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Keng Wooi Ng @ngkengwooi.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A nice little gathering with some current and former lab members last Sunday.

Keng Wooi Ng @ngkengwooi.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Otto is an #opensource Franz diffusion cell autosampler #robot that we have developed using #3Dprinting technology. The Franz diffusion cell is a standard laboratory apparatus used to study drug absorption in the #skin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5v0...

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Otto Performing a Sampling/Refilling Operation

YouTube video by Dermal Drug Delivery & Diagnostics Laboratory

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Keng Wooi Ng @ngkengwooi.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

New collaborative paper out: We developed self-assembling hydrogels derived from a native skin protein to deliver a collagen stimulant in the skin, with potential wound healing and cosmetic applications. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nclpharmacy.bsky.social

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Elastin-derived peptide hydrogels for sustained dermal delivery of tetrapeptide-21

Tetrapeptide-21 (GEKG) has demonstrated anti-aging efficacy. This work emphasises the need for advanced delivery systems beyond conventional topicals …

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Keng Wooi Ng @ngkengwooi.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Very happy to see this book chapter published. Thanks to my co-authors for a wonderful collaboration and the editors for the invitation to contribute. #microneedles #nanoneedles #cosmeceuticals

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Keng Wooi Ng @ngkengwooi.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I visited the Northwest Minzu University, China, and spoke about our transdermal #microneedle technology - in Mandarin. Thanks to Dr. Ding GongTao for his kind invitation and generous hospitality. I look forward to many fruitful collaborations ahead! 非常荣幸受邀到西北民族大学参与有关微针的学术交流。万分感谢丁功涛副教授的盛情邀请及全程关照。

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Keng Wooi Ng @ngkengwooi.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This is how drug release from our microneedles looks like in vitro. Captured for the first time on video. From our latest paper, read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij.... More in LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @nclpharmacy.bsky.social

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Newcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We are pleased to announce the appointment of the new Pro Vice-Chancellor of @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @qanstee.bsky.social Find out more ⬇️ www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl... #WeAreNCL

Portrait of Professor Quentin Anstee, Pro Vice-Chancellor Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University, smiling in a business suit.

"As a native of the North-East and a member of the university for 15 years, our tradition of excellence in medical education, research, and clinical impact is a source of immense pride. I look forward to working with colleagues across the university, our students, and our partners in the NHS and across the region to build on this legacy."

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Keng Wooi Ng @ngkengwooi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

We built a robot to automate drug permeation studies. Otto is in charge of the Franz diffusion cells in our lab now. Read about it here: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/kengng/news/.... The scientific paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.xp...

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