Dr LAW Siu Kan
Lecturer
Email siukanlaw@thei.edu.hk
Lecturer
Email siukanlaw@thei.edu.hk
TEACHING AREAS
QUALIFICATIONS
Professional Certificate in Chinese and Integrative Medicine Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
PhD in Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Certificate in Infectious Diseases, The Hong Kong University |
MSc in Biochemical and Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
MSc in Analytical Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University |
EMPLOYMENT
2022-Present |
Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong |
2021-2022 |
Technician, Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong |
2021-2022 |
Part-time Research Associate, Hong Kong Metropolitan University |
2021-2021 |
Post-doctoral Research scientist, Pure Asia Biotechnology Limited |
2019-2020 |
Research Associate, The Open University of Hong Kong |
2019-2019 |
Research Associate, Royal Medic (Holdings) Limited |
2013-2019 |
Assistant Chemist to Technical Supervisor I, Intertek Testing Services Hong Kong Limited |
2017-2018 |
Part-time Lecturer, Tung Wah College |
2016-2018 |
Part-time Instructor, The Open University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education |
2014-2016, 2010-2012 |
Part-time Tutor, The Open University of Hong Kong |
2012-2013 |
Assistant Scientific Officer & Research Assistant, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
2010 |
Part-time Research Assistant, Hong Kong Baptist University |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Science Citation Index papers
Law SK, Au DCT, Chow WYL, Wang Y. Establishment of a Sustainable Management Model for Chinese Herbal Garden in an Urban City—Hong Kong. Sustainability. 2022; 14(23):15610. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142315610
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C, Au DCT. Is it possible for Curcumin to conjugate with a carbon nanotube in photodynamic therapy. Photodiagnosis Photodynamic Therapy. 2022;40:103189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.103189
Law SK, Wang Y, Lu X, Au DCT, Chow WYL, Leung AWN, Xu C. Chinese medicinal herbs as potential prodrugs for obesity. Front. Pharmacology. 2022; 13:1016004. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.1016004
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Could nanotechnology assist traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) against SARS-CoV-2? Photodiagnosis Photodynamic Therapy. 2021;36:102543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102543
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with hypocrellin B against SARS-CoV-2 infection? Photodiagnosis Photodynamic Therapy. 2021;34:102297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102297
Law SK, Alnasser AHA, Leung AWN, Xu C, Al-Tawfiq, JA. Could the SARS-CoV-2 infection be acquired via the eye? Oman Medical Journal. 2021;35(5):e311. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2021.121
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Photodynamic therapy with Curcumin for combating SARS-CoV-2. Photodiagnosis Photodynamic Therapy. 2021;34:102284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102284
Law SK, Xu C, Leung AWN. Use of Chinese Medicine for Preventions and Treatments of COVID-19 in China and Asia. Asian Education and Development Studies. 2021;10(2):198-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0104
Law SK, Alnasser AHA, Al-Tawfiq JA. Could the SARS-CoV-2 infection be acquired from Smartphones? Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. 2020;30(5):853-854. http://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v30i5.26
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Is the traditional Chinese herb "Artemisia annua" possible to fight against COVID-19? Journal of Integrative Medicine Research. 2020;9(3):100474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2020.100474
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Is reinfection possible after recovery from COVID-19? Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2020;26:264-265. https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj208601
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Are face masks useful for limiting the spread of COVID-19? Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2020;26:267-268. https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj208566
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): From causes to preventions in Hong Kong. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020;94:156-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.059
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Folic Acid-Modified Celastrol Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Anticancer Activity in 2D and 3D breast cancer models. Journal of Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology. 2020;48(1):542-559. https://doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2020.1725025
Liu Z, Huang P, Law SK, Tian H, Leung AWN, Xu C. Preventive effect of Curcumin against Chemotherapy-induced Side-effects. Front. Pharmacology. 2018;9:1374. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.01374
Scopus papers
Law SK, Au DCT, Leung AWN, Xu C. Could Celastrol Nanosystem be Suitable for the Treatment of COVID-19?. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2022; 13(4): 340-345. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC134.316
Lu X, Wang Y, Au DCT, Chow WYL, Law SK. A Short Commentary of the Quality Control on Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza and its Application for COVID-19. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2022; 13(4): 316-322. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC134.316
