Research Projects

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) / Early Career Scheme (ECS) Projects - 2023-24

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 Microfluidic Single-Cell Surface Anchored Immunosorbent Assay for High-Throughput Screening of Secretory Phenotypes Applied to Synthetic Biology Prof CHEN Chia-Hung
2 A Small Rotorcraft Capable of Continuous Monopedal Hopping Prof CHIRARATTANANON Pakpong
3 Distributed fixed-time converging Nash equilibrium seeking for non-cooperative games over multi-agent networks and applications Prof FENG Gang
4 A novel automated and high-throughput microfluidic cell fusion system based on cell-microstructure interactions under microflows Prof LAM Raymond Hiu-Wai
5 Distributed Optimal Self-Deployment Control of Multiple Dynamic Systems subject to Various Uncertainties and Communication Constraints Prof LIU Lu
6 In vivo cell engineering by one-shot microarrayed electroporation for enhanced cancer immunotherapy Prof SHI Peng*
7 Absorbent microarray eye patches for tear collection & analysis Prof XU Chenjie*
8 Thin, soft, skin-integrated olfactory interface Prof YU Xinge
* Large grants of over $1.2M

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) / Early Career Scheme (ECS) Projects - 2022-23

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 Imaging nose-to-brain drug delivery to brain tumors using multiple CEST MRI contrast Prof CHAN Kannie Wai Yan
2 Droplet Functional Barcoding Technology for Single-Cell Multidimensional Profiling Applied to Precision Immunotherapy Prof CHEN Chia-Hung
3 Tensegrigami: Origami-Inspired Functional Resilient Structures for Aerial Robots Prof CHIRARATTANANON Pakpong
4 Distributed optimal coordination of multiple dynamical systems under practical constraints and its applications Prof LIU Lu
5 Development of a rotating gradient-based magnetic drive system for microagent controls in targeted therapy Prof SUN Dong
6 Closed-loop Hydrogel Electronics for Intelligent Neurotreatment Prof SHI Peng
7 Wireless headmount photoacoustic tomography of the brain in free-moving animals Prof WANG Lidai
8 The second generation of cryomicroneedles for transdermal cell delivery in cancer immunotherapy Prof XU Chenjie
9 Intelligent skin-integrated haptic interface with multiple feedback modes Prof YU Xinge
10 Computer-aided teleoperation system for millimetre-scale magnetic soft capsule robot inminimally invasive healthcare and targeted intervention Prof ZHANG Jiachen

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) Projects - 2021-22

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 A Passive Aeromechanic Approach for Collision Avoidance of a Reconfigurable Multirotor Robot Prof CHIRARATTANANON Pakpong
2 Nanorobotic Manipulation Inside a TEM for In-situ Nanodevice Prototyping and Characterization Prof DONG Lixin
3 Cooperative adaptive control of networked multiple dynamical systems with unknown parameters and its application Prof FENG Gang
4 Microfluidic inflammatory tumor model for drug discovery in patients with systemic infection Prof KHOO Bee Luan*
5 Nanofiber-based biodegradable multi-legged millirobot Prof SHEN Yajing*
6 High-throughput robotic microinjection system and its application in constructing gene-edited macrophages with enhanced tumor-killing ability Prof SUN Dong*
7 Development of Framework Nucleic Acid based platform technology for intradermal and transdermal delivery of oligonucleotides therapeutics Prof XU Chenjie*
8 Intelligent Electronic Skin for Human Machine Interactions Prof YU Xinge
* Large grants of over or close to $1M

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) Projects - 2020-21

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 Engineering functional skeletal muscle sheets for bionic applications Prof CHEN Ting-Hsuan
2 RRR2: Reconfigurable Revolving Wing Robot with Modular Multi-Locomotion Prof CHIRARATTANANON Pakpong
3 Plasmonic Nanosensors and Antennas for Signal Transduction and Energy Harvesting for Biomedical Microrobots Prof DONG Lixin
4 Cooperative control of networked multiple dynamical systems with unbounded transmission delays and its application Prof FENG Gang
5 Automation of a Viscoelasticity Microcytometer for High-Throughput Biomechanical Phenotyping of Floating Cancer Cells Prof LAM Raymond Hiu-Wai
6 Microrobotic System for High-Precise Micro Helical Structure Fabrication Prof SHEN Yajing
7 Intracellular Biopsy based microRNA Profiling for Dissecting the Temporal Dynamics of Cellular Heterogeneity Prof SHI Peng
8 Investigation of an excitatory nucleo-pontine-cortical feedback pathway in cerebellum-mediated associative motor learning Prof TIN Chung
9 Engineering osteogenesis with hypertrophic chondrocytes in tissue-engineered cartilaginous template for rudimentary bone formation Prof WANG Dongan
10 Development of fast-scanning hyperspectral optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy Prof WANG Lidai
11 Development of highly swellable microneedle skin patches for skin interstitial fluid sampling and in situ transdermal biosensing Prof XU Chenjie
12 Skin-Integrated Sensing and Haptic Feedback Electronics for Health Monitoring and Sudden Illnesses Early Warning Prof YU Xinge

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) Projects - 2019-20

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 Reconfigurable Quadrotors with Energetically Efficient Multimodal Locomotion Prof CHIRARATTANANON Pakpong
2 Microfluidic single-cell isolation and measurement for spatial profiling of cytokines secreted from different immune cell subtypes Prof LAM Raymond Hiu-wai
3 Distributed Tracking Control of Networked Heterogeneous Dynamic Systems by Pure Output Feedback Prof LIU Lu
4 Memoristic Ambient Oxygen Nanosensors for Medical Microrobotic Agents Prof DONG Lixin

