Professor
Room 243 Science Centre
(852) 3943 1222
(852) 2603 5057
tongai@cuhk.edu.hk
Prof. Ngai’s Research Group
Education
| 2003 | Ph.D. | Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1999 | B.Sc. (1st Hons) | Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Honours and Awards
| 2020 | The Distinguished Lectureship Award, The CSJ Asian International Symposium The Chemical Society of Japan |
| 2019 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 2014 | Research Excellent Award, Faculty of Science The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2013 | Young Research Award, Faculty of Science The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2011 | Emerging Investigator, Chem Comm., RSC |
| 2008 | Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2003 | Croucher Fellowship, Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong |
| 1997 | Ko Ho Ning Scholarship, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1997 | United College Endowment Fund Prize, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Position
| Since 2018 | Assistant Dean (Research), Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Since 2017 | Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2012-2017 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2008-2012 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2006-2007 | Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2005-2005 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, MN, USA |
| 2003-2005 | Postdoctoral Fellow, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Professional Affiliations
| Since 2020 | Member of Editorial Board of Reactive and Functional Polymers, Elsevier |
| Since 2019 | Member of Editorial Board of Langmuir, American Chemical Society (ACS) |
| Since 2019 | Member of Editorial Board of Colloid and Surface A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Elsevier |
| Since 2019 | Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, Springer |
| Since 2019 | Committee member (第三十屆理事會膠體與界面專業委員會委員) Chinese Chemical Society (中國化學會) |
| Since 2017 | Member of Editorial Board of Colloids and Interface, MPDI |
| Since 2016 | Committee member The International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists |
| Since 2015 | Adjunct Professor, Shanxi University, China |
| Since 2008 | Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) Member of Material Chemistry Division |
| Since 2006 | Member of American Chemical Society Member of ACS Colloids and Surface Science Division |
| 2011-2014 | Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology, China |
| Since 2011 | Adjunct Professor, Sichuan University, China |
| Since 2015 | Committee member The Asian Society for Colloid and Surface Science |
| Since 2018 | Adjunct Professor, Jiangnan University, China |
Research Interests
Our research interests center around the colloid, interface and soft materials. Current areas of focus include:
| 1. | Design, preparation and application of particle-stabilized emulsions (Pickering emulsions) |
| 2. | Measuring the interaction between functionalized surfaces |
| 3. | Microrehology of soft and biomaterials |
| 4. | Development of orthopaedic implant biomaterials |
Representative Publications
Book and Book Chapters
| 1. | Reinhard Miller, To Ngai , Mieke Kleijn, and Ger Kiper (Eds), “Selected Papers from the 16th Conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS 2018), (2018). |
| 2. | To Ngai and Syuji Fujii, (Eds), “Pickering Emulsion and Derived Materials”, MDPI Publishing,(2017). |
| 3. | To Ngai and Stefan A F Bon (Eds), “Particle-Stabilized Emulsions and Colloids: Formation and Applications”, RSC Publishing, (2015). |
| 4. | Guanghui Ma, Haruma Kawaguchi, and To Ngai (Eds), “Selected Papers from ASEPFPM 2015, MDPI Publishing, (2015). |
| 5. | Zifu Li and To Ngai, “Emulsion-Stabilized by Soft Microgel Particles” in Particle-Stabilized Emulsions and Colloids: Formation and Applications, To Ngai and Stefan A F Bon (Eds), RSC Publishing, (2015), 93-126. |
| 6. | Man-hin, Kwok, and To Ngai, “Responsive Particle-Stabilized Emulsions: Formation and Applications” in Smart Materials for Advanced Environmental Applications, Peng Wang (eds), RSC Publishing, (2016), 91-138. |
Recent Refereed Journal Publications
| 1. | Yongkang Xi, Bo Liu, Hang Jiang, Shouwei Yin*, To Ngai*, and Xiaoquan Yang, “Sodium Caseinate as a Particulate Emulsifier for Making Indefinitely Recycled pH-Responsive Emulsions”, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3797-3803 (chosen as Outside Back Cover). |
| 2. | Hang Jiang, Liangdong Liu, Yunxing Li, Shou-Wei Yin*, and To Ngai*, “Inverse Pickering Emulsion Stabilized by Binary Particles with Contrasting Characteristics and Functionality for Interfacial Biocatalysis”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2020, 12, 4989-4997. |
| 3. | Yuwei Zhu, Lizhen Zheng, Wei Liu, Ling Qin, and To Ngai*, “Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA)/MgSO4.7H2O Composite Coating on Magnesium Substrates for Corrosion Protection and Cytocompatibility Promotion”, ACS Appl. Bio Mater . 2020, 3, 1364-1373 (chosen as Front Cover Picture). |
| 4. | Yaqian Zhao, Xinjiong Ni, Sunjie Ye, Zhi-Guo Gu, Yunxing Li*, and To Ngai*, “Smart Route for Encapsulating Pd Nanoparticles into a ZIF-8 Hollow Microsphere and Their Superior Catalytic Properties”, Langmuir. 2020, 36, 2037-2043. |
| 5. | Yuwei Zhu, Lei Pei, Jaweria Ambreen, Chuanxin He*, and To Ngai*, “Facile Preparation of A Fluorine-free, Robust, Superhydrophobic Coating through Dip Coating Combined with Non-solvent Induced Phase Separation (Dip-coating-NIPS) Method”, Macromol. Chem. Phys.. 2020, 221, 2000023.(chosen as Front Cover Picture). |
| 6. | Man-hin Kwok, Guanqing Sun*, and To Ngai*, “Microgel Particles at Interfaces: Phenomena, Principles, and Opportunities in Food Sciences”, Langmuir. 2019, 35(12), 4205-4217. |
| 7. | Wei Liu, Xiangjun Gong, Yuwei Zhu, Jianqi Wang, To Ngai*, and Chi Wu*, “Probing Sol-Gel Matrices and Dynamics of Star PEG Hydrogels Near Overlap Concentration”, Macromolecules . 2019, 52, 8956-8966. |
| 8. | Yuwei Zhu, Yifeng Sheng, Lizhen Zheng, Ling Qin and To Ngai*, “Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) Coatings with Controllable Hierarchical Porous Structures on Magnesium Substrate: An Evaluation of Corrosion Behavior and Cytocompativility”, ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2019, 2, 3843-3853 (chosen as Front Cover Picture). |
| 9. | Takumi Watanabe, Masaya Takizawa, Hang Jiang, To Ngai*, and Daisuke Suzuki*, “Hydrophobized nanocomposite hydrogel microspheres as particulate stabilizers for water-in-oil emulsions”, Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 5990-5993 (chosen as Front Cover Picture). |
| 10. | Yaqian Zhao, Yunxing Li*, Huan Pang, Cheng Yang and To Ngai*, “Controlled Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks Coated with Noble Metal Nanoparticles and Conducting Polymer for Enhanced Catalysis”, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2019, 537, 262-268. |