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  1. Comparing 3D and 2D Methods for Growing Hair Follicle Cells and Testing Hair Drugs

    Article • Biomaterials Advances, December 2025, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  2. Natural Sweetener Stevioside‐Based Dissolving Microneedles Solubilize Minoxidil for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, October 2025, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  3. Using Blood Tests to Track How Well Cancer Treatments Are Working

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, September 2025, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  4. How Tear Proteins Help or Harm the Eye’s Protective Film in Dry Eye Disease

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, August 2025, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  5. Photoactivated Nanowires as In Situ Transmembrane Electron Tunnels for Dual-Model Monitoring of Intracellular Biomarkers

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, April 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  6. Recent applications of three-dimensional bioprinting in drug discovery and development

    Article • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, November 2024, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  7. Pharmacy 3D printing

    Article • Biofabrication, October 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  8. Sericin coats of silk fibres, a degumming waste or future material?

    Article • Materials Today Bio, October 2024, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  9. Evaluation of the Protective Role of Vitamin E against ROS-Driven Lipid Oxidation in Model Cell Membranes

    Article • Antioxidants, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  10. DNA adductomics aided rapid screening of genotoxic impurities using nucleosides and 3D bioprinted human liver organoids

    Article • Talanta, June 2024, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  11. Progress in Lipid and Inorganic Nanocarriers for Enhanced Skin Drug Delivery

    Article • Advanced NanoBiomed Research, June 2024, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  12. Progress in Lipid and Inorganic Nanocarriers for Enhanced Skin Drug Delivery

    Article • Advanced NanoBiomed Research, May 2024, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  13. Nanoparticles for inducing Gaucher disease-like damage in cancer cells

    Article • Nature Nanotechnology, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  14. A special gel that slowly releases the antibiotic vancomycin over time.

    Article • Biomaterials Advances, May 2024, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  15. Photoactivable liposomes for controlled delivery: Recent progress and design considerations

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, February 2024, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  16. Oxygen Penetration Through Full-Thickness Skin by Oxygen-Releasing Sutures for Skin Graft Transplantation

    Article • Engineering, October 2023, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  17. Microneedle-enabled therapeutics delivery and biosensing in clinical trials

    Article • Journal of Controlled Release, August 2023, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  18. Prediction of drug permeation through microneedled skin by machine learning

    Article • Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, April 2023, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  19. 3D printing for personalised medicines: implications for policy and practice

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, March 2023, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  20. Editorial: Polymeric microarchitectures for tissue regeneration and drug screening

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, February 2023, Frontiers

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  21. Solubilisation and Enhanced Oral Absorption of Curcumin Using a Natural Non-Nutritive Sweetener Mogroside V

    Article • International Journal of Nanomedicine, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  22. Consumers’ self-reported adherence to directions for non-prescription medicines and the role of risk perception

    Article • Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, November 2022, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  23. Recent progress in three-dimensionally-printed dosage forms from a pharmacist perspective

    Article • Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  24. Enhancement of Skin Delivery of Drugs Using Proposome Depends on Drug Lipophilicity

    Article • Pharmaceutics, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  25. Enhanced skin retention and permeation of a novel peptide via structural modification, chemical enhancement, and microneedles

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, September 2021, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  26. Microstructured Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for Tooth Germ Bioengineering

    Article • Gels, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  27. Effect of Pharmaceutical Excipients on Intestinal Absorption of Metformin via Organic Cation-Selective Transporters

    Article • Molecular Pharmaceutics, May 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  28. Mahuang Decoction Antagonizes Acute Liver Failure via Modulating Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Amino Acids Metabolism

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, March 2021, Frontiers

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  29. A 3D printed human upper respiratory tract model for particulate deposition profiling

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, March 2021, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  30. Investigating PEGDA and GelMA Microgel Models for Sustained 3D Heterotypic Dermal Papilla and Keratinocyte Co-Cultures

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  31. Immobilized nanoneedle-like structures for intracellular delivery, biosensing and cellular surgery

    Article • Nanomedicine, February 2021, Future Medicine

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  32. High resolution photopolymer for 3D printing of personalised microneedle for transdermal delivery of anti-wrinkle small peptide

