Biointerfacial Engineering Laboratory
Research Field
My research focuses on colloid and surface chemistry, particularly the application of surfactant assembly in drug delivery. I served as President of the Taiwan Colloid and Interface Society from 2009 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017, and as a committee member of the Asian Society for Colloid and Surface Science since 2005, serving as its president since 2022. Currently, I am a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Vice Dean of the College of Engineering at National Cheng Kung University, and also serve as an Associate Technical Editor for the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.
Our laboratory is dedicated to developing novel drug delivery systems based on mixed surfactant systems. Using appropriate processes, we have constructed catanionic vesicles with high stability and specific charge properties from ion pair amphiphiles prepared from mixed surfactant systems. Furthermore, we have investigated the feasibility of these charged, stable catanionic vesicles in various drug delivery applications.
Biomedical Engineering, Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Surfactant Applications
Published 24 journal articles/book chapters in the past five years.
PhD. in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA (1993)
BS in Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (1986)
Job Description
Work on the subject: Regulating the physicochemical properties and drug encapsulation/release behavior of chitosan-coated catanionic vesicles using negatively charged membrane stabilizers
Preferred Intern Educational Level
Master or Ph.D. students
Skill sets or Qualities
A background in physical chemistry is preferred.