Book Chapters

2.

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.

1.

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.

2021

142.

Tong Zhang, and To Ngai*, “One-Step Formation of Double Emulsions Stabilized by PNIPAM-based Microgels: The Role of Co-Monomer”,  Langmuir 2021, in press.

141.

Cuicui Ma, Wen Jiang, Guipan Chen, Qiankun Wang, David Julian McClements, Xuebo Liu, Fuguo Liu*, and To Ngai*, “Sonochemical Effects on Formation and Emulsifying Properties of Zein-gum Arabic Complexes”,  Food Hydrocolloids, 2021, 111, 106557.

140.

Hang Jiang, Tong Zhang, Joeri Smits, Xiaonan Huang, Michael Maas,* Shouwei Yin, and To Ngai*, “Edible High Internal Phase Pickering Emulsion with Double-Emulsion Morphology”,  Food Hydrocolloids 2021, 111, 106405.

2020

139.

Xin Guan, Hang Jiang, and To Ngai*, “Pickering High Internal Phase Emulsions (HIPEs) Templated Super-hydrophobic-oleophilic Elastic Foams for Highly Efficient Oil/Water Separation”,  ACS Appl, Polym. Mater. 2020, 2, 5664-5673.

138.

Shengnan Tao, Hang Jiang, Rongjie Wang, Cheng Yang, Yunxing Li*, and To Ngai*, “Ultra-Stable Pickering Emulsion Stabilized by a Natural Particle Bilayer”,  Chem Commun. 2020, 56, 14011-14014.

137.

Jiangsheng Xie, Keyou Yan, Houyu Zhu, Guixia Li, Han Wang, Hepeng Zhu, Pengjie Hang, Shenghe Zhao, Wenyue Guo, Daiqi Ye, Lei Shao, Xin Guan, To Ngai, Xuegong Yu, and Jianbin Xu*, “Identifying the Functional Groups Effect on Passivating Perovskite Solar Cells”,  Science Bulletin, 2020, 65, 1726-1734.

136.

Yongjuan Zou, Shuai Li, To Ngai,Songping Zhang, Guanghui Ma, and Jie Wu*, “Green Preparation of Hydrogel Particles-in-emulsions for Simultaneous Enhancement of Humoral and Cell-mediated Immunity”,  Eng Life Sci. 2020, 514-524.

135.

Zonglin Yi and To Ngai*, “Anomalous Long-Range Attraction in Colloidal Binary Mixtures at Fluid-Fluid Interface”,  Colloids and Interface, 2020, 4, 36.

134.

Yifeng Sheng, Kuanting Lin, Bernard P Binks*, and To Ngai*, “Ultra-stable Aqueous Foams Induced by Interfacial Co-assembly of Highly Hydrophobic Particles and Hydrophilic Polymer”,  J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2020, 579, 628-636.

133.

Fengjuan Wu, Liuyun Hu, Jianjun Deng, Zhenhua Zhang, Hang Jiang, Yunxing Li, Liang Gan, Wangwang Lu, Zonglin Yi, and To Ngai*, “Investigation of the Stability in Pickering Emulsions Preparation with Commercial Cosmetic Ingredients”,  Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2020, 602, 125082

132.

Hao Liu, Shuxin Wei, Huiyu Qiu, Beibei Zhan, Qingquan Liu, Wei Lu, Jiawei Zhang, To Ngai*, and Tao Chen*, “Naphthalimide-based Aggregation Induced Emissive Polymeric Hydrogels for Fluorescent Pattern Switch and Biomimetic Actuator”,  Macromol Rapid Comm. 2020, 2000123

131.

Hang Jiang, Yifeng Sheng, and To Ngai*, “Pickering Emulsions: Versatility of Colloidal Particles and Recent Applications”,  Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 2020, 49, 1-15 (chosen as Front Cover Picture)

130.

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)

129.

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.

128.

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 Supplementary Cover Picture)

127.

Yaqian Zhao, Xinjiong Ni, Sunjie Ye, Zhi-Guo Gu, Yunxing Li*, and To Ngai*, “A Smart Route for Encapsulating Pd Nanoparticles into a ZIF-8 Hollow Microsphere and Their Superior Catalytic Properties”, Langmuir 2020, 36, 2037-2043.

126.

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)

125.

Guanqing Sun, Zonglin Yi, and To Ngai*, “Particle-Stabilized Interfaces and Their Interactions at Interfaces”, MActa Phys.-Chim. Sin. 2020, 36(X), 1910005 1-13.

