Dr. James KAH

Education

• PhD in Bioengineering, National University of Singapore
• B.Eng. (Electrical), National University of Singapore with minors in Bioengineering and Management of IT

Research & Pedagogical Interest

Gerontechnology, Assistive Technology, Community-Based Learning, Nanomedicine

Teaching

• BN2111 Biomedical Engineering Principles & Practice II
• BN2403 Fundamentals of Biosignals and Bioinstrumentation
• BN4102 Gerontechnology in Ageing
• BN4103 Assistive Technology for Persons with Disability

Selected Awards & Honours

• AY2023/2024 NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award
• AY2023/2024 College Educator Award
• AY2021/2022 NUS Engineering Educator Award
• AY2020/2021 NUS Engineering Educator Award
• AY2016/2017 NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award

Selected Publications

Journal Publications

1. Cheah JUJ, Low HB, Zhang Y, Kah JCY*. Light-Independent M1 Macrophage Polarization by Photosensitizer-Loaded Protein Corona on Gold Nanorods, Nanomedicine 2020; 15(24): 2329–2344.
2. Azman NA, Bekale L, Nguyen TX, Kah JCY*. Polyelectrolyte Stiffness on Gold Nanorods Mediates the Cell Membrane Damage, Nanoscale 2020; 12: 14021–14036.
3. Poinard B, Lam S, Neoh KG, Kah JCY*. Mucopenetration and Biocompatibility of Polydopamine Surfaces for Delivery in an Ex Vivo Porcine Bladder, Journal of Controlled Release 2019; 300: 161–173.
4. Poinard B, Kamaluddin S, Tan AQQ, Neoh KG, Kah JCY*. Polydopamine Coating Enhances Mucopenetration and Cell Uptake of Nanoparticles, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2019; 11(5): 4777–4789.
5. Quach QH, Ang SK, Chu JJH*, Kah JCY*. Size-dependent Neutralizing Activity of Gold Nanoparticles-based Subunit Vaccine against Dengue Virus. Acta Biomaterialia 2018; 78: 224-235.
6. Ho YT, Kamm RD*, Kah JCY*. Influence of Protein Corona and Caveolae-Mediated Endocytosis on Nanoparticle Uptake and Transcytosis, Nanoscale 2018; 10: 12386-12397.
7. Poinard B, Neo SZY, Yeo ELL, Heng HPS, Neoh KG, Kah JCY*. Polydopamine Nanoparticles Enhance Drug Release for Combined Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2018; 10(25): 21125–21136.
8. He S, Kyaw YME, Tan EKM, Bekale L, Kang MWC, Kim SSY, Tan I, Lam KP, Kah JCY*. Quantitative and Label-free Detection of Protein Kinase A Activity Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy with Gold Nanostars, Analytical Chemistry 2018; 90(10): 6071–6080.
9. Chan KP, Chao SH*, Kah JCY*. Universal mRNA Translation Enhancement with Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated to Oligonucleotides with a poly(T) Sequence, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2018; 10(6), 5203–5212.
10. Yeo ELL, Thong PSP, Soo KC, Kah JCY*. Protein Corona in Drug Delivery for Multimodal Cancer Therapy In Vivo, Nanoscale 2018; 10, 2461 – 2472.

Books / Book Chapters

1. Maraming P, Kah JCY, “Conjugation of Peptides to Gold Nanoparticles”, in Peptide Conjugation (Methods in Molecular Biology), eds. W. Hussein, R. Stephenson and I. Toth, 2021.
2. Kah JCY, Xu Z. (2016). New Developments in Gold Nanomaterials Research. Nova Science Publishers.
3. Yeo ELL, Poinard B, Kah JCY, “Phototherapy with gold nanomaterials”, in New Developments in Gold Nanomaterials Research, eds. JCY. Kah and Z. Xu, 2016.
4. Kah JCY, Yeo ELL, He S, Engudar G, “Gold Nanorods in Photomedicine”, in Applications of Nanoscience in Photomedicine, eds. M. Hamblin, P. Avci and S. Lakshmanan, 2014.
5. Kah JCY, “Stability and aggregation assays of nanoparticles in biological media”, in Nanomaterials Interfaces in Biology (Methods in Molecular Biology), eds. K. Hamad-Schifferli and P. Bergese, 2013.
6. Kah JCY. (2011). Gold Nanomaterials: Applications in Cancer Imaging and Therapy. Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.