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Dr Siow Lee Fong

Lecturer

Ph.D. ( University of Otago, New Zealand)
Telephone: +603 - 5514 6034
Fax: +603 - 5514 6364
E-mail: siow.lee.fong@artsci.monash.edu.my
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Area of Expertise
Research Interest
Selected Journals
Book Chapter
Prospective Research Projects
Area of Expertise:
  • Physical chemistry of freezing
  • Crystallization
  • Glass transition
  • Thermal analysis
Research Interest:
  • Water, fat and sugar crystallization
  • Physical chemistry and reaction kinetics of frozen foods/ model systems
  • Physical properties of food materials
  • Encapsulation
  • Controlled release of food ingredients
  • Product development
Selected Journal Papers:

Siow LF, Rades T, Lim MH (2007) Effect of intra/extraliposomal distribution of sodium chloride on the stability of large unilamellar vesicles. Cryo-Letters 28: 429-444

Siow LF, Rades T, Lim MH (2007) Characterizing the freezing behavior of liposomes as a tool to understand cryopreservation procedures. Cryobiology 55: 210-221

Siow LF, Rades T, Lim MH (2006) Characterizing the freezing behavior of liposomes as a membrane model system. Cryobiology 53: 379

Book Chapter:

Hui YH, Cross N, Kristinsson HG, Lim MH, Nip WK, Siow LF, Stanfield PS (2005) Biochemistry of seafood processing. In: Hui Y H, Nip WK, Nollet LML, Paliyath G, Simpson BK (eds) Food Biochemistry and Food Processing. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, pp 351-378

Prospective Research Projects:
  • Encapsulation of fragrant screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus) essential oil and controlled release
  • Thermal behaviour of palm sugar in relation to their physical properties
  • Water sorption kinetics of nuts embedded in frozen matrix
  • Product development: dehydrated guava/sweet potato chips