyte spheroids on galactosylated nanofiber scaffold, Biomaterials, vol. 26 no. 15 (2005), pp. 2537 - 2547 [040]  [abs].
  33. Mao, H.-Q. and Shipanova-Kadiyala, I. and Zhao, Z. and Dang, W. and Brown, A. and Leong, K.W., Biodegradable poly(terephthalate-co-phosphate)s: synthesis, characterization and drug-release properties, J. Biomater. Sci., Polym. Ed. (Netherlands), vol. 16 no. 2 (2005), pp. 135 - 61 [1568562053115426]  [abs].
  34. Pan, Wenxiao and Petersen, Erik and Cai, Ning and Ma, Gang and Lee, Jian Run and Feng, Zhiqin and Liao, Kin and Leong, Kam W., Viscoelastic properties of human mesenchymal stem cells, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, vol. 7 S (2005), pp. 4854 - 4857  [abs].
  35. Yim, E.K.F. and Leong, K.W., Proliferation and differentiation of human embryonic germ cell derivatives in bioactive polymeric fibrous scaffold, J. Biomater. Sci., Polym. Ed. (Netherlands), vol. 16 no. 10 (2005), pp. 1193 - 217 [156856205774269485]  [abs].
  36. Yim, Evelyn K.F. and Leong, Kam W., Significance of synthetic nanostructures in dictating cellular response, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, vol. 1 no. 1 (2005), pp. 10 - 21 [008]  [abs].
  37. Lu, Hong-Fang and Lim, Wei Seng and Zhang, Peng-Chi and Chia, Ser Mien and Yu, Hanry and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W., Galactosylated poly(vinylidene difluoride) hollow fiber bioreactor for hepatocyte culture, Tissue Engineering, vol. 11 no. 11-12 (2005), pp. 1667 - 1677 [1667]  [abs].
  38. Fang, Ning and Wee, Jin Tan and Leong, Kam W. and Mao, Hai-Quan and Chan, Vincent, pH responsive adhesion of phospholipid vesicle on poly(acrylic acid) cushion grafted to poly(ethylene terephthalate) surface, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 42 no. 3-4 (2005), pp. 245 - 252 [002]  [abs].
  39. Liao, I-Chien and Wan, Andrew C.A. and Yim, Evelyn K.F. and Leong, Kam W., Controlled release from fibers of polyelectrolyte complexes, Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 104 no. 2 (2005), pp. 347 - 358 [013]  [abs].
  40. Guan, Jingjiao and Fei, Zhengzheng and Loo, Yihua and Leong, Kam W. and Lee, L. James, Dynamic self-assembly and characterization of DNA-polycation nanoparticles, AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings (2005), pp. 8889 -  [abs].
  41. Li, Jun and Ni, Xiping and Li, Xu and Tan, Ngee Koon and Lim, Chwee Teck and Ramakrishna, Seeram and Leong, Kam W., Micellization phenomena of biodegradable amphiphilic triblock copolymers consisting of poly(β-hydroxyalkanoic acid) and poly(ethylene oxide), Langmuir, vol. 21 no. 19 (2005), pp. 8681 - 8685 [la0515266]  [abs].
  42. Zhang, Peng-Chi and Wang, Jun and Leong, Kam W. and Mao, Hai-Quan, Ternary complexes comprising polyphosphoramidate gene carriers with different types of charge groups improve transfection efficiency, Biomacromolecules, vol. 6 no. 1 (2005), pp. 54 - 60 [bm040010i]  [abs].
  43. Kuang, M. and Liu, S.Q. and Saijo, K. and Uchimura, E. and Huang, L. and Leong, K.W. and Lu, M.D. and Huang, J.F. and Ohno, T., Microwave tumour coagulation plus in situ treatment with cytokine-microparticles: induction of potent antiresidual tumour immunity, Int. J. Hyperth. (UK), vol. 21 no. 3 (2005), pp. 247 - 57 [02656730500052027]  [abs].
  44. Salem, A.K. and Hung, C.F. and Kim, T.W. and Wu, T.C. and Searson, P.C. and Leong, K.W., Multi-component nanorods for vaccination applications, Nanotechnology (UK), vol. 16 no. 4 (2005), pp. 484 - 7 [025]  [abs].
