Highly Cited:
Setyawati, M. I., Tay, C. Y., Chia, S. L., Goh, S. L., Fang, W., Neo, M. J., ... & Leong, D. T. (2013). Titanium dioxide nanomaterials cause endothelial cell leakiness by disrupting the homophilic interaction of VE–cadherin. Nature Communications, 4(1), 1-12. doi: 10.1038/NCOMMS2655

Setyawati, M. I., Tay, C. Y., Docter, D., Stauber, R. H., & Leong, D. T. (2015). Understanding and exploiting nanoparticles' intimacy with the blood vessel and blood. Chemical Society Reviews, 44(22), 8174-8199. doi: 10.1039/C5CS00499C

Tay, C. Y., Setyawati, M. I., Xie, J., Parak, W. J., & Leong, D. T. (2014). Back to basics : exploiting the innate physico‐chemical characteristics of nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 24(38), 5936-5955. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201401664

Tay, C. Y., Cai, P., Setyawati, M. I., Fang, W., Tan, L. P., Hong, C. H., ... & Leong, D. T. (2014). Nanoparticles strengthen intracellular tension and retard cellular migration. Nano Letters, 14(1), 83-88. doi: 10.1021/nl4032549

Setyawati, M. I., Tay, C. Y., Bay, B. H., & Leong, D. T. (2017). Gold nanoparticles induced endothelial leakiness depends on particle size and endothelial cell origin. ACS Nano, 11(5), 5020-5030. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01744

Tay, C. Y., Yuan, L., & Leong, D. T. (2015). Nature-inspired DNA nanosensor for real-time in situ detection of mRNA in living cells. ACS Nano, 9(5), 5609-5617. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01954

Tay, C. Y., Yu, H., Pal, M., Leong, W. S., Tan, N. S., Ng, K. W., ... & Tan, L. P. (2010). Micropatterned matrix directs differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells towards myocardial lineage. Experimental Cell Research, 316(7), 1159-1168. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.02.010

Setyawati, M. I., Tay, C. Y., & Leong, D. T. (2013). Effect of zinc oxide nanomaterials-induced oxidative stress on the p53 pathway. Biomaterials, 34(38), 10133-10142. doi: 10.1016/J.BIOMATERIALS.2013.09.024

Lee, D. S., Qian, H., Tay, C. Y., & Leong, D. T. (2016). Cellular processing and destinies of artificial DNA nanostructures. Chemical Society Reviews, 45(15), 4199-4225. doi: 10.1039/C5CS00700C

Tay, C. Y., Irvine, S. A., Boey, F. Y., Tan, L. P., & Venkatraman, S. (2011). Micro‐/nano‐engineered cellular responses for soft tissue engineering and biomedical applications. Small, 7(10), 1361-1378. doi: 10.1002/smll.201100046

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Liu, C., Wang, S., Zhou, Y., Yang, H., Lu, Q., Mandler, D., ... & Long, Y. (2018). Index-tunable anti-reflection coatings : maximizing solar modulation ability for vanadium dioxide-based smart thermochromic glazing. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 731, 1197-1207. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.10.045

Nguyen, K. T., Wu, Z., Huang, T., & Tay, C. Y. (2018). Molecular design and medicinal applications of nano-nitric oxide delivery systems. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 25(12), 1420-1432. doi: 10.2174/0929867324666170407141222

Chen, W. W., Tjin, M. S., Chua, A. W., Lee, S. T., Tay, C. Y., & Fong, E. (2017). Probing the role of integrins in keratinocyte migration using bioengineered extracellular matrix mimics. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(42), 36483-36492. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b06959

Tay, C. Y., Setyawati, M. I., & Leong, D. T. (2017). Nanoparticle density : a critical biophysical regulator of endothelial permeability. ACS Nano, 11(3), 2764-2772. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.6b07806

Setyawati, M. I., Tay, C. Y., Bay, B. H., & Leong, D. T. (2017). Gold nanoparticles induced endothelial leakiness depends on particle size and endothelial cell origin. ACS Nano, 11(5), 5020-5030. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01744