Lo CM, Han J, Zuo J, Law SK, Tang KY, Lau YL, Fung YH, Chung CH, Leung WT. Real-Time Measurement of Alcohol Vapours Released from Alcohol-based Hand Disinfectants and User Habits Study of Hong Kong Residents in the Pandemic of COVID-19. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2023;13(3):272-282. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC13.272
Law SK, Au DCT, Leung AWN, Xu C. The Probable Effect of “Abrus pulchellus subsp. cantoniensis (Hance) Verdc.” on COVID-19. Traditional Integrated Medicine 2022;7(2):159-160. https://doi.org/10.18502/tim.v7i2.9914
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Is the Traditional Chinese Herb “Bombax Malabaricum” a Natural Anticancer Medicine? Journal of Pharmacopuncture. 2022;25(2):145-147. https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2022.25.2.145
Law SK, Au DCT, Leung AWN, Xu C. Could Curcumin be used for the Removal or Purification of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater? Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2023;13(3):204-207. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC133.204
Law SK, Au DCT, Leung AWN, Xu C. Could artemisinin increase the sensitivity of photodynamic therapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection?. Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia. 2022;7(2):135-137. https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v7i2.37602
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C, Au DCT. Could Curcumin Gd-AuNP (Cur-Gd-AuNP) be Suitable as a Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease? Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2023;13(2):174-180. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC132.174
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Could Curcumin hydrogel for photodynamic therapy fight against SARS-CoV-2? Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2023;13(2):145-148. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC132.145
Law SK, Au DCT, Leung AWN, Xu C. The Potential Use of “Magnoliae flos” Against COVID-19. Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia. 2022;7(1):74-75. https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v7i1.37634
Law SK. Mini-Review for an Electrocatalytic Application of Carbon Nanotube in Medical Fields – Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Cancer and SARS-CoV-2. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2023;13(1):43. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC131.043
Law SK. Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Could Curcumin Modified Silver Nanoparticles Treat COVID-19? Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 2022;12(1):5-6. https://doi.org/10.34172/apb.2022.002
Law SK, Fung YH, Chan HY, Han J, Lo CM, Wong HW. A Mini-Review for an Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) by Physical Gel. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2022;12(6):8195-8204. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC126.81958204
Law SK, Hui KH, Fung YH, Leung WT, Han J, Lo CM. A Literature Review on Supramolecular Devices. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 2022;12(5):6815-6832. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC125.68156832
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Aging Medicine and Healthcare. Traditional Chinese Medicine for Elderly Care. 2021;12(4):162-163. https://doi.org/10.33879/AMH.124.2021.01005
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Smilax glabra Roxb for eczema. Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine. 2021;33(3):126-127. https://doi.org/10.33235/ajhnm.33.3.126-127
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. A Literature Review on Indigowoad Root Hydrogel Development for Skincare. Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal. 2021;14(1):95-98. https://doi.org/10.13005/bpj/2102
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Traditional Chinese herbal, “Dandelion” and its applications on skin-care. Traditional and Integrative Medicine. 2021;6(2):152-157. http://doi.org/10.18502/tim.v6i2.6794
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Impact of COVID-19 on elderly care. Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2021;16(1):56. https://doi.org/10.12809/ajgg-2020-442-letter
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. “Celastrol” for atopic dermatitis. Traditional and Integrative Medicine. 2021;6(1):3-4. https://doi.org/10.18502/tim.v6i1.5923
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19? Herba polonica. 2020;66(4):79-84. https://doi.org/10.2478/hepo-2020-0023
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Tai-Chi and Baduanjin during treatment and rehabilitation of older adults with COVID‑19. Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2020;15(2):96. https://doi.org/10.12809/ajgg-2020-435-letter
Law SK, Leung AWN, Xu C. Is Traditional Chinese Medicine, “Radix Ilicis Pubescentis” Possible for Treating Cardiovascular Disease?. Traditional and Integrative Medicine. 2020; 5(4):177-179. https://doi.org/10.18502/tim.v5i4.5161
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. A perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, curcumin, for the treatment of COVID-19. Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine. 2020;32(4):165-166. https://doi.org/10.33235/ajhnm.32.4.165-166
Law SK, Lo CM, Han J, Leung AWN, Xu C. Traditional Chinese medicine mask. Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine. 2020;32(4):152-154. https://doi.org/10.33235/ajhnm.32.4.152-154