    Article • Journal of Controlled Release, January 2021, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  33. Microfluidic systems for drug discovery, pharmaceutical analysis, and diagnostic applications

    Article • January 2021, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  34. Enhanced skin permeation of a novel peptide via structural modification, chemical enhancement, and microneedles

    Article • October 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  35. Microneedles with Tunable Dissolution Rate

    Article • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, August 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  36. Pharmaceutical Applications of 3D Printing

    Article • Additive Manufacturing, August 2020, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  37. Proposome for transdermal delivery of tofacitinib

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, July 2020, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  38. Development of a 3D-printed Medication Label for the Blind and Visually Impaired

    Article • International Journal of Bioprinting, April 2020, Whioce Publishing Pte Ltd

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  39. A proton-coupled organic cation antiporter is involved in the blood-brain barrier transport of Aconitum alkaloids

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, April 2020, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  40. rGO nanomaterial-mediated cancer targeting and photothermal therapy in a microfluidic co-culture platform

    Article • Nano Convergence, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  41. Rapid microneedle fabrication by heating and photolithography

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, February 2020, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  42. Geometrical optimisation of a personalised microneedle eye patch for transdermal delivery of anti-wrinkle small peptide

    Article • Biofabrication, January 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  43. Cover Image, Volume 52, Issue 5

    Article • Cell Proliferation, September 2019, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  44. Keratinocytes maintain compartmentalization between dermal papilla and fibroblasts in 3D heterotypic tri‐cultures

    Article • Cell Proliferation, August 2019, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  45. Personalised Anaesthetic Patches for Dental Applications

    Article • International Journal of Bioprinting, June 2019, Whioce Publishing Pte Ltd

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  46. A miniaturized device for biomembrane permeation analysis

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, May 2019, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  47. Microneedles for Transdermal Drug Delivery

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  48. Formulation, characterization and evaluation of mRNA-loaded dissolvable polymeric microneedles (RNApatch)

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  49. Micro and nanoneedles for drug delivery and biosensing

    Article • Therapeutic Delivery, July 2018, Future Science

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  50. 3D printed drug delivery and testing systems — a passing fad or the future?

    Article • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, July 2018, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  51. Engineering the future of hair follicle regeneration and delivery

    Article • Therapeutic Delivery, May 2018, Future Science

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  52. Author Correction: Enhanced Skin Permeation of Anti-wrinkle Peptides via Molecular Modification

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  53. Development and validation of a highly sensitive LC-MS/MS method for determination of brain active agent dianhydrogalactitol in mouse plasma and tissues: Application to a pharmacokinetic study

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, April 2018, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  54. Enhanced Skin Permeation of Anti-wrinkle Peptides via Molecular Modification

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  55. Impact of substrate stiffness on dermal papilla aggregates in microgels

    Article • Biomaterials Science, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  56. Bioactives in Chinese Proprietary Medicine Modulates 5α-Reductase Activity and Gene Expression Associated with Androgenetic Alopecia

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, April 2017, Frontiers

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  57. Three-dimensional printing of a microneedle array on personalized curved surfaces for dual-pronged treatment of trigger finger

    Article • Biofabrication, January 2017, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  58. Squid suckerin microneedle arrays for tunable drug release

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  59. Selected Biomarkers Revealed Potential Skin Toxicity Caused by Certain Copper Compounds

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  60. Fabrication of non-dissolving analgesic suppositories using 3D printed moulds

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, November 2016, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  61. In vitro Antiviral Activity of Rubia cordifolia Aerial Part Extract against Rotavirus

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, September 2016, Frontiers

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  62. Elevating Biomedical Performance of ZnO/SiO2@Amorphous Calcium Phosphate - Bioinspiration Making Possible the Impossible

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, August 2016, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  63. Large Size Microneedle Patch to Deliver Lidocaine through Skin

    Article • Pharmaceutical Research, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  64. Three-Dimensional Printing of Carbamazepine Sustained-Release Scaffold

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, July 2016, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  65. Gels Handbook

    Article • January 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  66. High durability and low toxicity antimicrobial coatings fabricated by quaternary ammonium silane copolymers

    Article • Biomaterials Science, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  67. Polymeric Microneedle Array Fabrication by Photolithography

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, November 2015, MyJove Corporation