  45. Chen, H.H. and Le Visage, C. and Bensheng Qiu and Xiangying Du and Ouwerkerk, R. and Leong, K.W. and Xiaoming Yang, MR imaging of biodegradable polymeric microparticles: a potential method of monitoring local drug delivery, Magn. Reson. Med. (USA), vol. 53 no. 3 (2005), pp. 614 - 20 [mrm.20395]  [abs].
  46. King Jien Chui and Samudra, G.S. and Yee-Chia Yeo and Kheng-Chok Tee and Leong, K.-W. and Kian Meng Tee and Benistant, F. and Lap Chan, SDODEL MOSFET for performance enhancement, IEEE Electron Device Lett. (USA), vol. 26 no. 3 (2005), pp. 205 - 7 [LED.2004.843215]  [abs].
  47. Shin-Ya, Yoshitsune and Tsurushima, Hideo and Tsurumi, Taro and Kajiuchi, Toshio and Leong, Kam W., Polyelectrolyte complex films derived from polyethyleneoxide-maleic acid copolymer and chitosan: Preparation and characterization, Macromolecular Bioscience, vol. 4 no. 5 (2004), pp. 526 - 531 [mabi.200300110]  [abs].
  48. Kiang, T. and Bright, C. and Cheung, C.Y. and Stayton, P.S. and Hoffman, A.S. and Leong, K.W., Formulation of chitosan-DNA nanoparticles with poly(propyl acrylic acid) enhances gene expression, J. Biomater. Sci., Polym. Ed. (Netherlands), vol. 15 no. 11 (2004), pp. 1405 - 21 [1568562042368112]  [abs].
  49. Le Visage, Catherine and Dunham, Brian and Flint, Paul and Leong, Kam W., Coculture of mesenchymal stem cells and respiratory epithelial cells to engineer a human composite respiratory mucosa, Tissue Engineering, vol. 10 no. 9-10 (2004), pp. 1426 - 1435 [1076327042500247]  [abs].
  50. Wan, A.C.A. and Yim, E.K.F. and Liao, I.-C. and Chai, C. and Leong, K.W., The assembly of "biostructural units" as a new strategy for tissue engineering, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 1543 -  [abs].
  51. Chai, C. and Feng, Q. and Jiang, X.S. and Leong, K.W. and Mao, H.Q., Expansion of CD34+ cells on polymeric scaffolds surface-immobilized with hematopoietic growth factors, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 897 -  [abs].
  52. Wan, Andrew C.A. and Liao, I.-Chien and Yim, Evelyn K.F. and Leong, Kam W., Mechanism of fiber formation by interfacial polyelectrolyte complexation, Macromolecules, vol. 37 no. 18 (2004), pp. 7019 - 7025 [ma0498868]  [abs].
  53. Chua, K.N. and Lim, W.S. and Lu, H.F. and Chai, C. and Zhang, P.C. and Wen, J. and Ramakrishna, S. and Leong, K.W. and Mao, H.Q., Immobilized hepatocyte spheroids on galactose ligand-conjugated nanofiber scaffold, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 1753 -  [abs].
  54. Lim, W.S. and Chua, K.N. and Wang, X.L. and Zhang, P.C. and Lu, H.F. and Leong, K.W. and Mao, H.Q., Transfection of rat primary hepatocytes using a novel polyphosphoramidate gene carrier, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 1813 -  [abs].
  55. Bini, T.B. and Gao, Shujun and Xu, Xiaoyun and Wang, Shu and Ramakrishna, S. and Leong, Kam W., Peripheral nerve regeneration by microbraided poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) biodegradable polymer fibers, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A, vol. 68 no. 2 (2004), pp. 286 - 295 [jbm.a.20050]  [abs].
  56. Chan, Vincent and Liu, Kuo-Kang and Le Visage, Catherine and Ju, Bin-Feng and Leong, Kam W., Bioadhesive characterization of poly(methylidene malonate 2.12) microparticle on model extracellular matrix, Biomaterials, vol. 25 no. 18 (2004), pp. 4327 - 4332 [021]  [abs].
  57. Yim, E.K.F. and Wan, A. and Liao, I. and Le Visage, C. and Leong, K.W., Osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells incorporated into polyelectrolyte fibrous scaffold, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 165 -  [abs].
  58. Sun, Daniel D.N. and Leong, Kam W., A nonlinear hyperelastic mixture theory model for anisotropy, transport, and swelling of annulus fibrosus, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 32 no. 1 (2004), pp. 92 - 102 [1e]  [abs].