2019

124.

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.

123.

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.

122.

Xiao-Nan Huang, Jing-Jing Zhu, Yong-Kang Xi, Shou-Wei Yin*, To Ngai* and Xiao-Quan Yang, “Protein-Based Pickering High Internal Phase Emulsions as Nutraceutical Vehicles of and the Template for Advanced Materials: A Perspective Paper”, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2019, 67, 9719-9726.

121.

Yuwei Zhu, Yifeng Sheng, Lizhen Zheng, Ling Qin and To Ngai*, “Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) Coatings with Controllable Hierar- chical Porous Structures on Magnesium Substrate: An Evaluation of Corrosion Behavior and Cytocompatibility”, ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2019, 2, 3843-3853. (chosen as Front Cover Picture)

120.

Feng Cao, Jiahao Wu, Yunxing Li and To Ngai*, “Measurements of Particle–Surface Interactions in Both Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Systems”, Langmuir 2019, 35, 27, 8910-8920.

119.

Yunxing Li*, Yaqin Wang, Jaweria Ambreen, Cheng Yang and To Ngai*, “Synthesis of structured hollow microspheres with sandwich-like hybrid shell of RGO/Pd/m-SiO2 for highly efficient catalysis”, Colloids and Surfaces A 2019, 577, 129-137.

118.

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)

117.

Man-hin Kwok, Jaweria Ambreen*, and To Ngai*, “Correlating the effect of co-monomer content with responsiveness and interfacial activity of soft particles with stability of corresponding smart emulsions”, J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 2019, 546, 293-302.

116.

Chunhua Wang, Zonglin Yi, Yifeng Sheng, Li Tian, Ling Qin, To Ngai* and Wei Lin*, “Development of a Novel Biodegradable and Anti-bacterial Polyurethane Coating for Biomedical Magnesium Rods”, Materials Science & Engineering C 2019, 99, 344-356.

115.

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 Interf. Sci. 2019, 537, 262-268.

114.

Li Tian, Ning Tang, To Ngai, Chi Wu, Yechun Ruan, Le Huang, and Ling Qin*, “Hybrid Fracture Fixation Systems Developed for Orthopaedic Application, A General Review”, Journal of Orthopaedic Translation 2019, 16, 1-13.

2018

113.

Wei Liu, Xiangjun Gong, To Ngai* and Chi Wu*, “Near-surface microrheology reveals dynamics and viscoelasticity of soft matter”, Soft Matter 2018, 14 (48), 9764-9776.  (chosen as Front Cover Picture)

112.

Yifeng Sheng, Li Tian, Chi Wu, Ling Qin* and To Ngai*, “Biodegradable Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) Coatings Fabricated from Nonsolvent Induced Phase Separation for Improving Corrosion Resistance of Magnesium Rods in Biological Fluids”, Langmuir 2018, 34 (36), 10684–10693.

111.

Hang Jiang, Liangzhi Hong*, Yunxing Li, and To Ngai*, “All-Silica Submicron Colloidosomes for Cargo Protection and Tunable Release”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57 (36), 11662-11666.

110.

Hang Jiang, Yunxing Li*, Liangzhi Hong, and To Ngai*, “Submicron Inverse Pickering Emulsions for Highly Efficient and Recyclable Enzymatic Catalysis”, Chem Asian J. 2018, 13 (22), 3533-3539. (chosen as Front Cover Picture).

109.

Ting Zhang, Gang-Qin Liu, Weng-Hang Leong, Chu-Feng Liu, Man-Hin Kwok, To Ngai, Ren-Bao Liu* and Quan Li*, “Hybrid Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors Enabled by Volume Phase Transitions of Hydrogels”, Nature Communications 2018, 9, 3188, 1-8.

108.

Li Tian, Yifeng Sheng, Le Huang, Dick Ho-Kiu Chow, Wing Ho Chau, Ning Tang, To Ngai, Chi Wu, Jian Lu, and Ling Qin*, “An innovative Mg/Ti Hybrid Fixation System Developed for Fracture Fixation and Healing Enhancement at Load-Bearing Skeletal Site”, Biomaterials 2018, 180, 173-183.

107.

Wendi Li, Feng Cao, Chuanxin He*, Kohji Ohno, and To Ngai*, “Measuring the Interactions between Protein-Coated Microspheres and Polymer Brushes in Aqueous Solutions”, Langmuir 2018, 34 (30), 8798–8806.

106.

