Publications

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2026

Transdermal delivery and formulation design of opioids: Where are we now and where are we heading?
Liang YM, Azizi J, Ng KW, Goh CF
Journal of Controlled Release. 2026:114894

Building Otto: An open-source Franz diffusion cell autosampler for automating in vitro skin permeation studies
Ng KW, Archbold L, Lau WM
HardwareX. 2026;25:e00735

Recent developments of micro/nanoneedles for cosmetic delivery
Goh CF, Ramadon D, Ng KW, Punu GF, Lee JY
Nanotechnology in Cosmeceuticals. 2026:433-456

Elastin-derived peptide hydrogels for sustained dermal delivery of tetrapeptide-21
Stephenson H, Lim A, Dupuy R, Brun S, Armstrong A, Okunola N, Li NA, Hilkens CMU, Novakovic K, Hills S, Ng KW, Al Musaimi O
International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2026;689:126490

2025

Engineering and in vitro evaluation of semi-dissolving, hydrogel-forming polymeric microneedles for sustained-release drug delivery
Abdelghany TM, Vo N, Vukajlovic D, Smith E, Wong JZ, Jackson E, Hilkens CMU, Lau WM, Ng KW, Novakovic K
International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2025; 682(15):125932

Validating Otto: a Franz diffusion cell autosampler to automate in vitro permeation studies
Chan HKY, Archbold L, Lau WM, Ng KW
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2025;114(7):103837

Assessing the integrity and mechanical properties of commercial microneedles: innovation or fad?
Lee JY, Dong SH, Ng KW, Goh CF
Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 2025;15:3986-4003

A multifunctional platform for the production and customization of polymer-based microneedle devices
Bocchino A, Marquez-Grana C, Singh OP, Melnik E, Kurzhals S, Mutinati GC, Coulman S, Martin C, Ng KW, Vergilio MM, Birchall J, Donovan P, Galvin P, O’Mahony C
Sensor and Actuators A: Physical. 2025;388:116491

Design files for Otto, the Franz diffusion cell autosampling robot
Ng KW
Mendeley Data, 2025

2024

Elastin-derived peptide-based hydrogels as a potential drug delivery system
Al Musaimi O, Ng KW, Gavva V, Mercado-Valenzo OM, Haroon HB, Williams DR
Gels. 2024;10(8):531

Mathematical modelling of genipin-bovine serum albumin interaction using fluorescence intensity measurements
Vukajlovic D, Timmons R, Macesic S, Sanderson J, Xie F, Abdelghany TM, Smith E, Lau WM, Ng KW, Novakovic K
International Journal of Biolological Macromolecules. 2024;276(Pt 1):133850

In vitro evaluation of microneedle strength: A comparison of test configurations and experimental insights
Alrimawe BH, Lee JY, Ng KW, Goh CF
RSC Pharmaceutics. 2024;1:227-233

Vac-and-fill: A micromoulding technique for fabricating microneedle arrays with vacuum-activated, hands-free mould-filling
Smith E, Lau WM, Abdelghany TM, Vukajlovic D, Novakovic K, Ng KW
International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2024;650:123706

Chitosan hydrogen based microneedle technology for prolonged release of actives
Novakovic K, Hutchinson E, Lau WM, Abdelghany T, Ng KW
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, Volume I. 2024:139-141

2022

A microneedle-microplate platform to detect biomarkers in the skin
Dixon RV, Lau WM, Ng KW
British Journal of Pharmacy. 2022;7(2):1164

2021

Microneedle-based devices for point-of-care infectious disease diagnostics
Dixon RV, Skaria E, Lau WM, Manning P, Birch-Machin MA, Moghimi SM, Ng KW
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 2021;11(8):2344-2361

2020

Silica nanoparticles in transmucosal drug delivery
M Ways TM, Ng KW, Lau WM, Khutoryanskiy VV
Pharmaceutics. 2020;12(8):751

The diagnostic potential of microneedles in infectious diseases
Dixon RV, Lau WM, Moghimi SM, Ng KW
Precision Nanomedicine. 2020;3(4):629-640

2019

A novel versatile animal-free 3D tool for rapid low-cost assessment of immunodiagnostic microneedles
Totti S, Ng KW, Dale L, Lian G, Chen T, Velliou EG
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2019;296:126652

Poly(lactic acid)/carbon nanotube composite microneedle arrays for dermal biosensing
Skaria E, Patel BA, Flint MS, Ng KW
Analytical Chemistry. 2019;91(7):4436-4443

The influence of oxygen and pressure on keratinocytes
Obeid KA, Williams AC, Ng KW, Lau WM
British Journal of Pharmacy. 2019;4(1):S6-S7

