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Xian Jun Loh

Executive Director

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Xian Jun Loh received his PhD in 2009 from the National University of Singapore and joined A*STAR in 2013. A polymer chemist with 20 years of experience working with biomaterials, Loh is currently Executive Director at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE). His research interests lie in the design of supramolecular and stimuli-responsive polymers and hydrogels for biomedical and personal care applications.

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