Jiabo Shi, Chunhua Wang, To Ngai* and Wei Lin*, “Diffusion and Binding of Laponite Clay Nanoparticles into Collagen Fibers for the Formation of Leather Matrix”, Langmuir 2018, 34, 7379-7385.

105.

Man-hin Kwok, To Ngai*, “Comparing the Relative Interfacial Affinity of Soft Colloids with Different Crosslinking Densities in Pickering Emulsions”, Front. Chem. 2018, 6, 148.

104.

Huan Tan, Zhao Tu, Hongqian Jia, Xiaojun Gou*, To Ngai*, “Hierarchical Porous Protein Scaffold Templated from High Internal Phase Emulsion Costabilized by Gelatin and Gelatin Nanoparticles”, Langmuir 2018, 34, 4820-4829.

103.

Man-hin, Kwok, To Ngai*, “Emulsions Stabilized by pH-responsive PNIPAM-based Microgels: Effect of Spatial Distribution of Functional Carboxylic Groups on the Emulsion Stability”, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2018, 000, 1-9.

2017

102.

Guangzhao Zhang, Yunhua Chen*, Yonghong Deng, To Ngai*, and Chaoyang Wang*, “Dynamic Supramolecular Hydrogels: Regulating Hydrogel Properties through Self-Complementary Quadruple Hydrogen Bonds and Thermo-Switch”, ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 641-646.

101.

Feng Cao, Xiangjun Gong*, Chuanxin He, To Ngai*, “Removing the Effect of Blooming from Potential Energy Measurement by Employing Total Internal Reflection Microscopy Integrated with Video Microscopy”, J Colloid Interf. Sci. 2017, 503, 142-149.

100.

Huan Tan, Jingjing Wei, Guanqing Sun, Changdao Mu, Wei Lin*, To Ngai*, “Interconnected Macroporous 3D Scaffolds Templated from Gelatin Nanoparticle-Stabilized High Internal Phase Emulsions for Biomedical Applications”, Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 3871-3878. (chosen as Outside Back Cover)

99.

Zongpeng Yang, Xiaoli Chen, Zhou Xu, Meina Xiao, Liangzhi Hong*, To Ngai*, “Shear-Assisted Fabrication of Block Copolymer Agglomerates with Various Morphologies in Viscous Medium”, Langmuir 2017, 33, 2829-2836 (Recommended articles in April by Editorial Members of Langmuir).

98.

Huan Tan, Lifeng Zhao, Sisi Tian, Hui Wen, Xiaojun Gou*, To Ngai*, “Gelatin Particle-Stabilized High-Internal Phase Emulsions for Use in Oral Delivery Systems: Protection Effect and in Vitro Digestion Study”, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2017, 65, 900-907.

97.

Zhaohui Wang, Yafei Luan, Tiansheng Gan, Xiangjun Gong, Hong Chen*, To Ngai*, “Long-range Interactions between Protein-Coated Particles and POEGMA Brush Layers in a Serum Environment”, Colloids Surf. B Biointerfaces 2017, 150, 279–287.

2016

96.

Chuanxin He*, Minsui Xie, Fei Hong, Xiaoyan Chai, Hongwei Mi, Xuechang Zhou, Liangdong Fan*, Qianling Zhang, To Ngai, Jianhong Liu “A Highly Sensitive Glucose Biosensor Based on Gold Nanoparticles/Bovine Serum Albumin/Fe3O4 Biocomposite Nanoparticles”,  Electrochimica Acta 2016, 222, 1709–1715.

95.

Zhaowen Li, Wei Lu, To Ngai, Xiaoxia Le, Jing Zheng, Ning Zhao, Youju Huang, Xiufang, Wen, Jiawei Zhang*, Tao Chen*, “Mussel-Inspired Multifunctional Supramolecular Hydrogels with Self-Healing, Shape Memory and Adhesive Properties”, Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 5343-5346.

94.

Min Liu, Xiaoli Chen, Zongpeng Yang, Zhou Xu, Liangzhi Hong*, To Ngai*, “Tunable Pickering Emulsions with Environmentally Responsive Hairy Silica Nanoparticles”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 32250–32258.

93.

Zhaohui Wang, Chuanxin He, Xiangjun Gong*, Jianqi Wang, To Ngai*, “Measuring the Surface-Surface Interactions Induced by Serum Proteins in a Physiological Environment”, Langmuir 2016, 32, 12129–12136.

92.