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang, Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  68. Fabrication of photomasks consisting microlenses for the production of polymeric microneedle array

    Article • Drug Delivery and Translational Research, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  69. Microneedle-Mediated Delivery of Copper Peptide Through Skin

    Article • Pharmaceutical Research, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  70. Drug Permeation through Skin Is Inversely Correlated with Carrier Gel Rigidity

    Article • Molecular Pharmaceutics, December 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  71. Direct Microneedle Array Fabrication Off a Photomask to Deliver Collagen Through Skin

    Article • Pharmaceutical Research, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang, Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  72. Handbook of Cosmeceutical Excipients and their Safeties

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  73. Effect of Microneedle Geometry and Supporting Substrate on Microneedle Array Penetration into Skin

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, November 2013, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  74. Microneedle Integrated Transdermal Patch for Fast Onset and Sustained Delivery of Lidocaine

    Article • Molecular Pharmaceutics, October 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  75. Applications of Small-Molecule Gels - Drug Delivery

    Article • August 2013, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  76. Molecular Gels for Tissue Engineering

    Article • August 2013, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  77. Novel engineered systems for oral, mucosal and transdermal drug delivery

    Article • Journal of Drug Targeting, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  78. Fabrication of a 3D hair follicle‐like hydrogel by soft lithography

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, March 2013, Wiley

    Ali Miserez, Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  79. UV-curable pressure sensitive adhesive films: effects of biocompatible plasticizers on mechanical and adhesion properties

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  80. A miniaturized flow-through cell to evaluate skin permeation of endoxifen

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, January 2013, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  81. Microfluidic devices for drug discovery and analysis

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  82. Terpenes and Improvement of Transdermal Drug Delivery

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  83. Adult Cardiac Progenitor Cell Aggregates Exhibit Survival Benefit Both In Vitro and In Vivo

    Article • PLOS One, November 2012, PLOS

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  84. Iron Oxide Filled Magnetic Carbon Nanotube–Enzyme Conjugates for Recycling of Amyloglucosidase: Toward Useful Applications in Biofuel Production Process

    Article • Langmuir, November 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  85. Polycaprolactone scaffold as targeted drug delivery system and cell attachment scaffold for postsurgical care of limb salvage

    Article • Drug Delivery and Translational Research, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  86. Protein encapsulation in polymeric microneedles by photolithography

    Article • International Journal of Nanomedicine, June 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Sui Hsu, Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  87. Clinical therapeutics for phenylketonuria

    Article • Drug Delivery and Translational Research, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  88. A simple method of microneedle array fabrication for transdermal drug delivery

    Article • Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  89. A drug-laden elastomer for surgical treatment of anal fistula

    Article • Drug Delivery and Translational Research, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  90. Microfabricated particulate drug-delivery systems

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, November 2011, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  91. Nanosized ethosomes bearing ketoprofen for improved transdermal delivery

    Article • Results in Pharma Sciences, May 2011, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  92. NANO/MICROSCALE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DRUG DELIVERY

    Article • Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, April 2011, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  93. Arraycount, an algorithm for automatic cell counting in microwell arrays

    Article • BioTechniques, September 2009, Future Science

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  94. Cell confinement in patterned nanoliter droplets in a microwell array by wiping

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, January 2009, Wiley

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  95. Physicochemical effects of terpenes on organogel for transdermal drug delivery

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, June 2008, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  96. Microfluidics for drug discovery and development: From target selection to product lifecycle management

    Article • Drug Discovery Today, January 2008, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  97. Micro- and nanoscale technologies for tissue engineering and drug discovery applications

    Article • Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, November 2007, Informa Healthcare

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  98. Reversible effects of permeation enhancers on human skin

    Article • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, August 2007, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  99. Formulation development of transdermal dosage forms: Quantitative structure-activity relationship model for predicting activities of terpenes that enhance drug penetration through human skin

    Article • Journal of Controlled Release, July 2007, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  100. Using a limonene-based gel to deliver haloperidol through the skin

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, March 2006, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  101. How a Skin-Absorbing Chemical Interacts with Natural Fats in Human Skin

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang

  102. A New Gel That Helps Medicine Pass Through the Skin Without Needles

    Article • Journal of Controlled Release, August 2005, Elsevier

    Associate Prof. Lifeng Kang