Dr. Thian presently holds the position of Associate Professor within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore.
Qualification
PhD (Cambridge), MEng BEng (NTU)
Courses Taught
ME3252 Materials for Mechanical Engineering
ME4253 Biomaterials Engineering
ME6504 Mechanical Failure Analysis: Learning from Examples
ME6505 Engineering Materials in Medicine
TME2151 Principles of Mechanical Engineering Materials
TME3251 Materials for Engineers
Research Interests
Biomedical Materials
Tissue Engineering
Food Packaging
Surface Engineering
Selected Publications
Y. Zhao, C.Y. Wee, H. Zhang, Z. Yang, W. Wang, E.S. Thian. Silver-substituted hydroxyapatite inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane protein F: a potential antibacterial mechanism. Biomaterials Advances 134 (2022) 112713
Lim, E.S. Thian. Biodegradation of polymers in managing plastic waste – a review. Science of the Total Environment 813 (2022) 151880
Wang, P.N. Lim, S.Y. Tong, E.S. Thian. Development of grapefruit seed extract-loaded poly(ε-caprolactone)/chitosan films for antimicrobial food packaging. Food Packaging and Shelf Life 22 (2019) 100396-100403
Wang, W.J. Lee, B.T.H. Koh, M. Hong, W. Wang, P.N. Lim, J .Feng, L.S. Park, M. Kim, E.S. Thian. Functional regeneration of tendons using scaffolds with physical anisotropy engineered via microarchitectural manipulation. Science Advances 4 (10) (2018) eaat4537
Y.M. Tan, S.H. Lim, B.Y. Tay, M.W. Lee, E.S. Thian. Functional chitosan-based grapefruit seed extract composite films for applications in food packaging technology. Materials Research Bulletin 69 (2015) 142-146
P.N. Lim, L. Chang, B.Y. Tay, V. Guneta, C. Choong, B. Ho, E.S. Thian. Proposed mechanism of antibacterial action of chemically-modified apatite for reduced bone infection. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6 (19) (2014) 17082-17092
E.S. Thian, T. Konishi, Y. Kawanobe, P.N. Lim, C. Choong, B. Ho, M. Aizawa. Zinc-substituted hydroxyapatite: a biomaterial with enhanced bioactivty and antibacterial property. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 24 (2) (2013) 437-445
E.S. Thian, Z. Ahmad, J. Huang, M.J. Edirisinghe, S.N. Jayasinghe, D.C. Ireland, R.A. Brooks, N. Rushton, W. Bonfield, S.M. Best. The role of surface wettability and surface charge of electrosprayed nanoapatites on the behaviour of osteoblasts. Acta Biomateriala 6 (3) (2010) 750-755
S.M. Best, A.E. Porter, E.S. Thian, J. Huang. Bioceramics: Past, present and for the future. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 28 (7) (2008) 1319-1327
E.S. Thian, J. Huang, S.M. Best, Z.H. Barber, R.A. Brooks, N. Rushton, W. Bonfield. The response of osteoblasts to nanocrystalline silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite thin films. Biomaterials 27 (13) (2006) 2692-2698
E.S. Thian, J. Huang, S.M. Best, Z.H. Barber, W. Bonfield. A new way of incorporating silicon in hydroxyapatite (Si-HA) as thin films. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 16 (5) (2005) 411-415