Assistant Professor
Education Background |
| 1999 |
B.Sc. |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2003 |
Ph.D.
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Academic Awards |
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| 2003 |
Croucher Foundation Fellowship |
| 1997 |
Ko Ho Ning Scholarship, CUHK |
| 1997 |
United College Endowment Fund Prize, CUHK |
| Position
Held |
| Since 2008 |
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2006-2007 |
Research
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2005 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University
of Minnesota |
| 2003-2005 |
Chemist, BASF AG, Germany |
Research Interests |
Our research focuses on developing and applying single-molecule force and fluorescence microscopy in physical, chemical and biological systems to understand the nanofunctional structures or molecular assembly, and biomolecular interactions and dynamics. Current areas of focus include: |
| 1. |
Measuring and manipulating colloidal and macromolecular interactions and dynamics. |
| 2. |
Recognition-based assembly of colloidal particles. |
| 3. |
Biomolecule-biomolecule & biomolecule-synthetic macromolecule interactions using single-molecule probes. |
| 4. |
Formulation of novel microcapsules for functional molecules encapsulation |
| Recent
Representative Publications: |
| 1. |
T. Ngai, X. C. Xing, F. Jin
“Depletion Attraction between a Polystyrene Particle and a Hydrophilic Surface in a Pluronic Aqueous solution”,
Langmuir, (2008), in press. |
| 2. |
F. Jin, X. G. Gong, J. Ye, T. Ngai
“Direct Measurement of the Nanobubble-induced Weak Depletion Attraction between a Spherical Particle and a Flat Surface in an Aqueous Solution”,
Soft Matter, Vol. 4, pp. 968- 971 (2008). |
| 3. |
A. N. Gaikwad, E. R. Wood, T. Ngai, T. P. Lodge
“Two Calorimetric Glass Transitions in Miscible Blends Containing Poly(ethylene Oxide)”,
Macromolecules, Vol. 41, pp. 2502-2508 (2008). |
| 4. |
L. Z. Hong, F. M. Zhu, J. F. Li, T. Ngai, Z. W. Xie, C. Wu
“Folding of Long Multiblock Copolymer (PI-b-PS-b-PI)n Chains Prepared by the Self- assembly Assisted Polypolymerization (SAAP) in Cyclohexane”,
Macromolecules, Vol. 41, pp. 2219-2227 (2008). |
| 5. |
H. Hong, T, Ngai and S. H. Goh
“Self-Organization of Double-C60 End-Capped Poly(ethylene oxide) in Chloronaphthalene and Benzene Solvent Mixtures”,
Langmuir, Vol. 23, pp. 12067-12070 (2007). |
| 6. |
H. Hong, F. Jin and T. Ngai
“Structure and Kinetics of Cluster Decomposition of Polystyrene Star Chains in Dilute Solutions”,
Macromolecules, Vol. 40, pp. 6796-6798 (2007). |
| 7. |
T.
Ngai, S. H. Behrens, H. Auweter
“Environmental
Responsiveness of Microgel Particles and
Particle-Stabilized Emulsions",
Macromolecules, Vol. 39, pp. 8171-8177 (2006). |
| 8. |
T.
Ngai, S. H. Behrens, H. Auweter
“Novel Emulsions Stabilized by pH
and Temperature Sensitive Microgels”,
Chem Commun,
331-333 (2005). |
| 9. |
T.
Ngai, C Wu
“Double Roles of Stabilization and
Destabilization of Initiator Potassium Persulfate in
Surfactant-Free Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene under
Microwave Irradiation”,
Langmuir, 21, 8520-8525 (2005).
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| 10. |
P.
P. S. Lee, T. Ngai, C. Yang, C. Wu, D. K. P. Ng
“Synthesis, Characterization, and
Degradation of Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Conjugated
Axially with Poly(sebacic anhydride)”,
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym.
Chem., 43, 837-843
(2005). |
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Contact |
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| Last updated : 6-Oct-2008 |
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