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Engineering and Technology
Singapore
2026

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Materials Science

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88
Citations
38283
World Ranking
1829
National Ranking
59

Engineering and Technology

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96
Citations
42066
World Ranking
185
National Ranking
2

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  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Singapore Leader Award
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Overview

Chee Kai Chua is affiliated with the Singapore University of Technology and Design in Singapore, focusing on research within the field of Engineering. Their work extensively covers subfields including Automotive Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's main topics of study encompass Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Cellular and Composite Structures, and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation.

Chee Kai Chua has contributed to multiple publications across various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include Virtual and Physical Prototyping, International Journal of Bioprinting, Materials Today Proceedings, Food Hydrocolloids, and Progress in Materials Science.

Selected recent papers illustrating their research interests are:

  • Recent Advances on High-Entropy Alloys for 3D Printing, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • 3D food printing of fresh vegetables using food hydrocolloids for dysphagic patients, 2020, Food Hydrocolloids
  • 3D printed electronics: Processes, materials and future trends, 2022, Progress in Materials Science
  • The global rise of 3D printing during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Acoustic absorptions of multifunctional polymeric cellular structures based on triply periodic minimal surfaces fabricated by stereolithography, 2020, Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Chee Kai Chua collaborates frequently with several co-authors, notably Jia An, U-Xuan Tan, Chen Huei Leo, Aakanksha Pant, and Swee Leong Sing, reflecting ongoing partnerships within their research network.

The scientist has also contributed to the academic literature in book form. Notable publishers of their books include World Scientific and Nanyang Technological University. Published works include:

  • 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing of Electronics (2020)
  • Digital Gastronomy (2022)
  • Innovation in 3D Printing Technology (2022)
  • 3D Printing for Sustainable Construction (2021)

Best Publications

  • The Design of Scaffolds for Use in Tissue Engineering. Part I. Traditional Factors

    Shoufeng Yang;Kah-Fai Leong;Zhaohui Du;Chee-Kai Chua

  • Review of selective laser melting : materials and applications

    Chor Yen Yap;Chee Kai Chua;Zhi Li Dong;Zhong Hong Liu

  • Rapid Prototyping: Principles and Applications (with Companion CD-ROM)

    Chee Kai Chua;Kah Fai Leong;Chu Sing Lim

  • Solid freeform fabrication of three-dimensional scaffolds for engineering replacement tissues and organs.

    K.F. Leong;C.M. Cheah;C.K. Chua

  • Fundamentals and applications of 3D printing for novel materials

    Jian-Yuan Lee;Jia An;Chee Kai Chua

  • Rapid prototyping in tissue engineering: challenges and potential

    Wai-Yee Yeong;Chee-Kai Chua;Kah-Fai Leong;Margam Chandrasekaran

  • The design of scaffolds for use in tissue engineering. Part II. Rapid prototyping techniques

    Shoufeng Yang;Kah-Fai Leong;Zhaohui Du;Chee-Kai Chua

  • 3D printing of smart materials: A review on recent progresses in 4D printing

    Zhong Xun Khoo;Joanne Ee Mei Teoh;Yong Liu;Chee Kai Chua

  • Rapid Prototyping: Principles and Applications

    C. K. Chua;K. F. Leong;C. S. Lim

  • Graded microstructure and mechanical properties of additive manufactured Ti–6Al–4V via electron beam melting

    Xipeng Tan;Yihong Kok;Yu Jun Tan;Marion Descoins

  • Scaffold development using selective laser sintering of polyetheretherketone-hydroxyapatite biocomposite blends

    K.H Tan;C.K Chua;K.F Leong;C.M Cheah

  • Simultaneously enhanced strength and ductility for 3D-printed stainless steel 316L by selective laser melting

    Zhongji Sun;Xipeng Tan;Shu Beng Tor;Chee Kai Chua

  • Particle-reinforced metal matrix nanocomposites fabricated by selective laser melting : a state of the art review

    Wen Hui Yu;Wen Hui Yu;Wen Hui Yu;Swee Leong Sing;Chee Kai Chua;Chee Kai Chua;Che-Nan Kuo

  • Design and 3D Printing of Scaffolds and Tissues

    Jia An;Joanne Ee Mei Teoh;Ratima Suntornnond;Chee Kai Chua

  • Polymeric composites for powder-based additive manufacturing : materials and applications

    Shangqin Yuan;Fei Shen;Chee Kai Chua;Kun Zhou

  • Numerical investigation and an effective modelling on the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process with aluminium alloy 6061

    Loong-Ee Loh;Chee-Kai Chua;Wai-Yee Yeong;Jie Song

  • Poly-ε-caprolactone/hydroxyapatite for tissue engineering scaffold fabrication via selective laser sintering

    F.E. Wiria;K.F. Leong;C.K. Chua;Y. Liu

  • Recent Advances on High‐Entropy Alloys for 3D Printing

    Changjun Han;Qihong Fang;Yusheng Shi;Shu Beng Tor

  • Interfacial characterization of SLM parts in multi-material processing: Metallurgical diffusion between 316L stainless steel and C18400 copper alloy

    Z.H. Liu;D.Q. Zhang;S.L. Sing;C.K. Chua

  • Engineering functionally graded tissue engineering scaffolds.

    K F Leong;C K Chua;N Sudarmadji;W Y Yeong

  • Porous polycaprolactone scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering fabricated by selective laser sintering.

    W.Y. Yeong;N. Sudarmadji;H.Y. Yu;C.K. Chua

Frequent Co-Authors

Kah Fai Leong
Kah Fai Leong Nanyang Technological University
Jia An
Jia An Singapore University of Technology and Design
Wai Yee Yeong
Wai Yee Yeong Nanyang Technological University
Kun Zhou
Kun Zhou Nanyang Technological University
Shu Beng Tor
Shu Beng Tor Nanyang Technological University
Jun Wei
Jun Wei Harbin Institute of Technology
Chee How Wong
Chee How Wong Nanyang Technological University
Lay Poh Tan
Lay Poh Tan Nanyang Technological University
Ming Jen Tan
Ming Jen Tan Nanyang Technological University
Anthony G. Fane
Anthony G. Fane University of New South Wales

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