Wenjuan Su, Yang Man, Kongshuang Zhao*, To Ngai, “Influence of Charged Groups on the Structure of Microgel and Volume Phase Transition by Dielectric Analysis”, Macromolecules 2016, 49, 7997-8008.

91.

Guangzhao Zhang, To Ngai*, Yonghong Deng*, Chaoyang Wang*, “An injectable Hydrogel with Excellent Self-Healing Property Based on Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding”, Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2016, 217, 2172-2181.

90.

Peng Gao, Zonglin Yi, Xiaochen Xing, To Ngai*, and Fan Jin*, “Influence of an Additive-Free Particle Spreading Method on Interactions between Charged Colloidal Particles at an Oil/Water Interface”, Langmuir 2016, 32, 4909-4916.

89.

Yifeng Sheng, Guanqing Sun, and To Ngai*, “Dopamine Polymerization in Liquid Marbles: A General Route to Janus Particle Synthesis”, Langmuir 2016, 32, 3122-3129.

88.

Yunxing Li*, Shengsheng Sha, Zhengfeng Wu, Cheng Yang, and To Ngai, “Facile synthesis of gold nanoparticle-coated polystyrene composite particles templated from Pickering emulsion”,, Colloids Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2016, 494, 116-124.

87.

Guanqing Sun, Yifeng Sheng, and To Ngai*, "Insertion and Confinement of Air Bubbles Insides a Liquid Marble", Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 542-545.

86.

Jingjing Wei, Yuan Li, and To Ngai*, "Tailor-Made Microgel Particles: Synthesis and Characterization", Colloids Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2016, 489, 122-127.

85.

Man-hin Kwok, and To Ngai*, “A Confocal Microscopy Study of Micron-Sized Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Particles at the Oil-Water Interface and Anisotopic Flattening of Highly Swollen Microgel”,  J. Colloid. Interf. Sci. 2016, 461, 409-418.

2015

Changpeng Li, Changdao Mu, Wei Lin* and To Ngai*, “Gelatin Effects on the Physicochemical and Hemocompatible Properties of Gelatin/PAAm/Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 18732-18741.

Yifeng Sheng, Guanqing Sun, Jie Wu, Guanghui Ma*, and To Ngai*, “Silica-Based Liquid Marbles as Microreactors for the Silver Mirror Reaction”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7012-7017.

Jingjing Wei, Jinge Cai, Yuan Li, Bo Wu, Xiangjun Gong*, and To Ngai*, “Investigation of Cell Behaviors on Thermo-Responsive PNIPAM Microgel Films”, Colloids Surf. B Biointerfaces 2015, 132, 202-207.

Zifu Li, David Harbottle, Erica Pensini,  To Ngai, Walter Richtering, and Zhenghe Xu*, “Fundamental Study of Emulsions Stabilized by Soft and Rigid Particles”, Langmuir 2015, 31, 6282-6288.

Xiaochen Xing, Li Hua, and To Ngai*, “Depletion versus Stabilized Induced by Polymers and Nanoparticles: The State of the Art",  Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 2015, 20, 54-59.

Zhaohui Wang, Xiangjun Gong*, and To Ngai*, “Measurements of Long-Range Interactions between Protein-Functionalized Surfaces by Total Internal Reflection Microscopy”, Langmuir 2015, 31, 3101-3107.

2014

Xiangjun Gong, Li Hua, Jingjing Wei, and To Ngai*, “Tuning the Particle-Surface Interactions in Aqueous Solutions by Soft Microgel Particles”, Langmuir 2014, 30, 13182-13190.

Feng Qi, Jie Wu, Guanqing Sun, Fangfang Nan, To Ngai*, and Guanghui Ma*, “Systematic Studies of Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Uniform-Sized PLGA Particles: Preparation and Stabilization Mechanism”, J. Mater. Chem. B. 2014, 2, 7605-7611.

Fangfang Nan, Jie Wu, Feng Qi, Qingze Fan, Guanghui Ma*, and To Ngai*, “Preparation of Uniform-Sized Colloidosomes Based on Chitosan-Coated Alginate Particles and Its Applications for Oral Insulin Delivery”, J. Mater. Chem. B. 2014, 2, 7403-7409.

Guanqing Sun, Yifeng Sheng, Jie Wu, Guanghui Ma*, and To Ngai*, “Liquid Marbles Stabilized by Charged Polymer Latexes: How Does the Drying of the Latex Particles Affect the Properties of Liquid Marbles? Langmuir 2014, 30, 12503-12508.

