Professional Title:
Professor and Dept Chair (BioE)
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Research Interests:
Polymer physics and engineering of cellular and environmental systems
Wei-Chun Chin's research is on polymer physics and engineering has been focused on two major areas: marine microgels and airway mucus. These two research areas seem unrelated on the surface; however, the underlined mechanism is highly connected, i.e. gel formation/dispersion in aqueous environment (seawater and body fluids). This unique approach has attracted intense research interests and generated numerous thought-provoking outcomes.
Selected Publications:
- Tsai S-M, Goshia T, Chen Y-C, Kagiri A, Sibal A, Chiu M-H, Gadre A, Tung V, Chin W-C. High-throughput Label-Free Microcontact Printing Graphene-Based Biosensor for Valley Fever. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2018. 170: 219-223. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927776518303825
- Chen C-S, Le C. Chiu M-H, Chin W-C. The impact of nanoplastics on marine dissolved organic matter assembly. Sci Total Environ. 2018. 634: 319-320. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718310283
- Tsai S-M, Duran-Robles E, Goshia T, Mesina M, Garcia C, Young J, Sibal A, Chiu M-H, Chin W-C. CeO2 nanoparticles attenuate airway mucus secretion induced by TiO2 nanoparticles. Sci Total Environ. 2018. 631-632: 262-269. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718307551