Professor To NGAI(魏濤教授)

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-Curriculum Convenor of Undergraduate Programme

-Programme Director of Double Major Programme in Chemistry and Biology

location    Room 242 Science Centre

Phone No.    (852) 3943 1222

Fax No.    (852) 2603 5057

Email    tongai@cuhk.edu.hk

Research Group Webpage    Prof. Ngai’s Research Group

0000-0002-7207-6878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Research Group Website

 

 

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. Xin Guan, Yang Liu, Zhili Wan*, Ying-Lung Steve Tse* and To Ngai*, “Non-Covalent Reconfigurable Microgel Colloidosomes with a Well-Defined Bilayer Shell”, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 6205-6216 (chosen as Inside Front Cover Picture).
2. Yongkang Xi, Bo Liu, Shuxin Wang, Sheheng Wei, Shouwei Yin*, To Ngai* and Xiaoquan Yang, “CO2-Responsive Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Soft Protein Particles for Interfacial Biocatalysis”, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 2884-2890 (chosen as Inside Front Cover Picture).
3. Hang Jiang, Shengwei Zhang, Guanqing Sun, Yunxing Li*, Xin Guan, Cheng Yang, and To Ngai*, “Engineering Hybrid Microgel as Particular Emulsifiers for Reversible Pickering Emulsions”, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 39-43 (chosen as Outside Front Cover Picture).
4. Fuguo Liu, Xiuping Liang, Jun Yan, Sheliang Zhao, Siqi Li, Xuebo Liu, To Ngai*, and David Julian MaClements*, “Tailoring the Properties of Double-Crosslinked Emulsion Gels Using Transglutaminase and Ca2+: Encapsulation, Stabilization, and Delivery of Lycopene”, Biomaterials, 2022, 280, 121265.
5. Zhuolun Jiang, and To Ngai*, “Recent Advances in Chemically Modified Cellulose and Its Derivatives for Food Packing Applications: A Review”, Polymers, 2022, 14, 1533.
6. Xin Guan, Yifeng Sheng, Hang Jiang, Bernard P. Binks*, and To Ngai*, “Water-in-Oil High Internal Phase Pickering Emulsions Formed by Spontaneous Interfacial Hydrolysis of Monomer Oil”, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2022, 623, 476-486.
7. Anli Xu, Tongtong Zhang, Chengdong Zhan, Hongxin Wei, Hiu To Ip, Liangzhi Hong*, and To Ngai*, “Nanocomposite Polymer Colloids Prepared via Emulsion Polymerization and Stabilized Using Polydopamine-Coated Silica Particles”, Langmuir, 2022, 38, 5454-5463.
8. Yunyi Yang, Juyang Zhang, Yang Liu, Linhe Wu, Qing Li, Mengyue Xu, Zhili Wan*, To Ngai*, and Xiaoquan Yang, “pH-Dependent Micellar Properties of Edible Biosurfactant Steviol Glycosides and Their Oil-Water Interfacial Interactions with Soy Proteins”, Food Hydrocolloids, 2022, 126, 107476.
9. Yuwei Zhu, and To Ngai*, “Polymer Coatings on Magnesium-based Implants for Orthopaedic Applications”, Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 60, 32-51 (chosen as Inside Cover Picture).
10. 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, 2022, 123, 107151.
11. Feng Cao, Yinan Li, Jiahao Wu, Wei Liu* and To Ngai*, “Measurements of Interactions between Fluorescent Molecules and Polyethylene Glycol Self-assemble Monolayers”, Soft Matter, 2022, 18, 236-243.
12. Yunxing Li*, Suijing Gong, Xin Guan, Hang Jiang, Shengnan Tao, Cheng Yang*, and To Ngai*, “One-step Preparation of All-Natural Pickering Double Emulsions Stabilized by Oppositely Charged Biopolymer Particles”, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 2101568 (chosen as inside Back Cover Picture).
13. 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, 12, 12463-12467.
14. 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).
15. 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.

 

Major Research Grants

1. Principal Investigator & Chief Scientific Advisor, “O-Spheres Limited” Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities Under Innovation and Technology Commission (TSSSU) – ITF, 2022 – 2024.
2. Principal Investigator, “Engineering Hollow Spheres for Energy-Saving Radiative Eco-Cooling Paint”, – Collaborative Research Impact Matching Scheme (CRIMS 2022 – 23), Faculty of Science, CUHK, 2022 – 2024.
3. Principal Investigator, “Explore the Latex-Latex/Latex-Filler Interaction by Total Reflection Microscopy (TIRM) and Digital Holographic Microscopy (DHM)” (TB2115749) – BASF SE/BASF Advanced Chemicals, Co. Ltd, 2021 – 2023.
4. Principal Investigator, “Understanding the Nanobubbles Properties and Long-term Stability” (TI2116482) – i-Natural Healthcare Product Ltd, 2021 – 2022.
5. Principal Investigator, “Measuring Nanoparticle-Surface Interaction: from Colloidal Dispersions to Biological Application” (14302120) – RGC, General Research Fund (GRF), 2021 – 2023.
6. Principal Investigator, “Development of TiO2-Polymer Composite Hollow Particles for White Ink Formulation” (TX2015544) – Xianhong Science (Hong Kong) Ltd, 2021 – 2022.
7. Principal Investigator, “Surface Modification of Nano Cellulose Impregnated Plant Fibers (NCIF) for Food Packaging Application” (TE2014620) – Ecoinno (HK) Ltd, 2020 – 2021.
8. Principal Investigator, “Tailor-made Colloidosomes for Enzyme Encapsulation in Liquid Laundry Detergent Applications” (14304619) – RGC, General Research Fund (GRF), 2020 – 2022.
9. Principal Investigator, “Latex-Latex/Latex-Filler Interaction Probed by Total Reflection Microscopy (TIRM)” (TB1914413) – BASF SE/BASF Advanced Chemicals, Co. Ltd, 2019 – 2020.
10. Principal Investigator, “Pickering Multiple Emulsions: Formation, Structure and Food Applications” – RGC, General Research Fund (GRF) (14303715), 2018 – 2020.
11. Co-Investigator, “Aging, Skeletal Degeneration and Regeneration” – RGC, Areas of Excellence (AoE/M-402/20), PC: Prof. Ling Qin, 2021 – 2029.
12. Co-Investigator, “Joint R&D of Magnesium-based Orthopaedic Implants” – RGC, Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) (C4026-17w), PC: Prof. Ling Qin, 2018 – 2022.