Huan Tan, Guanqing Sun, Wei Lin, Changdao Mu*, and To Ngai*, “Gelatin Particle-Stabilized High Internal Phase Emulsions as Nutraceutical Containers”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 13977-13984.

Wenjuan Su, Kongshuang Zhao*, Jingjing Wei, and To Ngai, “Dielectric Relaxations of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgels Near the Volume Phase Transition Temperature: Impact of Cross-linking Density Distribution on the Volume Phase Transition”, Soft Matter 2014, 10, 8711-8723.

Peng Gao, Xiaochen Xing, Ye Li, To Ngai*, and Fan Jin*, “Charging and Discharging of Single Colloidal Particles at Oil/Water Interfaces”, Sci. Rep. 2014, 4, 4778.

Xiangjun Gong, Zhaohui Wang, and To Ngai*, “Direct Measurements of Particle-Surface Interactions in Aqueous Solutions with the Total Internal Reflection Microscopy”, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 6556-6570 (Invited review).

Yu Yang, Zhen Tong, To Ngai*, and Chaoyang Wang*, “Nitrogen-Rich and Fire-Resistant Carbon Aerogels for the Removal of Oil Contaminants from Water”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 6351-6360.

Zifu Li, Walter Richtering*, and To Ngai*, “Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgels at the Oil-Water Interfaces: Temperature Effect”, Soft Matter 2014, 10, 6182-6191.

Guanqing Sun, Feng Qi, Jie Wu, Guanghui Ma* and To Ngai*, “Preparation of Uniform Particle-Stabilized Emulsions Using SPG Membrane Emulsification”, Langmuir 2014, 30, 7052-7056.

Xiaodong Li, Guanqing Sun, Yecheng Li, Jimmy C. Yu, Jie Wu, Guang-Hui Ma* and To Ngai*, “Porous TiO2 Materials through Pickering High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) Templating”, Langmuir 2014, 30, 2676-2683.

Guanqing Sun, Min Liu, Xi Zhou, Liangzhi Hong*, and To Ngai*, “Influence of Asymmetric Ratio of Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers on One-Step Formation and Stability of Multiple Emulsions”, Colloid Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2014, 454, 16-22.

Zhaohui Wang, Gaojian Chen, Jiawei Lu, Liangzhi Hong*, and To Ngai*, “Investigation of the Factors Affecting the Carbohydrate-Lectin Interaction by ITC and QCM-D”, Colloid Polym Sci. 2014, 292, 391-398.

Fangfang Nan, Jie Wu, Feng Qi, Yan Liu, To Ngai*, and Guang-Hui Ma*, “Uniform Chitosan-coated Alginate Particles as Emulsifiers for Preparation of Stable Pickering Emulsions with Stimulus Dependence”, Colloid Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2014, 456, 246-252.

Yu-Jie Cao, Dan Zhu*, To Ngai, Ling, Qin, Chi Wu, and Jian Shen, “Dielectric Investigations on How Mg Salt is Dispersed in and Released from Polylactic Acid”, Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2014, 29, 497-508.

2013

Zifu Li, Karen Geisel, Walter Richtering*, and To Ngai*, “Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgels at the Oil-Water Interfaces: Adsorption Kinetics”, Soft Matter, 2013, 32, 9939-9946.

Yin Ning, Yu Yang, Chaoyang Wang*, To Ngai*, and Zhen Tong, “Hierarchical Porous Polymeric Microspheres for Efficient Adsorbents and Catalyst Scaffolds”, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 8761-8763.

Xiangjun Gong*, Chi Wu and To Ngai, “A Portable, Stable and Precise Laser Differential Refractometer”, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2013, 84, 114103.

Man-hin Kwok, Zifu Li and To Ngai*, “Controlling Synthesis and Characterization of Micron-sized PNIPAM Microgels with Tailored Morphologies”, Langmuir, 2013, 29, 9581-9591.

Xiaoling Wei, Xiangjun Gong* and To Ngai*, “Interactions between Solid Surfaces Mediated by Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) Polymers: Effect of Polymer Concentration”,Langmuir, 2013, 29, 11038-11045.

Xiaoling Wei, Xiangjun Gong* and To Ngai*, “Investigating Interactions between Cationic Particle and Polyelectrolyte Brushes with the Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM)”,Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 4356-4365.

Xiangjun Gong, and To Ngai*, “Interactions Between Solid Surfaces with Pre-adsorbed Poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) Layers: Effect of Unadsorbed Free PEI Chains ”, Langmuir, 2013, 29, 5974-5981.

