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10584
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12159
National Ranking
77

Overview

Paul Wan Sia Heng is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics as well as Engineering.

Their scholarly output includes significant contributions to Pharmaceutical Science and Food Science, alongside work in Mechanical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Their main topics of study encompass Drug Solubility and Delivery Systems, Microencapsulation and Drying Processes, Powder Metallurgy Techniques and Materials, Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Studies and Practices, Injection Molding Process and Properties, and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems.

Among the recent papers associated with Paul Wan Sia Heng are:

  • High pressure homogenization - An update on its usage and understanding (2023), published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • Insights on the role of excipients and tablet matrix porosity on aspirin stability (2020), published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Ensuring Product Stability - Choosing the Right Excipients (2022), published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Relative Humidity Cycling: Implications on the Stability of Moisture-Sensitive Drugs in Solid Pharmaceutical Products (2022), published in Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Influence of the porosity of cushioning excipients on the compaction of coated multi-particulates (2020), published in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Frequent coauthors of Paul Wan Sia Heng include Lai Wah Chan, Natalia Veronica, Celine Valeria Liew, Daniel Robin Thio, and Tze Ning Hiew.

Their work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics (16 publications)
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics (4 publications)
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics (4 publications)
  • Pharmaceutics (3 publications)
  • AAPS PharmSciTech (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Alginates as a useful natural polymer for microencapsulation and therapeutic applications

    Cheong Hian Goh;Paul Wan Sia Heng;Lai Wah Chan

  • Overview of milling techniques for improving the solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs

    Zhi Hui Loh;Asim Kumar Samanta;Paul Wan Sia Heng

  • Microencapsulation of microbial cells

    Sweta Rathore;Parind Mahendrakumar Desai;Celine Valeria Liew;Lai Wah Chan

  • Evaluation of sodium alginate as drug release modifier in matrix tablets.

    Celine Valeria Liew;Lai Wah Chan;Ai Ling Ching;Paul Wan Sia Heng

  • Mechanisms of external and internal gelation and their impact on the functions of alginate as a coat and delivery system

    Lai Wah Chan;Huey Ying Lee;Paul W.S. Heng

  • Cross-linking mechanisms of calcium and zinc in production of alginate microspheres.

    L.W Chan;Y Jin;P.W.S Heng

  • Evaluating proteins release from, and their interactions with, thermosensitive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels.

    Jing-Yi Wu;Shao-Qiong Liu;Paul Wan-Sia Heng;Yi-Yan Yang

  • Production of alginate microspheres by internal gelation using an emulsification method.

    L.W Chan;H.Y Lee;P.W.S Heng

  • Effect of oil loading on microspheres produced by spray drying.

    L. H. Tan;L. W. Chan;P. W. S. Heng

  • Design of controlled-release solid dosage forms of alginate and chitosan using microwave.

    Tin Wui Wong;Lai Wah Chan;Shyan Bin Kho;Paul Wan Sia Heng

  • Investigation of the influence of mean HPMC particle size and number of polymer particles on the release of aspirin from swellable hydrophilic matrix tablets.

    Paul Wan Sia Heng;Lai Wah Chan;Michael G Easterbrook;Xiaoman Li

  • Drug encapsulation in alginate microspheres by emulsification

    L. S. C. Wan;P. W. S. Heng;L. W. Chan

  • Relationship Between Swelling and Drug Release in a Hydrophilic Matrix

    Lucy S. C. Wan;Paul W. S. Heng;L. F. Wong

  • Relationship between polymer viscosity and drug release from a matrix system.

    Lucy Wan Sai Cheong;Paul Wan Sia Heng;Lee Fun Wong

  • Improved formulation of photosensitizer chlorin e6 polyvinylpyrrolidone for fluorescence diagnostic imaging and photodynamic therapy of human cancer

    William Wei Lim Chin;Paul Wan Sia Heng;Patricia Soo Ping Thong;Ramaswamy Bhuvaneswari

  • Coating of multiparticulates for sustained release

    Elaine S. K. Tang;L. W. Chan;Paul W. S. Heng

  • In-line quantification of micronized drug and excipients in tablets by near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy: Real time monitoring of tabletting process.

    Atul D. Karande;Paul Wan Sia Heng;Celine Valeria Liew

  • Effects of aldehydes and methods of cross-linking on properties of calcium alginate microspheres prepared by emulsification.

    Lai Wah Chan;Paul W.S. Heng

  • The effect of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose on water penetration into a matrix system

    L.S.C. Wan;P.W.S. Heng;L.F. Wong

  • Matrix swelling: A simple model describing extent of swelling of HPMC matrices

    Lucy Sai Cheong Wan;Paul Wan Sia Heng;Lee Fun Wong

  • Controlled release drug delivery systems.

    Paul W. S. Heng

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Chin
William W. Chin Harvard Medical School
Reginald B. H. Tan
Reginald B. H. Tan National University of Singapore
Yi Yan Yang
Yi Yan Yang Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Changquan Calvin Sun
Changquan Calvin Sun University of Minnesota
Steven T. Wereley
Steven T. Wereley Purdue University West Lafayette
Siling Wang
Siling Wang Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
Zexiang Shen
Zexiang Shen Nanyang Technological University
Eng Seng Chan
Eng Seng Chan Monash University Malaysia
Paul C. Ho
Paul C. Ho National University of Singapore
Peter York
Peter York University of Bradford

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