  59. Li, X. and Ni, X.P. and Zhou, Z.H. and Leong, K.W. and Li, J., Injectable supramolecular hydrogels based on poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-b-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers and α-cyclodextrin, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 670 -  [abs].
  60. Huang, Shi-Wen and Wang, Jun and Zhang, Peng-Chi and Mao, Hai-Quan and Zhuo, Ren-Xi and Leong, Kam W., Water-soluble and nonionic polyphosphoester: Synthesis, degradation, biocompatibility and enhancement of gene expression in mouse muscle, Biomacromolecules, vol. 5 no. 2 (2004), pp. 306 - 311 [bm034241l]  [abs].
  61. Li, J. and Ni, X. and Li, X. and Wang, X. and Zhou, Z. and Leong, K.W., A novel biodegradable amphiphilic triblock copolymer consisting of poly[(R)-β-hydroxybutyrate] and poly(ethylene oxide) and Its self-association property, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 1178 -  [abs].
  62. Leong, K.W. and Liao, I.C. and Yim, E. and Lim, S. and Wan, A. and Wen, J. and Chew, S.Y. and Chua, K.N. and Ramakrishna, S. and Mao, H.Q., Controlled release systems designed for regenerative medicine, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 189 -  [abs].
  63. Kiang, Tina and Wen, Jie and Lim, Huay Wen and Leong, Kam W., The effect of the degree of chitosan deacetylation on the efficiency of gene transfection, Biomaterials, vol. 25 no. 22 (2004), pp. 5293 - 5301 [036]  [abs].
  64. Wan, Andrew C. A. and Yim, Evelyn K. F. and Liao, I-Chien and Le Visage, Catherine and Leong, Kam W., Encapsulation of biologics in self-assembled fibers as biostructural units for tissue engineering, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A, vol. 71 no. 4 (2004), pp. 586 - 595 [jbm.a.30158]  [abs].
  65. Salem, Aliasger K. and Chao, Johnny and Leong, Kam W. and Searson, Peter C., Receptor-mediated self-assembly of multi-component magnetic nanowires, Advanced Materials, vol. 16 no. 3 (2004), pp. 268 - 271 [adma.200305700]  [abs].
  66. Salem, Aliasger K. and Searson, Peter C. and Leong, Kam W., Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. EXS no. 1 (2004), pp. 455 - 457  [abs].
  67. Wang, Jun and Sun, Daniel N. and Shin-ya, Yoshitsune and Leong, Kam W., Stimuli-responsive hydrogel based on poly(propylene phosphate), Macromolecules, vol. 37 no. 2 (2004), pp. 670 - 672 [ma035453d]  [abs].
  68. Wan, Andrew C. A. and Mao, Hai-Quan and Wang, Shu and Phua, Su Hui and Lee, Gin Ping and Pan, Jisheng and Lu, Shen and Wang, Jun and Leong, Kam W., Poly(phosphoester) ionomers as tissue-engineering scaffolds, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials, vol. 70 no. 1 (2004), pp. 91 - 102  [abs].
  69. Feng, Q. and Jiang, X.S. and Chai, C. and Lim, W.S. and Leong, K.W. and Mao, H.Q., Ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic primitive cells on ECM molecule-immobilized scaffold, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 898 -  [abs].
  70. Quek, C.H. and Li, J. and Sun, T. and Chan, M.L.H. and Mao, H.Q. and Gan, L.M. and Leong, K.W. and Yu, H., Photo-crosslinkable microcapsules formed by polyelectrolyte copolymer and modified collagen for rat hepatocyte encapsulation, Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (2004), pp. 330 -  [abs].
  71. Quek, Chai-Hoon and Li, Jun and Sun, Tao and Chan, Melinda Ling Hou and Mao, Hai-Quan and Gan, Leong Ming and Leong, Kam W. and Yu, Hanry, Photo-crosslinkable microcapsules formed by polyelectrolyte copolymer and modified collagen for rat hepatocyte encapsulation, Biomaterials, vol. 25 no. 17 (2004), pp. 3531 - 3540 [112]  [abs].
  72. Li, Xu and Li, Jun and Leong, Kam W., Role of intermolecular interaction between hydrophobic blocks in block-selected inclusion complexation of amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers with cyclodextrins, Polymer, vol. 45 no. 20 (2004), pp. 6845 - 6851 [038]  [abs].
