Core Faculty Members

Prof. CHENG Guangyao
程广耀教授
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, CUHK

chenggy[a]cuhk.edu.hk
Tel: 3943 9416
Location: Sino 538A

CHENG received his Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University in 2018 and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2022, followed by industrial experience at MGI and postdoctoral training at CUHK. His research interests focus on active microfluidic systems for precise droplet manipulation, rapid molecular diagnostics, and single-cell analysis. He has published his work in leading journals, including Advanced Materials, Chemical Society Reviews, Science Advances, Small, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and was honored with the CBMS Young Researcher Award at the 25th µTAS conference.

2018-2022, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2014-2018, B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University

• Development of active and precise microfluidic systems for programmable droplet manipulation;
• Development of droplet-based platforms for rapid molecular diagnostics, biochemical assays, and high-throughput screening;
• Development of advanced microfluidic technologies for single-cell genetic and mechanical analysis.

BMEG 2210 Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Musculoskeletal Injury
ENGG 5601 Principles of Biomechanics and Biomaterials

1. L. Li+, W. Liu+, G. Cheng+, F. Qu, S. Zhong*, and Y.-P. Ho*. “MusTer: A Generalizable Microfluidic Platform Combining Multi-Parametric Droplet Sorting and Multi-Droplet Merging in Single-Cell Sequencing.” BioRxiv Preprint. 2025.12.29.696950 (2025).
2. G. Cheng*, C. Y. Kuan, K. W. Lou, and Y.-P. Ho*. “Light-Responsive Materials in Droplet Manipulation for Biochemical Applications.” Advanced Materials. 37, 2313935 (2025).
3. G. Cheng, Q. Xiao, C. Y. Kuan, and Y.-P. Ho. “On-Demand Light-Driven Release of Droplets Stabilized via a Photoresponsive Fluorosurfactant.” Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 9, 89 (2023).
4. X. Guan+, G. Cheng+, Y.-P. Ho, B. P. Binks, and T. Ngai. “Light-Driven Spatiotemporal Pickering Emulsion Droplet Manipulation Enabled by Plasmonic Hybrid Microgels.” Small. 19, 2304207 (2023).
5. G. Cheng, K.-T. Lin, Y. Ye, H. Jiang, T. Ngai, and Y.-P. Ho*. “Photo-Responsive Fluorosurfactant Enabled by Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Light-Driven Droplet Manipulation.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13, 21914–21923 (2021).
6. Y. Wei+, G. Cheng, H.-P. Ho*, Y.-P. Ho*, and K.-T. Yong*. “Thermodynamic Perspectives on Liquid–Liquid Droplet Reactors for Biochemical Applications.” Chemical Society Reviews. 49, 6555–6567 (2020).
7. P. C.-T. Tang, J. Y.-F. Chung, J. Liao, M. K.-K. Chan, A. S.-W. Chan, G. Cheng, C. Li, X.-R. Huang, C. S.-H. Ng, E. W.-F. Lam, D. Zhang, Y.-P. Ho, K.-F. To, K.-T. Leung, X. Jiang, H. Ko, T.-L. Lee, H.-Y. Lan, and P. M.-K. Tang*. “Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Uncovers a Neuron-like Macrophage Subset Associated with Cancer Pain.” Science Advances. 8, eabn5535 (2022).