Yin Ning, Chaoyang Wang*, To Ngai*, and Zhen Tong, “Fabrication of Tunable Janus Microspheres with Dual Anisotropy of Porosity and Magnestism”,Langmuir, 2013, 29, 5138-5144.

Zhuojun Dai and To Ngai*, “Microgel Particles: The Structure-Property Relationships and Their Biomedical Applications”,.J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 2995-3003 (Invited review).

Xiangjun Gong, Li Hua, Chi Wu and To Ngai*, “An Active One-Particle Microrheometer: Incorporating Magnetic Tweezers to Total Internal Reflection Microscopy ”,Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2013, 84, 033702.

Chunfeng Ma, Xiaobo Bi, To Ngai* and Guangzhao Zhang*, “Polyurethane-Based Nanoparticles as Stabilizers for Oil-in-Water or Water-in-Oil Pickering Emulsions”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 5353-5360.

Jun Li, Weidong Zhang, Zhijun Hu, Xiong-Jie Jiang,To Ngai, Pui-Chi Lo, Wei Zhang, and Gaojian Chen*, “Novel Phthalocyanine and PEG-Methacrylates Based Temperature-Responsive Polymers for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy”, Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 782-788.

50.

Zifu Li, and To Ngai*, “Microgel Particles ar Fluid-Fluid Interfaces”,Nanoscale 2013, 5, 1399-1410. (Invited review)

49.

Zifu Li, Manda Xiao, Jianfang Wang, and To Ngai*, “Pure Protein Scaffolds from Pickering High Internal Phase Emulsion Template”, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2013, 34, 169-174.

2012

48.

Xiaochen Xing, Guanqing Sun, Zifu Li and To Ngai*, “Stabilization of Colloidal Suspensions: Competing Effects of Nanoparticle Halos and Depletion Mechanism”, Langmuir, 2012, 28(46),16022–16028.

47.

Jianfeng Zhou, Jingjing Wei, To Ngai, Li Wang, Dan Zhu*, and Jian Shen, “Correlation between Dielectric/Electric Properties and Cross-Linking/Charge Density Distributions of Thermally Sensitive Spherical PNIPAM Microgels”, Macromolecules 2012, 45, 6158-6167.

46.

Xiaoling Wei, and To Ngai*, “Ion-Induced Hydrophobic Collapse of Surface-Confined Polyelectrolyte Brushes Measured by Total Internal Reflection Microscopy”, Polym. Chem. 2012, 3, 2121-2128.

45.

Yin Ning, Chaoyang Wang*, To Ngai*, Yu Yang, and Zhen Tong, “Hollow Magnetic Janus Microspheres Templated from Double Pickering Emulsions”, RSC Adv. ,2012, 2, 5510-5512.

44.

Liangzhi Hong*, Guanqing Sun, Jinge Cai and To Ngai*, “One-Step Formation of W/O/W Multiple Emulsions Stabilized by Single Amphiphilic Block Copolymers”, Langmuir 2012, 28, 2332-2336.

43.

Zifu Li, Man-Hin Kwok and To Ngai*, “Preparation of Responsive Micron-Sized Microgel Particles with A Highly Functionalized Shell”, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2012, 33, 419-425.

42.

Zifu Li, Xiaoling Wei, To Ngai*, “One-Pot Synthesis of Monodisperse Latex Particles with Single-Cavity Structure”,RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 1322-1325.

2011

41.

Zhihong Bao, Zhenhua Sun, Zifu Li, Linwei Tian, To Ngai, and Jianfang Wang*, “Plasmonic Gold-Superparamagnetic Hematite Heterostructure”, Langmuir 2011, 27, 5071-5075.

40.

Zhuo Ao, Zifu Li, Guangzhao Zhang, To Ngai*, “Colloidosomes Formation by Controlling the Solvent Extraction from Particle-Stabilized Emulsions”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2011, 384: 592-596.

39.

Zifu, Li, Xiaoling Wei, To Ngai*, " Controlled Production of Polymer Microspheres from Microgel-Stabilized High Internal Phase Emulsions",Chem Commun. 2011,47,331-333.( This article is part of the “Emerging Investigators” themed issue for ChemComm)

38.

Zhuojun Dai,To Ngai*, Chi Wu, "Internal Motions of Linear Chains and Spherical Microgels in Dilute Solution",Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 4111-4121 (Invited Review).

37.

Zifu Li,To Ngai*, "Stimuli-responsive Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Microgel Particles", Colloid Polym Sci 2011,289, 489-496.

36.

