Changes in microbial and physicochemical properties during free-cell and encapsulated probiotic fermentation of red dragon fruit juice by Ong, Yien Yien

“…Fermentation of red dragon fruit juice with free cell and microencapsulated probiotic showed no adverse effect on the physico-chemical characteristics especially the antioxidant properties of,red dragon fruit juice. …”
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Studies on the antioxidant mechanisms of betacyanins from improved fermented red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) drink in HepG2 cells by Lim, Teck Wei, Lim, Renee Lay Hong, Pui, Liew Phing, Tan, Chin Ping, Ho, Chun Wai

“…Red dragon fruit (RDF, Hylocereus polyrhizus) is high in betacyanins content but is understudied for its antioxidant mechanisms in liver cells. …”
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A gate of dragon's teeth : a decolonial approach to writing precolonial historical fiction in Singapore by Ng, Yi-Sheng

“…This creative dissertation consists of a novel titled A Gate of Dragon’s Teeth. This is a work of historical fiction based on the history and legends of precolonial Singapore and the region, as documented in Sulalatus Salatin (also known as Sejarah Melayu and The Malay Annals). …”
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Cell-derived nanovesicles from mesenchymal stem cells as extracellular vesicle-mimetics in wound healing by Neupane, Yub Raj, Handral, Harish K., Syed Abdullah Alkaff, Chng, Wei Heng, Venkatesan, Gopalakrishnan, Huang, Chenyuan, Lee, Choon Keong, Wang, Jiong-Wei, Sriram, Gopu, Dienzo, Rhonnie Austria, Lu, Wen Feng, Yusuf Ali, Czarny, Bertrand, Pastorin, Giorgia

“…Recently, extracellular vesicles (EVs), naturally cell-secreted lipid membrane-bound vesicles laden with biological cargos including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, have drawn wide attention due to their ability to promote wound healing and tissue regeneration. …”
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Micropipette aspiration of a living cell by Badjo, Wenna

“…On the other hand, no substantiate conclusion is drawn from the elastic modulus. Lastly, the influence of the diameter size of the cell to the stiffness was also studied, however no correlation was found. …”
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Development of anaerobic immobilized-cell processes for biohydrogen production by Zhang, Zhenpeng

“…Self-formation of granules or biofilms has been noted in anaerobic biohydrogen reactors, yet few underlying principles describing the phenomenon have been drawn. A major drawback of the cell immobilization is the long startup period, which generally requires a few months for the development of hydrogen-producing granules or biofilms. …”
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Cyclic compression of mesenchymal stem cells loaded scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by Guo, Fangfang

“…Cyclic mechanical loading on Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) has resulted in increased expression of early osteogenic markers as well as increased mineralized matrix deposition. …”
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Engineering global transcription factor camp receptor protein of escherichia coli for cell phenotype improvement in biofuel production. by Zhang, Hongfang

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Tripodal triazatruxene derivative as a face-on oriented hole-collecting monolayer for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells by Truong, MA, Funasaki, T, Ueberricke, L, Nojo, W, Murdey, R, Yamada, T, Hu, S, Akatsuka, A, Sekiguchi, N, Hira, S, Xie, L, Nakamura, T, Shioya, N, Kan, D, Tsuji, Y, Iikubo, S, Yoshida, H, Shimakawa, Y, Hasegawa, T, Kanemitsu, Y, Suzuki, T, Wakamiya, A

“…Hole-collecting monolayers have drawn attention in perovskite solar cell research due to their ease of processing, high performance, and good durability. …”

Engineering a surface to enhance endothelial cell adhesion towards creating a 'roll-up' blood vessel prosthesis by Chua, Hui Yee.