  73. Salem, A.K. and Min Chen and Hayden, J. and Leong, K.W. and Searson, P.C., Directed assembly of multisegment Au/Pt/Au nanowires, Nano Lett. (USA), vol. 4 no. 6 (2004), pp. 1163 - 5 [nl049462r]  [abs].
  74. Faranesh, A.Z. and Nastley, M.T. and de la Cruz, C.P. and Haller, M.F. and Laquerriere, P. and Leong, K.W. and McVeigh, E.R., In vitro release of vascular endothelial growth factor from gadolinium-doped biodegradable microspheres, Magn. Reson. Med. (USA), vol. 51 no. 6 (2004), pp. 1265 - 71 [mrm.20092]  [abs].
  75. Salem, A.K. and Searson, P.C. and Leong, K.W., Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery, Nature Mater. (UK), vol. 2 no. 10 (2003), pp. 668 - 71 [nmat974]  [abs].
  76. Karunaratne, G.P. and Chew, S.H. and Leong, K.W. and Wong, W.K. and Lim, L.H. and Yeo, K.S. and Hee, A.M., Installation stress in prefabricated vertical drains, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol. 129 no. 9 (2003), pp. 858 - 860 [(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:9(858)]  [abs].
  77. Lu, Hong-Fang and Lim, Wei Seng and Wang, Jun and Tang, Zhi-Qun and Zhang, Peng-Chi and Leong, Kam W. and Chia, Ser Mien and Yu, Hanry and Mao, Hai-Quan, Galactosylated PVDF membrane promotes hepatocyte attachment and functional maintenance, Biomaterials, vol. 24 no. 27 (2003), pp. 4893 - 4903 [S0142-9612(03)00404-6]  [abs].
  78. Li, Jun and Ni, Xiping and Zhou, Zhihan and Leong, Kam W., Preparation and characterization of polypseudorotaxanes based on block-selected inclusion complexation between poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) triblock copolymers and α-cyclodextrin, Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 125 no. 7 (2003), pp. 1788 - 1795 [ja026623p]  [abs].
  79. Chao Yin and Ser Mien Chia and Chai Hoon Quek and Hanry Yu and Ren-Xi Zhuo and Leong, K.W. and Hai-Quan Mao, Microcapsules with improved mechanical stability for hepatocyte culture, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 24 no. 10 (2003), pp. 1771 - 80 [S0142-9612(02)00580-X]  [abs].
  80. Li, Jun and Ni, Xiping and Leong, Kam W., Injectable drug-delivery systems based on supramolecular hydrogels formed by poly(ethylene oxide)s and α-cyclodextrin, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A, vol. 65 no. 2 (2003), pp. 196 - 202 [jbm.a.10444]  [abs].
  81. Li, Xu and Li, Jun and Leong, Kam W., Preparation and characterization of inclusion complexes of biodegradable amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers with cyclodextrins, Macromolecules, vol. 36 no. 4 (2003), pp. 1209 - 1214 [ma0213347]  [abs].
  82. Yin, Chao and Ying, Lei and Zhang, Peng-Chi and Zhuo, Ren-Xi and Kang, En-Tang and Leong, Kam W. and Mao, Hai-Quan, High density of immobilized galactose ligand enhances hepatocyte attachment and function, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A, vol. 67 no. 4 (2003), pp. 1093 - 1104 [jbm.a.10033]  [abs].
  83. Li, Jun and Li, Xu and Ni, Xiping and Leong, Kam W., Synthesis and characterization of new biodegradable amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly [(R)-3-hydroxy butyrate]-b-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers, Macromolecules, vol. 36 no. 8 (2003), pp. 2661 - 2667 [ma025725x]  [abs].
  84. Xu, Xiaoyun and Yee, Woon-Chee and Hwang, Peter Y.K. and Yu, Hanry and Wan, Andrew C.A. and Gao, Shujun and Boon, Kum-Loong and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W. and Wang, Shu, Peripheral nerve regeneration with sustained release of poly(phosphoester) microencapsulated nerve growth factor within nerve guide conduits, Biomaterials, vol. 24 no. 13 (2003), pp. 2405 - 2412 [S0142-9612(03)00109-1]  [abs].
  85. Liu, Xue-Ming and Yang, Yi-Yan and Leong, Kam W., Thermally responsive polymeric micellar nanoparticles self-assembled from cholesteryl end-capped random poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide): Synthesis, temperature-sensitivity, and morphologies, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 266 no. 2 (2003), pp. 295 - 303 [S0021-9797(03)00691-X]  [abs].
