Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Asst Prof Ng Kee Woei

Assistant Professor 
Division of Materials Technology 
School of Materials Science & Engineering 
College of Engineering 



Email: KWNG@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6513 8294 
Office: N4.1-02-18 
Education
  • PhD (Med) National University of Singapore 2006
  • MEng (Mech) National University of Singapore 2001
  • BEng (Mech) (Hons) National University of Singapore 1999
Biography
Dr Ng Kee Woei was one of the first recipients of the A*STAR Graduate Scholarship. A mechanical engineer by training, he completed his PhD at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, in 2006. Dr Ng underwent postdoctoral training at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology and at the Institute of Medical Biology, A*STAR. He has worked on a number of projects to tissue engineer skin, bone and cartilage. He is also interested in pursuing fundamental understanding of cell-material interactions, including the toxicological influence of nanomaterials. Prior to joining NTU in 2008, Dr Ng was senior research fellow at the Institute of Medical Biology, A*STAR, working on epithelial stem cells, wound healing and keratin dynamics.
Research Interests
Dr Ng's research interests centres around tissue engineering and the use of various synthetic and natural biomaterials for biomedical applications. He is also interested in fundamental studies to further our understanding of cell-material interactions. In line with this, Dr Ng also works on studying the toxicological effects of nanomaterials and the mechanicsms that lead to nanotoxicology.
Research Grant
  • A*STAR Biomedical Research Council - Singapore Stem Cell Consortium (2010-)
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2011-2013)
  • NTU-NHG Innovation Seed Grant (2011-)
  • Start Up Grant (2010-)
Current Projects
  • A feasibility study of keratin as a tissue regeneration template for chronic wounds (Proj Code: ISG/11021)
  • Developing Functional Scaffolds for Blood Vessel Engineering using Human Hair Proteins
  • Development of Poly(ethylene glycol)-Keratin Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
  • Evaluation of keratin coated substrates in promoting keratinocyte differentiation and migration
  • Modulating mesenchymal stem cell differentiation by controlling cellular morphology and material surface topography
Selected Publications
  • 3. Setyawati, M.I., Tay, C.Y., Chia, S.L., Fang, W., Neo, M.J., Chong, H.C., Tan, S.M., Loo, S.C., Ng, K.W., Xie, J.P., Ong, C.N., Tan, N.S. and Leong, D.T. (2013). Titanium dioxide nanomaterials cause endothelial cell leakiness by disrupting the homophilic interaction of VE-cadherin.. Nature Communications, 4, 1673.
  • Sow WT, Lui YS, Ng KW. (2013). Electrospun Human Keratin Matrices as Templates for Tissue Regeneration. Nanomedicine, .
  • Ho VHB, Guo WM, Huang CL, Ho SF, Chaw SY, Tan EY, Ng KW, Loo JSC. (2013). Manipulating Magnetic Multicellular Spheroids in Hanging Drops for Applications in Tissue Engineering and Drug Screening. Advanced Healthcare Materials, .
  • 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. (2013). TiO2 Nanomaterials Cause Endothelial Cell Leakiness by Disrupting the Homophillic Interaction of VE-cadherin. Nature Communications, .
  • Xiong S, Tang Y, Ng HS, Zhao X, Jiang Z, Chen Z, Ng KW, Loo SCJ. (2013). Specific Surface Area of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Particles Influences Cyto- and Photo- Toxicity. Toxicology, .
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