Professor To NGAI（魏涛教授）
Professor Room 242 Science Centre
(852) 3943 1222
(852) 2603 5057
tongai@cuhk.edu.hk
Prof. Ngai’s Research Group






Education2003 Ph.D. Department of Chemistry,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1999 B.Sc. (1^st?Hons) Department of Chemistry,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Honours and Awards2020 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
PositionSince 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 AffiliationsSince 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 (第三十届理事会胶体与界面专业委员会委员)
Chinese Chemical Society (中国化学会)
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 InterestsOur 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 PublicationsBook and Book Chapters
1. Reinhard Miller,?To Ngai?, Mieke Kleijn, and Ger Kiper (Eds),
“Selected Papers from the 16^th 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.