Dr. Anson W. K. Ma

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Institute of Materials Science

University of Connecticut, USA

Associate Professor

Email: anson.ma@uconn.edu

Qualifications

2009 Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Chemical Engineering

2005 M.Phil., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering

2003 B.Eng., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Publications (Selected)

1. Yang, R., Guan, X., Zhang, J., Moon, J., Guo, C., Jia, Z., ... & Liu, C. (2025). Quencher-free CRISPR-based molecular detection using an amphiphilic DNA fluorescence probe. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 271, 117054.
2. Ji, C., Wang, Y., Ma, A. W., Liang, Y., & Luo, Y. (2025). Physiochemical and rheological characterization of plant-based proteins, pectin, and chitin nanofibers for developing Pickering emulsions as potential fat alternatives. Food Chemistry, 142975.
3. Chadwick, E., Barrett, A. H., Okamoto, M., Suleiman, Y., Bertola, G. P., Shahbazmohamadi, S., ... & Ma, A. W. (2024). Binder-jet 3D printing of pea-based snacks with modulated texture. Journal of Food Engineering, 378, 112112.
4. Pardakhti, M., Chang, S. Y., Yang, Q., & Ma, A. W. (2024). Efficient Creation of Jettability Diagrams Using Active Machine Learning. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 11(4), 1407-1417.
5. Mehta, T., Aziz, H., Sen, K., Chang, S. Y., Nagarajan, V., Ma, A. W., & Chaudhuri, B. (2024). Numerical study of drop dynamics for inkjet based 3D printing of pharmaceutical tablets. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 656, 124037.
6. Chadwick, E., Barrett, A. H., Hobson-Rhoades, W., Okamoto, M., Suleiman, Y., Oleksyk, L. E., ... & Ma, A. W. (2024). 3D printing confectionaries with tunable mechanical properties. Journal of Food Engineering, 361, 111736.
7. Tan, M., Dharani, D., Dong, X., Maiorana, C., Chaudhuri, B., Nagapudi, K., ... & Ma, A. W. (2023). Pilot-scale binder jet 3D printing of sustained release solid dosage forms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 631, 122540.
8. Pardakhti, M., Mandal, N., Ma, A. W., & Yang, Q. (2021, December). Practical active learning with model selection for small data. In 2021 20th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA) (pp. 1647-1653). IEEE.
9. Sen, K., Mehta, T., Sansare, S., Sharifi, L., Ma, A. W., & Chaudhuri, B. (2021). Pharmaceutical applications of powder-based binder jet 3D printing process–a review. Advanced drug delivery reviews, 177, 113943.
10. Chang, S. Y., Jin, J., Yan, J., Dong, X., Chaudhuri, B., Nagapudi, K., & Ma, A. W. (2021). Development of a pilot-scale HuskyJet binder jet 3D printer for additive manufacturing of pharmaceutical tablets. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 605, 120791.
11. Sen, K., Mukherjee, R., Sansare, S., Halder, A., Kashi, H., Ma, A. W., & Chaudhuri, B. (2021). Impact of powder-binder interactions on 3D printability of pharmaceutical tablets using drop test methodology. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 160, 105755.
12. Chang, S. Y., Li, S. W., Kowsari, K., Shetty, A., Sorrells, L., Sen, K., ... & Ma, A. W. (2020). Binder-jet 3D printing of indomethacin-laden pharmaceutical dosage forms. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 109(10), 3054-3063.
13. Fan, Y., Huang, Y., Linthicum, W., Liu, F., Beringhs, A. O. R., Dang, Y., ... & Li, B. (2020). Toward long-term accurate and continuous monitoring of nitrate in wastewater using poly (tetrafluoroethylene)(PTFE)–solid-state ion-selective electrodes (S-ISEs). ACS sensors, 5(10), 3182-3193.
14. Sen, K., Manchanda, A., Mehta, T., Ma, A. W., & Chaudhuri, B. (2020). Formulation design for inkjet-based 3D printed tablets. International journal of pharmaceutics, 584, 119430.
15. Shen, A., Peng, X., Bailey, C. P., Dardona, S., & Ma, A. W. (2019). 3D printing of polymer-bonded magnets from highly concentrated, plate-like particle suspensions. Materials & Design, 183, 108133.
16. Shen, A., Bailey, C. P., Ma, A. W., & Dardona, S. (2018). UV-assisted direct write of polymer-bonded magnets. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 462, 220-225.
17. Patere, S., Newman, B., Wang, Y., Choi, S., Vora, S., Ma, A. W., ... & Lu, X. (2018). Influence of manufacturing process variables on the properties of ophthalmic ointments of tobramycin. Pharmaceutical Research, 35, 1-16.
18. Patanwala, H. S., Hong, D., Vora, S. R., Bognet, B., & Ma, A. W. (2018). The microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D printed carbon nanotube‐polylactic acid composites. Polymer Composites, 39(S2), E1060-E1071.

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