Rate My Professor Khay Fong

The core of Dr Fong's research focuses on the self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules into nanostructures and nanoparticles to engineer advanced nanomaterials for biomedical and environmental applications. Her projects develop on-demand drug delivery systems triggered by external stimuli such as heat, laser light, pH shifts, and digestion, while investigating the influence of physiological fluids, biomolecules, and the human microbiome on these systems. Additional efforts address microplastics pollution through citizen science initiatives in Australian and Pacific oceans. Utilizing techniques like synchrotron scattering, light scattering, and novel amphiphile synthesis, her work spans supramolecular chemistry, pharmaceutical delivery technologies, and colloid and surface chemistry. Notable publications include "Lipidic drug delivery systems are responsive to the human microbiome" (Caukwell et al., Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025), "Exploiting salting effects to tune morphology and phase boundaries of lipidic mesophases" (Yu et al., Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026), "Intermolecular Dynamics of Monoglyceride Mesophases with Their Biomacromolecular Corona" (Fong et al., Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2025), "Structural Transformation in Vesicles upon Hydrolysis of Phosphatidylethanolamine and Phosphatidylcholine with Phospholipase C" (Fong et al., Langmuir, 2019), and book chapters on nanoparticle behaviour in complex media (2019) and stimuli-responsive lipid-based self-assembled systems (2012). Dr Fong has received the Australasian Colloid and Interface Society Lectureship (2020), Faculty Early Career Researcher Award (Monash University, 2016), and Australia China Young Scientist Exchange Program (2019). She teaches analytical, physical, and colloidal chemistry, supervises postgraduate research, and contributes to equity and diversity efforts as a member of the Australasian Colloid and Interface Society.