BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Ngan Cheng Loong is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). He received his PhD in Colloid Chemistry from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2015. His research interests are focused on lipid-based nanomaterials and metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for applications in drug delivery, wastewater treatment and biosensing. He has been working on porous MOFs in adsorption and detection of functional biomolecules.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Wastewater Treatment, Design Optimization

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• PhD (Colloid Chemistry), Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2015)

• BSc (Industrial Chemistry), Universiti Putra Malaysia (2011)

WORKING EXPERIENCE  

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2015 to 2017).

• Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2015).

• Research Assistant, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2011 to 2012).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS

• XMUM Research Fund (XMUMRF) Controlled Release of Biocompatible Porous Metal Organic Framework Powders for Drug Delivery  

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Ngan, C. L., Masoumi, H. R. F., Basri, M., & Rahman, M. B. A. (2019). Development of nano-colloidal system for fullerene by ultrasonic-assisted emulsification techniques based on artificial neural network. Arabian Journal of Chemistry.

• Asmawi, A. A., Salim, N., Ngan, C. L., Ahmad, H., Abdulmalek, E., Masarudin, M. J., & Abdul Rahman, M. B. (2018). Excipient selection and aerodynamic characterization of nebulized lipid-based nanoemulsion loaded with docetaxel for lung cancer treatment. Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 1-12.

• Ngan, C. L., Basri, M., Tripathy, M., Karjiban, R. A., & Abdul-Malek, E. (2015). Skin intervention of fullerene-integrated nanoemulsion in structural and collagen regeneration against skin aging. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 70, 22-28.

HONORS/AWARDS

• Gold Medal, Invention, Research and Innovation (PRPI), Universiti Putra Malaysia (2014)

• MyBRAIN15 (MyPhD) Scholarship Award, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) (2012 to 2015)