  86. Zhao, Zhong and Wang, Jun and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W., Polyphosphoesters in drug and gene delivery, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, vol. 55 no. 4 (2003), pp. 483 - 499 [S0169-409X(03)00040-1]  [abs].
  87. Ying, Lei and Yin, Chao and Zhuo, R.X. and Leong, K.W. and Mao, H.Q. and Kang, E.T. and Neoh, K.G., Immobilization of galactose ligands on acrylic acid graft-copolymerized poly(ethylene terephthalate) film and its application to hepatocyte culture, Biomacromolecules, vol. 4 no. 1 (2003), pp. 157 - 165 [bm025676w]  [abs].
  88. Fang, Ning and Wang, Jun and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W. and Chan, Vincent, BHEM-Chol/DOPE liposome induced perturbation of phospholipid bilayer, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 29 no. 4 (2003), pp. 233 - 245 [S0927-7765(02)00207-2]  [abs].
  89. Wen, Jie and Kim, Gloria J.A. and Leong, Kam W., Poly(D,Llactide-co-ethyl ethylene phosphate)s as new drug carriers, Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 92 no. 1-2 (2003), pp. 39 - 48 [S0168-3659(03)00294-3]  [abs].
  90. Chao Yin and Kin Liao and Hai-Quan Mao and Leong, K.W. and Ren-Xi Zhuo and Chan, V., Adhesion contact dynamics of HepG2 cells on galactose-immobilized substrates, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 24 no. 5 (2003), pp. 837 - 50 [S0142-9612(02)00416-7]  [abs].
  91. Xiangying Du and Yuesong Yang and Le Visage, C. and Chen, H.H. and DeJong, R. and Bensheng Qiu and Danming Wang and Leong, K.W. and Hamper, U.M. and Xiaoming Yang, Microsphere as a contrast agent/gene vector in ultrasound imaging-based vascular gene delivery, 2002 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (Cat. No.02EX608) (2002), pp. 989 - 92 [ISBI.2002.1029429]  [abs].
  92. Chia, S.M. and Wan, A.C.A. and Quek, C.H. and Mao, H.Q. and Xu, X. and Shen, L. and Ng, M.L. and Leong, K.W. and Yu, H., Multi-layered microcapsules for cell encapsulation, Biomaterials, vol. 23 no. 3 (2002), pp. 849 - 856 [S0142-9612(01)00191-0]  [abs].
  93. Chia, Ser-Mien and Zhou, Yi and Sun, Tao and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W. and Chen, Jia-Ping and Yu, Hanry, Issues and technologies leading to a new bio-artificial liver with microencapsulated hepatocytes, Third Smith and Nephew International Symposium - Translating Tissue Engineering into Products (2002), pp. 71 -  [abs].
  94. Chen, H.H. and Le Visage, C. and Bensheng Qiu and Xiangying Du and Ouwerkerk, R. and Leong, K.W. and Xiaoming Yang, Novel method for imaging biodegradable polymeric microparticles using MRI: application toward monitoring drug delivery, 2002 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (Cat. No.02EX608) (2002), pp. 145 - 8 [ISBI.2002.1029214]  [abs].
  95. Xu, Xiaoyun and Yu, Hanry and Gao, Shujun and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W. and Wang, Shu, Polyphosphoester microspheres for sustained release of biologically active nerve growth factor, Biomaterials, vol. 23 no. 17 (2002), pp. 3765 - 3772 [S0142-9612(02)00116-3]  [abs].
  96. Chen, H.H. and Le Visage, C. and Qiu, B. and Du, X. and Ouwerkerk, R. and Leong, K.W. and Yang, X., Novel method for imaging biodegradable polymeric microparticles using MRI: application toward monitoring drug delivery, 2002 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (2002), pp. 4 pp. -  [abs].
  97. Ning Fang and Chan, V. and Kai-Tak Wan and Hai-Quan Mao and Leong, K.W., Colloidal adhesion of phospholipid vesicles: high-resolution reflection interference contrast microscopy and theory, Colloids Surf. B, Biointerfaces (Netherlands), vol. 25 no. 4 (2002), pp. 347 - 62 [S0927-7765(01)00336-8]  [abs].
  98. Sheeja, D. and Tay, B.K. and Lau, S.P. and Leong, K.W. and Lee, C.H., An empirical relation for critical load of DLC coatings prepared on silicon substrates, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B (Singapore), vol. 16 no. 6-7 (2002), pp. 958 - 62  [abs].
