Tay, Wesley Li Wen
Quek, Rina Yu Chin
Lim, Joseph
Kaur, Bhupinder https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0428-2530
Ponnalagu, Shalini
Toh, Darel Wee Kiat https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-0669
Leow, Melvin Khee Shing
Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar
Funding for this research was provided by:
A*STAR, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI) SEED Grant 2021 awarded
Article History
Received: 6 February 2025
Revised: 22 August 2025
Accepted: 29 September 2025
First Online: 17 October 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior enrolment in the study. The study was approved by the A*STAR Institutional Review Board (IRB No. 2021-180). Prospective participants provided their written informed consent before study commencement. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent was obtained for the publication of identifiable images presented in Figs. , and .