Professor
Room 242 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. | Hang Jiang, Xiaofeng Hu, Yunxing Li*, Cheng Yang, and To Ngai*, “Engineering Proteinaceous Colloidosomes as Enzyme Carrier for Efficient and Recyclable Pickering Interfacial Biocatalysis”, Chem. Sci. 2021, in press. |
| 2. | Yongkang Xi, Bo Liu, Shuxin Wang, Xiaonan Huang, Hang Jiang, Shouwei Yin*, To Ngai*, and Xiaoquan Yang,, “Growth of Au Nanoparticles on Phosphorylated Zein Protein Particles Used as Biomimetic Catalysts for Cascade Reactions at the Oil-Water Interface”, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 3885-3889 (chosen as Back Cover Picture). |
| 3. | Huan Tan*, Ruiyun Zhang, Liyang Han, Tong Zhang, and To Ngai*, “Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Aminated Gelatin Nanoparticles: Are Gelatin Nanoparticles Acting as Genuine Pickering Stabilizers or Structuring Agents?”, Food Hydrocolloids 2021, in press. |
| 4. | Tong Zhang, Fuguo Liu, Jie Wu, and To Ngai*, “Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Biocompatible Particles: A Review of Preparation, Bioapplication and Perspective”, Particuology 2021, in press. |
| 5. | Shengnan Tao, Hang Jiang, Suijing Gong, Shou-Wei Yin, Yunxing Li*, and To Ngai*, “Pickering Emulsions Simultaneously Stabilized by Starch Nanocrystals and Zein Nanoparticles: Fabrication, Characterization and Application”, Langmuir 2021, 37, 8577-8584. |
| 6. | Guangyao Cheng, Kuan-Ting Lin, Yinghua Ye, Hang Jiang, To Ngai, and Yi-Ping Ho*, “Photo-Responsive Fluorosurfactant Enabled by Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Light-Driven Droplet Manipulation”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 21914-21923. |
| 7. | Wei Liu, Hui Zhu, Chuanxin He, and To Ngai*, “A Facile Evanescent-Field Imaging Approach for Monitoring Colloidal Gel Evolution Near a Surface”, Soft Matter 2021, 17, 4006-4010. |
| 8. | Wei Liu, Yuwei Zhu, Tong Zhang, Hui Zhu, Chuanxin He*, and To Ngai*, “Microrheology of Thermoresponsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Dispersions Near a Substrate Surface”, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2021, 597, 104-113. |
| 9. | Hang Jiang, Xiaofeng Hu, Yunxing Li*, and To Ngai*, “A Green and Facile Strategy for Fabrication of All-Natural Porous Proteinaceous Microspheres”, Mater. Chem. Front. 2021, 5, 3897-3902. |
| 10. | Xin Guan, and To Ngai*, “pH-Sensitive W/O Pickering High Internal Phase Emulsions and W/O/W High Internal Water-Phase Double Emulsions with Tailored Microstructures Co-Stabilized by Lecithin and Silica Inorganic Particles”, Langmuir 2021, 37, 2843-2854 (chosen as Front Cover Picture). |
| 11. | Tong Zhang, and To Ngai*, “One-Step Formation of Double Emulsions Stabilized by PNIPAM-based Microgels: The Role of Co-Monomer”, Langmuir 2021, 37, 1045-1053. |
| 12. | 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. |
| 13. | 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. |
| 14. | Wenzhang Chen, David Julian McClements, Xuebo Liu, To Ngai*, and Fuguo Liu*, “Fortification of Edible Films with Bioactive Agents: A Review of Their Formation, Properties, and Application in Food Preservation”, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2021, 1-27. |
| 15. | Fengzhan Cui, David Julian McClements, Xuebo Liu, Fuguo Liu* and To Ngai*, “Development of pH-Responsive Emulsions Stabilized by Whey Protein Fibrils”, Food Hydrocolloids 2021, in press. |