  99. Wang, J. and Mao, H.-Q. and Leong, K.W., A novel biodegradable gene carrier based on polyphosphoester [19], Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 123 no. 38 (2001), pp. 9480 - 9481 [ja016062m] .
  100. Li, Jun and Li, Xu and Toh, Kee Chua and Ni, Xiping and Zhou, Zhihan and Leong, Kam W., Inclusion complexation and formation of polypseudorotaxanes between poly[(ethylene oxide)-ran-(propylene oxide)] and cyclodextrins, Macromolecules, vol. 34 no. 26 (2001), pp. 8829 - 8831 [ma011129b]  [abs].
  101. Li, J. and Li, X. and Zhou, Z. and Ni, X. and Leong, K.W., Formation of supramolecular hydrogels induced by inclusion complexation between pluronics and α-cyclodextrin [2], Macromolecules, vol. 34 no. 21 (2001), pp. 7236 - 7237 [ma010742s] .
  102. Ramakrishna, S. and Mayer, J. and Wintermantel, E. and Leong, K.W., Biomedical applications of polymer-composite materials: A review, Compos. Sci. Technol. (UK), vol. 61 no. 9 (2001), pp. 1189 - 224 [S0266-3538(00)00241-4]  [abs].
  103. Chan, Vincent and Mao, Hai-Quan and Leong, Kam W., Chitosan-induced perturbation of dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine membrane bilayer, Langmuir, vol. 17 no. 12 (2001), pp. 3749 - 3756 [la001754u]  [abs].
  104. Leong, K.W. and Tan, S.A. and Chew, S.H. and Karunaratne, G.P. and Chia, W.Y. and Thein, P., Anchored and pre-tensioned geosynthetics in unpaved roads, Geotechnical Special Publication no. 103 (2000), pp. 383 - 397  [abs].
  105. Ser-Mien Chia and Jun Li and Xi Xu and Shujun Gao and Leong, K.W. and Yu, H., Novel hepatocyte encapsulation enhances cellular functions, Proceedings of the First Joint BMES/EMBS Conference. 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (Cat. No.99CH37015), vol. vol.2 (1999), pp. 722 vol.2 - [IEMBS.1999.803877]  [abs].
  106. Haller, M.F. and Hai-Quan Mao and Leong, K.W., Intramuscular co-delivery of DNA and cytokines from biodegradable microspheres alters the immune response, Proceedings of the First Joint BMES/EMBS Conference. 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (Cat. No.99CH37015), vol. vol.1 (1999), pp. 84 vol.1 - [IEMBS.1999.802119]  [abs].
  107. Leong, K. W. and Mao, H.-Q. and Truong-Le, V. L. and Roy, K., DNA-polycation nanospheres as non-viral gene delivery vehicles, Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 53 no. 1 (1998), pp. 183 - [S0168-3659(97)00252-6] .
  108. Hong, J. and Leong, K.W. and Evans, J. and Makino, T. and Li, X. and Huang, W.P., High single-mode-yield 1.3-μm gain-coupled DFB lasers with truncated QWs: comprehensive comparison between theory and experiment, Conference on Optical Fiber Communications. Technical Digest. Postconference Edition. 1997 OSA Technical Digest Series. Vol.6 (IEEE Cat. No.97CH36049) (1997), pp. 223 - 4 [OFC.1997.719839]  [abs].
  109. Hong, J. and Leong, K.W. and Makino, T. and Evans, J. and Li, X. and Huang, W.P., Impact of random facet phases on modal properties of partly gain-coupled distributed-feedback lasers, IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. (USA), vol. 3 no. 2 (1997), pp. 555 - 68 [2944.605707]  [abs].
  110. Gutsche, Annie Tang and Lo, Hungnan and Zurlo, Joanne and Yager, James and Leong, Kam W., Engineering of a sugar-derivatized porous network for hepatocyte culture, Biomaterials, vol. 17 no. 3 (1996), pp. 387 - 393 [0142-9612(96)85577-3]  [abs].
  111. Kadiyala, S. and Lo, H. and Ponticiello, M.S. and Reddi, A.H. and Leong, K.W., Bone induction achieved by controlled release of BMP from PLA/hydroxyapatite foams, Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials in conjunction with the International Biomaterials Symposium, vol. 1 (1996), pp. 289 -  [abs].