“…Secondly, a specialized printing ink comprising of enzymatically crosslinked gelatin hydrogel was optimized for FFF controlled deposition of viable cells. The optimized gelatin “ink” allowed extended viability for the entrapped HUVECs and the drawn scaffold lines to retain their integrity whilst in growth media. …”
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Stable efficient solid-state supercapacitors and dye-sensitized solar cells using ionic liquid-doped solid biopolymer electrolyte by Konwar, Subhrajit, Gultekin, Sirin Siyahjani, Gultekin, Burak, Kumar, Sushant, Punetha, Vinay Deep, Yahya, Muhd Zu Azhan, Diantoro, Markus, Abdul Latif, Famiza, Mohd Noor, Ikhwan Syafiq, Singh, Pramod K.

“…As synthetic and nonbiodegradable compounds are becoming a great challenge for the environment, developing polymer electrolytes using naturally occurring biodegradable polymers has drawn considerable research interest to replace traditional aqueous electrolytes and synthetic polymer-based polymer electrolytes. …”
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Assessing the kinetics of oxygen-unloading from red cells using FlowScore, a flow-cytometric proxy of the functional quality of blood by Rabcuka, J, Smethurst, P, Dammert, K, Saker, J, Aran, G, Walsh, G, Tan, J, Codinach, M, McTaggart, K, Marks, D, Bakker, S, McMahon, A, Di Angelantonio, E, Roberts, D, Blonski, S, Korczyk, P, Shirakami, A, Cardigan, R, Swietach, P

“…<p><strong>Background: </p></strong>Metrics evaluating the functional quality of red blood cells (RBCs) must consider their role in oxygen delivery. …”

A study on the permeability of fluid flow through open cell structures with similar porosity value but different porous hole sizes distribution by Zhang, Lewis Ruisheng

“…A method to test the permeability of various open cell porous structures with constant porosity value but with varying distribution of porous hole sizes, is described. …”
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Wind tunnel design and fabrication for lift force investigation by Ong, Jun Wei

“…This report will share more about the process of choosing the right load cell, design and fabrication of the set-up and airfoil to measure both lift and drag. …”
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Unveiling the future of budget hotels in Singapore by Chua, Hwee Lian, Kew, Wong Yip, Soh, Wee Li

“…The findings of this study point towards a shortage of budget hotels that is likely to persist till 1995. However, an intermediate reversal would occur over the next two years, after which deficiency would again set in. …”
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Next generation electrolytes for sodium ion battery by Do, Minh Phuong

“…Following, the relation of anion core structures, functional groups and cations to essential physicochemical properties had been drawn. For thermal safety, IL-based full cell Na0.6Mn0.9Co0.1O2/Na2.55V6O16 is capable to operate at elevated temperature and safer than organic-based cell in calorimetry tests with lower onset temperature and self-heating rate. …”
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Financial forecasting using meta-cognitive fuzzy neural networks by Singh Akhand Pratap

“…Some potential ways to address the above issues could be usage of synthetic data through time-series models to train the model till the test date; usage of manual inferences drawn from the indicators to make judgements about the present day; usage of multiple machine learning models and combining the results from all; usage of dynamic feature selection mechanism to make improvements to the prediction; and usage of dynamic thresholds that are dependent on the market conditions. …”
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Mitigation of oxidative stress damage caused by abiotic stress to improve biomass yield of microalgae: a review by Zhu, Jiangyu, Cai, Yifei, Wakisaka, Minato, Yang, Zhengfei, Yin, Yongqi, Fang, Weiming, Xu, Yan, Omura, Taku, Yu, Ruihui, Zheng, Alvin Lim Teik

“…Microalgae have been recognized as emerging cell factories due to the high value-added bio-products. …”
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Optimization of Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Charging and Performance by Misic, Aleksandar

“…Section 5.1 gives the results for single cell experiments while Section 5.2 gives results for the battery pack. …”
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Design and development of a biopolymer microfiber fabrication device by Yap, Yi-Liang.

“…This is done by culturing cells on a biodegradable scaffold. Existing approach generally involves in vitro culture of cell before in vivo implantation of the cell-scaffold construct. …”
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