2018

Skin biosensing and bioanalysis: what the future holds
Ng KW, Moghimi SM
Precision Nanomedicine. 2018;1(2):124-127

Synthesis of thiolated, PEGylated and POZylated silica nanoparticles and evaluation of their retention on rat intestinal mucosa in vitro
Ways TMM, Lau WM, Ng KW, Khutoryanskiy VV
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2018;122:230-238

A multifunctional versatile 3D melanoma model for rapid micro-needle based in situ detection of disease specific biomarkers
Totti S, Ng KW, Lian G, Chen T, Velliou EG
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0

Development of a high-throughput ex-vivo burn wound model using porcine skin, and its application to evaluate new approaches to control wound infection
Alves DR, Booth SP, Scavone P, Schellenberger P, Salvage J, Dedi C, Thet NT, Jenkins ATA, Waters R, Ng KW, Overall ADJ, Metcalfe AD, Nzakizwanayo J, Jones BV
Frontiers in Cellular Infection Microbiology. 2018;8:196

Penetration enhancement of topical formulations
Ng KW
Pharmaceutics. 2018;10(2):51

2017

Finite and infinite dosing
Lau WM, Ng KW
Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers – Drug Penetration Into/Through the Skin. 2017:35-44

2015

Towards pain-free diagnosis of skin diseases through multiplexed microneedles: biomarker extraction and detection using a highly sensitive blotting method
Ng KW, Lau WM, Williams AC
Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 2015;5(4):387-96

Synergy between chemical penetration enhancers
Ng KW, Lau WM, Williams AC
Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers – Chemical Methods in Penetration Enhancement: Modification of the Stratum Corneum. 2015:373-385

Skin deep: the basics of human skin structure and drug penetration
Ng KW, Lau WM
In: Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers – Chemical Methods in Penetration Enhancement: Drug Manipulation Strategies and Vehicle Effects. 2015:3-11

Metabolic profiling of children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease
Correia GD, Wooi Ng K, Wijeyesekera A, Gala-Peralta S, Williams R, MacCarthy-Morrogh S, Jiménez B, Inwald D, Macrae D, Frost G, Holmes E, Pathan N.
Critical Care Medicine. 2015;43(7):1467-76

2012

Distribution of esterase activity in porcine ear skin, and the effects of freezing and heat separation
Lau WM, Ng KW, Sakenyte K, Heard CM
International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2012;433(1-2):10-5

Cardioprotective effects of insulin: how intensive insulin therapy may benefit cardiac surgery patients
Ng KW, Allen ML, Desai A, Macrae D, Pathan N
Circulation. 2012;125(5):721-8

Intestinal injury and endotoxemia in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease
Pathan N, Burmester M, Adamovic T, Berk M, Ng KW, Betts H, Macrae D, Waddell S, Paul-Clark M, Nuamah R, Mein C, Levin M, Montana G, Mitchell JA
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2011;184(11):1261-9

Therapeutic and cytotoxic effects of the novel antipsoriasis codrug, naproxyl-dithranol, on HaCaT cells
Lau WM, Ng KW, White AW, Heard CM
Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2011;8(6):2398-407

Immune dysregulation in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease is marked by altered antigen sensing capability
Ng KW, Greco M, Allen M, Desai A, Macrae D, Bacon S, Gevers E, Inwald D, Pathan N
Critical Care Medicine. 2011;39:36

2010

Biodegradable microneedles for intra-epidermal vaccination
Ng KW, Pearton M, Allender CJ, Morrissey A, McLoughlin P, Birchall JC
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2010;62(6):798

2009

Development of an ex vivo human skin model for intradermal vaccination: tissue viability and Langerhans cell behaviour
Ng KW, Pearton M, Coulman S, Anstey A, Gateley C, Morrissey A, Allender C, Birchall
Vaccine. 2009;27(43):5948-55

Tissue viability and Langerhans cell behaviour in an ex-vivo human skin model for cutaneous DNA vaccination
Ng KW, Pearton M, Coulman S, Anstey A, Gateley C, Morrissey A, O’Mahony C, Allender C, Birchall J
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2009;61:A2-A3.

Ex vivo immunological studies using excised human skin
Ng KW, Pearton M, Coulman S, Anstey AV, Gateley C, Morrissey A, Allender CJ, Birchall JC
British Journal of Dermatology. 2009;160(4):921

2003

Sustained polymeric delivery of gene silencing antisense ODNs, siRNA, DNAzymes and ribozymes: in vitro and in vivo studies
Khan A, Benboubetra M, Sayyed PZ, Ng KW, Fox S, Beck G, Benter IF, Akhtar S
Journal of Drug Targeting. 2004;12(6):393-404
Erratum in: Journal of Drug Targeting. 2004;12(7):473