  112. Lo, H. and Kadiyala, S. and Guggino, S.E. and Leong, K.W., Poly(L-lactic acid) foams with cell seeding and controlled-release capacity, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 30 no. 4 (1996), pp. 475 - 484 [(SICI)1097-4636(199604)30:4<475::AID-JBM5>3.0.CO;2-M]  [abs].
  113. Leong, Kam W. and Mao, Haiquan and Zhuo, Renxi, Biodegradable polymers with a phosphoryl-containing backbone: tissue engineering and controlled drug delivery applications, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition), vol. 13 no. 4 (1995), pp. 289 - 314  [abs].
  114. Dahiyat, B.I. and Posadas, E.M. and Hirosue, S. and Hostin, E. and Leong, K.W., Degradable biomaterials with elastomeric characteristics and drug-carrier function, Reactive Polymers, vol. 25 no. 2-3 (1995), pp. 101 - 109 [0923-1137(95)91297-P]  [abs].
  115. Dahiyat, B. I. and Richards, M. and Leong, K. W., Controlled release from poly(phosphoester) matrices, Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 33 no. 1 (1995), pp. 13 - [0168-3659(94)00039-W] .
  116. Brown, K.E. and Bathon, J. and Huang, C.H. and Dalal, R. and Leong, K.W., Cationic gelatin as a gene carrier, Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, vol. 394 (1995), pp. 61 - 66  [abs].
  117. Shao, Wen and Leong, Kam W., Enzymatically degradable synthetic polymers, Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, vol. 394 (1995), pp. 199 - 204  [abs].
  118. Proceedings of the 1995 MRS Spring Meeting, edited by Mikos, Antonios G.;Leong, Kam W.;Yaszemski, Michael J.;Tamada, Janet A.;Radomsky, Michael L.;, Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, vol. 394 (1995), pp. 206 -  [abs].
  119. Brown, Kimberly E. and Shao, Wen and Bathon, Joan and Leong, Kam W., Controlled drug delivery to the joints by enzymatically degradable microspheres, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 331 (1994), pp. 73 - 78  [abs].
  120. Gutsche, A.T. and Parsons-Wingerter, P. and Chand, D. and Saltzman, W.M. and Leong, K.W., N-acetylglucosamine and adenosine derivatized surfaces for cell culture: 3T3 fibroblast and chicken hepatocyte response, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 43 no. 8 (1994), pp. 801 - 809  [abs].
  121. Lo, H. and Kadiyala, S. and Guggino, S.E. and Leong, K.W., Biodegradable foams for cell transplantation, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 331 (1994), pp. 41 - 46  [abs].
  122. Tang Gutsche, Annie and Zurlo, Joanne and Lo, Hungnan and Leong, Kam W., Synthesis and characterization of polymer substrates for rat hepatocyte culture, Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, vol. 330 (1994), pp. 243 - 248  [abs].
  123. Hung, N.P. and Yang, L.J. and Leong, K.W., Electrical discharge machining of cast metal matrix composites, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 44 no. 3-4 (1994), pp. 229 - 236 [0924-0136(94)90435-9]  [abs].
  124. Lin, Steve T. and Krebs, Steve L. and Kadiyala, Sudha and Leong, Kam W. and LaCourse, William C. and Kumar, Binod, Development of bioabsorbable glass fibres, Biomaterials, vol. 15 no. 13 (1994), pp. 1057 - 1061 [0142-9612(94)90091-4]  [abs].
  125. Li, G.P. and Makino, T. and Moore, R. and Puetz, N. and Leong, K.-W. and Lu, H., Partly gain-coupled 1.55 μm strained-layer multiquantum-well DFB lasers, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. (USA), vol. 29 no. 6 (1993), pp. 1736 - 42 [3.234429]  [abs].
  126. Richards, M. and Dahiyat, B.I. and Arm, D.M. and Lin, S. and Leong, K.W., Interfacial polycondensation and characterization of polyphosphates and polyphosphonates, Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, vol. 29 no. 8 (1991), pp. 1157 - 1165 [pola.1991.080290809]  [abs].
  127. Richards, M. and Dahiyat, B.I. and Arm, D.M. and Brown, P.R. and Leong, K.W., Evaluation of polyphosphates and polyphosphonates as degradable biomaterials, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 25 no. 9 (1991), pp. 1151 - 1167  [abs].
