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Overview

Swee Ngin Tan is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on pollution, plant science, building and construction, biomedical engineering, and molecular medicine.

The research topics covered by Swee Ngin Tan include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
  • Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production

Frequent publication venues where Swee Ngin Tan has contributed include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Pollution

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Swee Ngin Tan are:

  • "Phytoremediation: A Promising Approach for Revegetation of Heavy Metal-Polluted Land", 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Solidification and multi-cytotoxicity evaluation of thermally treated MSWI fly ash", 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "A bibliometric analysis of hydrogel research in various fields: the trends and evolution of hydrogel application", 2025, Journal of Nanobiotechnology
  • "Assessment of heavy metal and metalloid levels and screening potential of tropical plant species for phytoremediation in Singapore", 2021, Environmental Pollution

Coauthors who have frequently collaborated with Swee Ngin Tan include:

  • Yamin Wang
  • Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof
  • Subhadip Ghosh
  • Yan An
  • Zhong Chen

Best Publications

  • Phytoremediation: A Promising Approach for Revegetation of Heavy Metal-Polluted Land

    An Yan;Yamin Wang;Swee Ngin Tan;Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof

  • The Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Water

    Jean W H Yong;Liya Ge;Yan Fei Ng;Swee Ngin Tan

  • Pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE).

    Chin Chye Teo;Swee Ngin Tan;Jean Wan Hong Yong;Choy Sin Hew

  • Silica sol-gel immobilized amperometric biosensor for hydrogen peroxide

    Juan Li;Swee Ngin Tan;Hailin Ge

  • Antioxidant flavonoids from leaves of Polygonum hydropiper L.

    Zhao Feng Peng;Dieter Strack;Alfred Baumert;Ramanathan Subramaniam

  • Simultaneous analysis of different classes of phytohormones in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) water using high-performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry after solid-phase extraction.

    Zhen Ma;Liya Ge;Anna S.Y. Lee;Jean Wan Hong Yong

  • Amperometric hydrogen peroxide biosensor with silica sol-gel/chitosan film as immobilization matrix

    Y Miao;S.N Tan

  • Amperometric hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on immobilization of peroxidase in chitosan matrix crosslinked with glutaraldehyde

    Yuqing Miao;Swee Ngin Tan

  • EIS capacitance diagnosis of nanoporosity effect on the corrosion protection of DLC films

    A Zeng;E Liu;I.F Annergren;S.N Tan

  • Silica sol–gel immobilized amperometric biosensor for the determination of phenolic compounds

    J. Li;L.S. Chia;N.K. Goh;S.N. Tan

  • Identification of kinetin and kinetin riboside in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) water using a combined approach of liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis

    Liya Ge;Jean Wan Hong Yong;Ngoh Khang Goh;Lian Sai Chia

  • Emerging green technologies for the chemical standardization of botanicals and herbal preparations

    Ming Yuan Heng;Swee Ngin Tan;Jean Wan Hong Yong;Eng Shi Ong

  • Effect of fertilizer application on photosynthesis and oil yield of Jatropha curcas L.

    J. W. H. Yong;Y. F. Ng;S. N. Tan;A. Y. L. Chew

  • A “green” cellulose paper based glucose amperometric biosensor

    Chee Shiong Kuek Lawrence;Swee Ngin Tan;Christina Zerda Floresca

  • Evaluation of the extraction efficiency of thermally labile bioactive compounds in Gastrodia elata Blume by pressurized hot water extraction and microwave-assisted extraction.

    Chin Chye Teo;Swee Ngin Tan;Jean Wan Hong Yong;Choy Sin Hew

  • Covalent immobilization of an enzyme (glucose oxidase) onto a carbon sol–gel silicate composite surface as a biosensing platform

    Xinhao Yang;Lin Hua;Haiqing Gong;Swee Ngin Tan

  • Silver nanoparticles as matrix for laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of peptides

    Lin Hua;Jianrong Chen;Liya Ge;Swee Ngin Tan

  • Detection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae immobilized on self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of alkanethiolate using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

    Hui Chen;Chew Kiat Heng;Poenar Daniel Puiu;Xiao Dong Zhou

  • Determination of nucleosides and nucleobases in different species of Cordyceps by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry.

    Feng-Qing Yang;Liya Ge;Jean Wan Hong Yong;Swee Ngin Tan

  • Cyclic Voltammetry Studies of Sputtered Nitrogen Doped Diamond-Like Carbon Film Electrodes

    A. Zeng;E. Liu;S. N. Tan;S. Zhang

  • Analyses of gibberellins by capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry combined with solid-phase extraction

    Liya Ge;Clare Yunn Chyn Peh;Jean Wan Hong Yong;Swee Ngin Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sam Zhang
Sam Zhang Nanyang Technological University
Erjia Liu
Erjia Liu Nanyang Technological University
Peter Hing
Peter Hing University of Leicester
Zhong Chen
Zhong Chen Nanyang Technological University
Siew Hwa Chan
Siew Hwa Chan Nanyang Technological University
Shao-Ping Li
Shao-Ping Li University of Macau
Nam-Trung Nguyen
Nam-Trung Nguyen Griffith University
Timothy Thatt Yang Tan
Timothy Thatt Yang Tan Nanyang Technological University
Hua Zhang
Hua Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Yuehe Lin
Yuehe Lin Washington State University

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