Xiangjun Gong, Xiaochen Xing, Xiaoling Wei,To Ngai*, "Direct Measurement of Weak Depletion Force between Two Surfaces", Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2011, 29, 1-11 (Feature Article).

2010

35.

Guanqing Sun, Zifu Li, To Ngai*, “Inversion of Particle-Stabilized Emulsions to Form High Internal Phase Emulsions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2163-2166. ( Highlighted by Nature China, DOI:10.1038/nchina.2010.35)

34.

Zifu Li, Xiaoling Wei, Tian Ming, Jianfang Wang, To Ngai* “Dual Templating Synthesis of Hierarchical Porous Silica Materials with Three Orders of Length Scale”, Chem Commun.2010, 46, 8767-8769.

33.

Zifu Li, To Ngai*, “Macroporous Polymer from Core-Shell Particle-Stabilized Pickering Emulsions”, Langmuir 2010, 26, 5088-5092.

32.

Aijuan Hu, Yushuang Cui, Xiaoling Wei, Zaijun Lu*, To Ngai*, “Hydrogen-Bonding-Induced Co-aggregation of Polydimethylsiloxane-graft-polyethene and Poly(acrylic acid)-block-polyacrylonitrile Micelles in Water”, Langmuir 2010, 26, 14502-14508.

31.

Chun-Ho Wong, Wing-Shong Chan, Chui-Man Lo, Hak-Fun Chow*, To Ngai, Ka-Wai Wong, “Synthesis and Self Assembling Properties of Rod-Like, 2-Ureido-4-pyrimidinone-Based Main Chain Supramolecular Dendronized Polymers”, Macromolecules 2010, 43, 8389-8399.

30.

Yi Hou, Changqian Yu, Guangming Liu, To Ngai, Guangzhao Zhang*, “Effects of Anions on the Aggregation of Charged Microgels”, J. Phys. Chem B.  2010, 114, 3799-3803.

29.

Hongwei Xia, Yi Hou, To Ngai, Guangzhao Zhang*, “pH Induced DNA Folding at Interface”, J. Phys. Chem B.  2010, 114, 775-779.

28.

Xiangjun Gong, Chi Wu, To Ngai*, “Surface Interaction Forces Mediated by Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) Polymers: Effects of Concentration and Temperature”,Colloid Polym Sci 2010, 288, 1167-1172.

27.

Junfang Li*, To Ngai*, Chi Wu, “The Slow Relaxation Mode – from Solutions to Gel Networks”, Pol. J. 2010, 42, 609–625. (featured article).

26.

Rui Deng, Shu Diao, Yanan Yue, To Ngai, Chi Wu, Fan Jin* “Dynamic and Structural Scalings of the Complexation between pDNA and bPEI in Semidilute and Low-Salt Solutions”, Biopolymers, 2010, 93, 571-577.

2009

25.

Zifu Li, Tian Ming, Jianfang Wang, To Ngai, “High Internal Phase Emulsions Stabilized Solely by Microgel Particles”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 8490-8493.

24.

Xiaochen Xing, Zifu Li, To Ngai*, “pH-Controllable Depletion Attraction Induced by Microgel Particles”, Macromolecules 2009, 42, 7271-7274.

23.

Zhuo Ao, Zhi Yang, Jianfang Wang, Guangzhao Zhang, To Ngai*, “Emulsion-Templated Liquid Core-Polymer Shell Microcapsule Formation”, Langmuir 2009 25, 2572-2574.

22.

Siu-Yin Cheung, Hak-Fun Chow, To Ngai, Xiaoling Wei, “Synthesis of Organometallic Poly(dendrimer)s via Macromonomer Polymerization – Effect of Dendrimer Size and Structural Rigidity on the Polymerization Efficiency”, Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 2278-2288.

2008

21.

To Ngai*, Xiaochen Xing, Fan Jin, “Depletion Attraction between a Polystyrene Particle and a Hydrophilic Surface in a Pluronic Aqueous Solution”, Langmuir 2008, 24, 13912-13917.

20.

Fan Jin, Xiangjun Gong, Jing Ye, To Ngai*, “Direct Measurement of the Nanobubble-induced Weak Depletion Attraction between a Spherical Particle and a Flat Surface in an Aqueous Solution”, Soft Matter 2008, 4, 968-971.

19.

Ashish N Gaikwad, Elizabeth R Wood, To Ngai, Timothy P Lodge “Two Calorimetric Glass Transitions in Miscible Blends Containing Poly(ethylene oxide)”, Macromolecules 2008, 41, 2502-2508.