  128. Saltzman, W. Mark and Parsons-Wingerter, Patricia and Leong, Kam W. and Lin, Shin, Fibroblast and hepatocyte behavior on synthetic polymer surfaces, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 25 no. 6 (1991), pp. 741 - 759  [abs].
  129. Leong, K.W. and Wong, N.C. and Shapiro, J.H., Nonclassical intensity correlation from a type I phase-matched optical parametric oscillator, Opt. Lett. (USA), vol. 15 no. 19 (1990), pp. 1058 - 60  [abs].
  130. Shi, F.Y. and Wang, L.F. and Leong, K.W., Synthesis and characterization of hydrolytically labile polyurethanes, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society, vol. 31 no. 2 (1990), pp. 177 -  [abs].
  131. Tashev, E. and Shi, F.Y. and Leong, K.W., Potential applications of poly(phosphoester-urethanes) in controlled drug delivery, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 63 (1990), pp. 43 - 46  [abs].
  132. Wong, Ngai C. and Leong, K. W. and Shapiro, Jeffrey H., Nonclassical intensity correlation from a type I phase matched optical parametric oscillator (1990), pp. 68 - 70  [abs].
  133. Leong, Kam W., Poly(phosphoesters) as biomaterials, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society, vol. 31 no. 1 (1990), pp. 251 -  [abs].
  134. Wong, N.C. and Leong, K.W. and Shapiro, J.H., Quantum correlation and absorption spectroscopy in an optical parametric oscillator in the presence of pump noise, Opt. Lett. (USA), vol. 15 no. 16 (1990), pp. 891 - 3  [abs].
  135. Leong, K. W. and D'Amore, P. and Marletta, M. and Langer, R., BIOERODIBLE POLYANHYDRIDES AS DRUG-CARRIER MATRICES. II. BIOCOMPATIBILITY AND CHEMICAL REACTIVITY., Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 20 no. 1 (1986), pp. 51 - 64  [abs].
  136. Leong, K. W. and Brott, B. C. and Langer, R., BIOERODIBLE POLYANHYDRIDES AS DRUG-CARRIER MATRICES. I: CHARACTERIZATION, DEGRADATION, AND RELEASE CHARACTERISTICS., Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 19 no. 8 (1985), pp. 941 - 955  [abs].
  137. Leong, K. W. and Brott, B. C. and Langer, R., BIOERODIBLE POLYANHYDRIDES AS A DRUG CARRIER MATRIX., Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society, vol. 25 no. 1 (1984), pp. 201 - 202 .
  138. Huang, S. J. and Bitritto, M. and Brenckle, G. and Leong, K. W. and Pavlisko, J. A. and Roby, M. S. and Bell, J. P. and Cameron, J. A. and Knox, J. R., EFFECTS OF STRUCTURAL VARIATION ON THE BIODEGRADABILITY OF SYNTHETIC POLYMERS., Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society, vol. 18 no. 1 (1977), pp. 438 - 441  [abs].
  139. Erickson, R.L. and Van Sickle, G.H. and Nakagawa, H.M. and McCarthy, Jr., J.H. and Leong, K.W., Gold geochemical anomaly in Cortez district, Nevada, United States Geological Survey -- Circulars (1966), pp. 9 -  [abs].
  140. Hinkle, M. and Leong, K.W. and Ward, F.N., Field determination of nanogram quantities of mercury in soils and rocks, United States Geological Survey -- Professional Papers (1966), pp. 135-141 -  [abs].
  141. Lu, H. and Leong, K.W. and Cleroux, M. and Puetz, N., Singlemode operation over range -40-85°C in 1.55 μm gain-coupled DFB lasers, Electron. Lett. (UK), vol. 31 no. 19 (14), pp. 1670 - 1 [el:19951108]  [abs].
  142. Sheeja, D. and Tay, B.K. and Leong, K.W. and Lee, C.H., Effect of film thickness on the stress and adhesion of diamond-like carbon coatings, Diam. Relat. Mater. (Netherlands), vol. 11 no. 9 , pp. 1643 - 7 [S0925-9635(02)00109-7]  [abs].
  143. Yim, E.K.F. and Reano, R.M. and Pang, S.W. and Yee, A.F. and Chen, C.S. and Leong, K.W., Nanopattern-induced changes in morphology and motility of smooth muscle cells, Biomaterials (UK), vol. 26 no. 26 , pp. 5405 - 13 [058]  [abs].