Joachim Loo
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Biography
Dr Joachim Loo is Associate Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He holds a joint appointment at the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and is a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), USA. He is also an international member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) for Sustainable Waste Management, and a member of the Coordinated Research Project (CRP) under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations (UN). His research interests include designing delivery systems for agri-food and biomedical applications. He has published more than 200 international journal papers (h-index: 53 – Web of Science), three book chapters and filed more than 15 patents. From his patented technologies, he has spun-off two companies, i.e. LiberaTx and Dietrics. Recently, he was also awarded a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop delivery systems for nutraceuticals. He is currently a co-convenor of the ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnology National Working Group (WG3), under the Singapore Chemical Industry Council.
Abstract
Abstract : Mitigating Leaching in Aquaculture Fish Feeds through Bio-Polymer Encapsulation