18.

Liangzhi Hong, Fangming Zhu, Junfang Li, To Ngai, Zuowei Xie, Chi Wu   “Folding of Long Multiblcok Copolymer (PI-b-PS-b-PI) Chains Prepared by the  Self-assembly Assisted Polypolymerization (SAAP) in Cyclohexane” Macromolecules 2008, 41, 2219-2227.

2007

17.

Hong Huo, To Ngai*, Suat Hong Goh, "Self-organization of Double-C60 End-Capped Poly(ethylene oxide) in Chloronaphthalene and Benzene Solvent Mixtures", Langmuir 2007, 23, 12067-12070.

16.

Hong Huo, Fan Jin, To Ngai*, “Structure and Kinetics of Cluster Decomposition of Polystyrene Star Chains in Dilute Solutions”, Macromolecules, 2007 40, 6796-6798.

2006

15.

To Ngai*, Helmut Auweter, Sven Holger Behrens, “Environmental Responsiveness of Microgel Particles and Particle-Stabilized Emulsions”, Macromolecules 2006, 39, 8171-8177.

2005

14.

To Ngai, Chi Wu, “Double Roles of Stabilization and Destabilization of Initiator Potassium Persulfate in Surfactant-Free Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene under Microwave Irradiation”, Langmuir 2005, 21, 8520-8525.

13.

To Ngai, Sven Holger Behrens, Helmut Auweter, “Novel Emulsions Stabilized by pH and Temperature Sensitive Microgles”, Chem Commun 2005, 331-333.

12.

Priscilla, P. S. Lee, To Ngai, C. Yang, Chi Wu and Dennis K. P. Ng, “Synthesis, Characterization, and Degradation of Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Conjugated Axially with Poly(sebacic anhydride)”, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2005, 43, 837-843.

2004

11.

Wei Li, Liangzhi Hong, To Ngai, Hai-ying Huang, Tian-bai He, Chi Wu, “A Comparative Study of Chain Dynamics of Di- and Tri-block Copolymers in Semidilute Solution in a Non-Selective Solvent” Chinese Journal of Polymer Science  2004, 22, 589-598. [pdf]

10.

To Ngai, Chi Wu, Yun Chen, “Effects of Temperature and Swelling on Chains Dynamics During Sol-Gel Transition”, Macromolecules 2004, 37, 987-993.

9.

To Ngai, Chi Wu, Yun Chen, “Origins of Speckles and Slow Dynamics of Polymer Gels”, J. Phys. Chem B.  2004, 108, 5532-5540.

8.

Chi Wu, To Ngai, “Re-examination of the Slow Relaxation of Polymer Chains in the Sol-Gel Transition”, Polymer 2004, 45, 1739-1742.

2003

7.

To Ngai, Chi Wu, “Effects of Crosslinking on Dynamics of Semidilute Copolymer Solutions: Poly(methyl Mathacrylate-co-7-Acryloyloxy-4-Methylcoumarin) in Chloroform”, Macromolecules 2003, 36, 848-854.

6.

Fangming Zhu, To Ngai, Zuowei Xie, Chi Wu, “Self-assembly Assisted Coupling of End Functional Block Coplolymers”, Macromolecules 2003, 36, 7405-7408.

5.

Priscilla P. S. Lee, To Ngai, Jian-Dong Huang, Chi Wu, Wing-Ping Fong and Dennis K. P. Ng, “Synthesis, Characterization, Biodegradation, and in vitro Photodynamic Activities of Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Conjugated Axially with Poly(e-caprolactone)”, Macromolecules 2003, 36, 7527-7533.

2002

4.

Zhenyu Sheng, Xiaodong Ye, Zhaoxiong Zheng, Shuqin Yu, Dennis K. P. Ng, To Ngai, Chi Wu, “Transient Adsorption and Fluorescence Studies of Disstacking Phthalocyanine by Poly(ethylene oxide)”, Macromolecules 2002, 35, 3681-3685.

2001

2.

To Ngai, GuangZhao Zhang, Xi-you Li, Dennis K. P. Ng, and Chi Wu, “Disstacking of Phthalocyanine in Water by Poly(ethylene-oxide)”, Langmuir 2001, 17,1381-1384.

2000

1.

Wenmin, Zhang, Chi Wu, To Ngai, Andy. C. W. Lau, “Preparation of High Content Surfactant-Free Narrowly Distributed Macromolecule Nanoparticle Latex”, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica 2000, 16, 116-120.