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YANG Chaoyu 楊超宇
Research Assistant Professor
cyyang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
TEL: 852 - 3943 0401
Rm.604C Wong Foo Yuan Building

Chaoyu Yang is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering (MAE) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Before joining CUHK in 2023, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Yuanjin Zhao’s group at the Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2015 and 2020, respectively. His current research focuses on microfluidics for novel material production, nature-inspired engineering, droplet dynamics, wettability, and microrobots. His innovative work has resulted in several publications in scientific journals, including Nature Chemical Engineering, Small, Chemical Engineering Journal, Research, Lab on a Chip, Physics of Fluids, Applied Physics Letters, Materials Chemistry Frontiers, Engineered Regeneration, among others.

Research Interests
  • Microfluidics
  • Microrobots
  • Nature-inspired engineering
  • Wettability
  • Droplets
Projects
  • Bio-inspired jellyfish from microfluidics for water decontamination, National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB 300,000, Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Bio-inspired jellyfish from microfluidics for bilirubin adsorption, Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation, RMB 80,000, Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Teaching
2023/2024
MAEG5120 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications
Publications

Journal Papers 

  1. Chaoyu Yang1, Yunru Yu1, Luoran Shang*, Yuanjin Zhao*. Flexible hemline-shaped microfibers for liquid transport [J]. Nature Chemical Engineering, 2024, 1 (1), 87-96
  2. Minyu Zhou, Xiang Lin, Li Wang, Chaoyu Yang*, Yunru Yu*, Qingfei Zhang*. Preparation and Application of Hemostatic Hydrogels [J]. Small, 2023, 2309485.
  3. Chaoyu Yang, Yunru Yu, Yuanjin Zhao, Luoran Shang. Bioinspired Jellyfish Microparticles from Microfluidics[J]. Research, 2023, 6: 0034.
  4. Chaoyu Yang, Yunru Yu, Xiaocheng Wang, Yan Zu*, Yuanjin Zhao*, Luoran Shang*. Bioinspired stimuli-responsive spindle-knotted fibers for droplet manipulation[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 451: 138669.
  5. Chaoyu Yang, Yunru Yu, Xiaocheng Wang, Luoran Shang*, Yuanjin Zhao*. Programmable knot microfibers from piezoelectric microfluidics[J]. Small, 2022, 18(5): 2104309.
  6. Xirong Lin, Chaoyu Yang1, Tianli Han, Jinjin Li, Zhonghua Chen, Haikuo Zhang, Kai Mu, Ting Si*, Jinyun Liu*. A graphene oxide scaffold-encapsulated microcapsule for polysulfide-immobilized long life lithium–sulfur batteries[J]. Lab on a Chip, 2022, 22(11): 2185-2191.
  7. Mengfei Zhu, Chaoyu Yang1, Tianli Han, Chaoquan Hu, Yong Wu, Ting Si*, Jinyun Liu*. An encapsulation–reduction–catalysis confined all-in-one microcapsule for lithium–sulfur batteries displaying a high capacity and stable temperature tolerance[J]. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 5(12): 4565-4570.
  8. Chaoyu Yang, Yunru Yu, Xiaocheng Wang, Qiao Wang, Luoran Shang*. Cellular fluidic-based vascular networks for tissue engineering[J]. Engineered Regeneration, 2021, 2: 171-174.
  9. Chaoyu Yang, Ran Qiao, Kai Mu, Zhiqiang Zhu, Ronald X. Xu, Ting Si*. Manipulation of jet breakup length and droplet size in axisymmetric flow focusing upon actuation[J]. Physics of Fluids, 2019, 31(9).
  10. Fengjing Zhong1, Chaoyu Yang1, Qiang Wu, Shiyu Wang, Lei Cheng, Pankaj Dwivedi, Zhiqiang Zhu, Ting Si*, Ronald X. Xu*. Preparation of pesticide-loaded microcapsules by liquid-driven coaxial flow focusing for controlled release[J]. International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2019.
  11. Qiang Wu1, Chaoyu Yang1, Jianxin Yang, Fangsheng Huang, Guangli Liu, Zhiqiang Zhu, Ting Si*, Ronald X. Xu*. Photopolymerization of complex emulsions with irregular shapes fabricated by multiplex coaxial flow focusing[J]. Applied Physics Letters, 2018, 112(7).
  12. Qiang Wu1, Chaoyu Yang1, Guangli Liu, Wanghuai Xu, Zhiqiang Zhu, Ting Si*, Ronald X. Xu*. Multiplex coaxial flow focusing for producing multicompartment Janus microcapsules with tunable material compositions and structural characteristics[J]. Lab on a Chip, 2017, 17(18): 3168-3175.

Honors and Awards

  1. Bronze Award from 6th China International “Internet+” College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Nov., 2020.
  2. Gold Award from 6th Anhui Province “Internet+” College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Sep., 2020.
  3. Outstanding Paper Award in Physics of Gases Journal, Nov., 2020.
  4. Outstanding Presentation Award from 11th National Conference on Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Tianjin, China, July, 11-14, 2019.