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) / Early Career Scheme (ECS) Projects - 2018-19

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 Development of theranostic hydrogels for MRI-guided brain tumor treatment Prof CHAN Kannie Wai Yan
2 An Aerial Robot with a Passive Morphing Design for Efficient Hovering and Forward Flight Prof CHIRARATTANANON Pakpong
3 Advanced filtering of nonlinear systems via T-S fuzzy models in finite frequency domain with application to fault diagnosis Prof FENG Gang
4 Distributed Control of Multiple Dynamic Systems with Resources Constraints and Its Application to Mobile Robot Formation Control Prof LIU Lu
5 Fully-Decentralized and Near-Optimal Large-Scale Multi-Robot Collision Avoidance via Deep Learning Prof PAN Jia
6 Development of Optical-Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy with Compensation of Absorption Saturation Prof WANG Lidai

(The projects listed for the year 2017-18 and before were funded to faculty members under the former Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering)

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) / Early Career Scheme (ECS) Projects - 2017-18

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 Microengineered Ratchet Patterns in Nanowire Magnetoscope for Directing Rotational Bias and Programmed Cell Live/Death Prof CHEN, Ting Hsuan
2 Cooperative Transport of Suspended Loads with Aerial Robots via Intelligent Inertia Sensing Prof CHIRARATTANANON, Pakpong
3 Distributed cooperative control of networked multiple dynamic systems with time delays and its application Prof FENG, Gang
4 Fundamental Investigation on High Entropy Alloy Deformation Mechanisms Prof HU Alice
5 An microfluidic cell isolation and biosening platform for cytokine profiling of individual immune cell types Prof LAM Raymond Hiu-wai
6 An Opto-microfluidics Platform for High-throughput Single-Cell Death Recognition and Drug Testing Prof LI Wen-Jung
7 Distributed Control for Cooperative Output Regulation of Nonlinear Systems and Its Application in Mobile Robots Coordination Prof LIU Lu
8 Unstructured T-splines with global higher order continuity for isogeometric analysis - foundation theory and algorithms Prof MA Weiyin
9 Micro rotatable robotic system for low invasive cell injection Prof SHEN Yajing
10 A Bio-hybrid System Based on Engineered Cardiac Micro-tissues and Its application in Self-sustaining Bioelectronic Devices Prof SHI Peng
11 Robotic Cell Injection Surgery System for the Safe and Specific Genetic Modification in Single Cells Prof SUN Dong
12 Computational roles of inhibitory interneurons in a cerebellum spiking neural model of adaptive vestibulo-ocular-optokinetic reflex Prof TIN Chung
Prof LAI King Wai Chiu
13 Quantitative photoacoustic imaging of blood oxygen saturation in deep tissue Prof WANG Lidai
14 Rectifying directional liquid transport for the thermal diode application using the bio-inspired approach Prof WANG Zuankai
15 Facilitating hydrodynamic lubrication of zero-entrainment-velocity contacts in retainerless ball bearings based on boundary slip Prof WONG Patrick Pat-lam
16 Optimizing Mechanical Properties of Metallic Glasses by Tuning Fast and Slow Secondary Relaxations Prof YANG Yong

(The projects listed for the year 2017-18 and before were funded to faculty members under the former Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering)

List of Successful General Research Fund (GRF) / Early Career Scheme (ECS) Projects - 2016-17

No. Project Title Investigator(s) from BME
1 Microengineered Ratchet Patterns in Nanowire Magnetoscope for Directing Rotational Bias and Programmed Cell Live/Death Prof CHEN, Ting Hsuan
2 Cooperative Transport of Suspended Loads with Aerial Robots via Intelligent Inertia Sensing Prof CHIRARATTANANON, Pakpong
3 Distributed cooperative control of networked multiple dynamic systems with time delays and its application Prof FENG, Gang
4 Fundamental Investigation on High Entropy Alloy Deformation Mechanisms Prof HU Alice
5 An microfluidic cell isolation and biosening platform for cytokine profiling of individual immune cell types Prof LAM Raymond Hiu-wai
6 An Opto-microfluidics Platform for High-throughput Single-Cell Death Recognition and Drug Testing Prof LI Wen-Jung
7 Distributed Control for Cooperative Output Regulation of Nonlinear Systems and Its Application in Mobile Robots Coordination Prof LIU Lu
8 Unstructured T-splines with global higher order continuity for isogeometric analysis - foundation theory and algorithms Prof MA Weiyin
9 Micro rotatable robotic system for low invasive cell injection Prof SHEN Yajing
10 A Bio-hybrid System Based on Engineered Cardiac Micro-tissues and Its application in Self-sustaining Bioelectronic Devices Prof SHI Peng
11 Robotic Cell Injection Surgery System for the Safe and Specific Genetic Modification in Single Cells Prof SUN Dong
12 Computational roles of inhibitory interneurons in a cerebellum spiking neural model of adaptive vestibulo-ocular-optokinetic reflex Prof TIN Chung
Prof LAI King Wai Chiu
13 Quantitative photoacoustic imaging of blood oxygen saturation in deep tissue Prof WANG Lidai
14 Rectifying directional liquid transport for the thermal diode application using the bio-inspired approach Prof WANG Zuankai
15 Facilitating hydrodynamic lubrication of zero-entrainment-velocity contacts in retainerless ball bearings based on boundary slip Prof WONG Patrick Pat-lam
16 Optimizing Mechanical Properties of Metallic Glasses by Tuning Fast and Slow Secondary Relaxations Prof YANG Yong

Last modified on 13 July, 2023