Research Assistant Professor Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine The Chinese University of Hong Kong Email: kaifungchan@cuhk.edu.hk Tel: +852 3943 5322 Fax: +852 3942 0936
Biography
Dr. Kai Fung Chan is a Research Assistant Professor in Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also serves as a Team Investigator at the Multi-scale Medical Robotics Centre (MRC)@InnoHK, located in Hong Kong Science Park. His research interests are (1) Micro-/nanorobotics for biomedical applications, including minimally invasive intervention and in vitro diagnosis; (2) Miniature devices for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases; (3) Soft implantable electronics for in vivo real-time monitoring and therapy; (4) Flexible robotic surgical tools for endoluminal intervention and (5) Translational research on robotics, medical devices, and stem-cell-related therapy
Awards and Honours
| 2025 | Geneva Invention Exhibition 2025 Gold Medal with Congratulation of the Jury | ||
| Geneva Invention Exhibition 2025 Silver Medal | |||
| Hong Kong’s Top Ten Innovation And Technology News 2024 by Beijing - Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre | |||
| 2024 | International Invention Fair in the Middle East 2024 - Gold Medal | ||
| International Invention Fair in the Middle East 2024 - Silver Medal | |||
| Hong Kong’s Top Ten Innovation And Technology News 2023 by Beijing - Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre | |||
| 2023 | Geneva Invention Exhibition 2023 Gold Medal with Congratulation of the Jury | ||
| Geneva Invention Exhibition 2023 Gold Medal | |||
| 2021 | EMedIC Global Clinical Readiness Award | ||
| 2020 | Toshio Fukuda Best Paper Award in Mechatronics in IEEE ARM2020 |
Main Research Interests
1) Micro-/nanorobotics for biomedical applications, including minimally invasive intervention and in vitro diagnosis
2) Miniature devices for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
3) Soft implantable electronics for in vivo real-time monitoring and therapy
4) Flexible robotic surgical tools for endoluminal intervention
5) Translational research on robotics, medical devices, and stem-cell-related therapy
Highlighted Journal Publications
- M. Q. Zhang, L. D. Yang*, H. J. Yang, L. Su, J. N. Xue, Q. L. Wang, B. Hao, Y. H. Jiang, K. F. Chan, J. J. Y. Sung, H. Ko, X. R. Liu, L. Wang, B. Y. M. Ip*, T. W. H. Leung*, L. Zhang*, A Magnetically Actuated Microcatheter With Soft Rotatable Tip For Enhanced Endovascular Access And Treatment Efficiency, Science Advances, Vol 11, Issue 25, eadv1682, 2025.
- B. N. Sun, J. J. Guo, B. Hao, Y. F. Cao, T. K. F. Chan, M. M. Sun*, J. J. Y. Sung*, L. Zhang*, Liquid-bodied Antibiofilm Robot With Switchable Viscoelastic Response For Biofilm Eradication On Complex Surface Topographies, Science Advances, Vol 11, Issue 11, eadt8213, 2025.
- C. S. Hou*, J. J. Guo, K. F. Chan, X. Song, L. Zhang*, Magnetic Nanostickers For Active Control Of Interface-enhanced Selective Bioadhesion, Nature Communications, Vol 16, 6400, 2025.
- Q. L. Wang^, Q. Q. Wang^, Z. P. Ning, K. F. Chan, J. L. Jiang, Y. Q. Wang, L. Su, S. Jiang, B. Wang, B. Y. M. Ip*, H. Ko, T. W. H. Leung, P. W. Y. Chiu, S. C. H. Yu, L. Zhang*, Tracking And Navigation Of A Microswarm Under Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging For Targeted Delivery, Science Robotics, Vol. 9, Issue 87, eadh1978, 2024.
- B. Wang, Q. L. Wang, K. F. Chan, Z. P. Ning, Q. Q. Wang, F. T. Ji, H. J. Yang, S. Jiang, Z. F. Zhang, B. Y. M. Ip, H. Ko, J. P. W. Chung, M. Qiu, J. G. Han, P. W. Y. Chiu, J. J. Y. Sung, S. W. Du*, T. W. H. Leung*, S. C. H. Yu*, L. Zhang*, tPA-anchored Nanorobots For In Vivo Arterial Recanalization At Submillimeter-Scale Segments, Science Advances, Vol 10, Issue 5, adk8970, 2024.
- B. N. Sun, J. J. Guo, B. Hao, Y. F. Cao, T. K. F. Chan, M. M. Sun*, J. J. Y. Sung*, L. Zhang*, Magnetic Hydrogel Micromachines With Active Release Of Antibacterial Agent For Biofilm Eradication, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2300092, 2024.
- L. Su, D. D. Jin*, Y. Q. Wang, Q. L. Wang, C. F. Pan, S. Jiang, H. J. Yang, Z. X. Yang, X. Wang, N. Xia, K. F. Chan*, P. W. Y. Chiu, J. J. Y. Sung, L. Zhang*, Modularized Microrobot With Lock-and-detachable Modules For Targeted Cell Delivery In Bile Duct, Science Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 50, adj0883, 2023.
- C. Zhang^, C. F. Pan^, K. F. Chan*, J. Y. Gao, Z. X. Yang, K. K. C. Leung, D. D. Jin, Y. Q. Wang, N. Xia, Z. P. Ning, X. Wang, S. Jiang, Z. F. Zhang, Q. L. Wang, B. Hao, P. W. Y. Chiu* and L. Zhang*, Wirelessly Powered Deformable Electronic Stent For Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation Of Lower Esophageal Sphincter, Science Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 10, ade8622, 2023.
- D. D. Jin, Q. L. Wang, K. F. Chan, N. Xia, H. J. Yang, Q. Q. Wang, S. C. H. Yu* and L. Zhang*, Swarming Self-adhesive Microgels Enabled Aneurysm On-demand Embolization In Physiological Blood Flow, Science Advances, Vol 9, Issue 19, adf9278, 2023.
- Y. Dong^, L. Wang^, Z. F. Zhang, F. T. Ji, K. F. Chan, H. J. Yang, P. L. Chan, Z. X. Yang, Z. G. Chen, W. T. Chang*, Y. K. Chan*, J. Y. Sung, L. Zhang*, Endoscope-assisted Magnetic Helical Micromachine Delivery For Biofilm Eradication In Tympanostomy Tube, Science Advances, Vol. 8, Issue 40, abq8573, 2022.
- M. M. Sun, K. F. Chan, Z. F. Zhang, L. Wang, Q. L. Wang, S. H. Yang, S. M. Chan, P. W. Y. Chiu*, J. J. Y. Sung*, L. Zhang*, Magnetic Microswarm And Fluoroscopy-Guided Platform For Biofilm Eradication In Biliary Stents, Advanced Materials, Vol. 34, Issue 34, 220188, 2022.
- B. Wang^, K. F. Chan^, K. Yuan, Q. Q. Wang, X. F. Xia, L. D. Yang, H. Ko, Y. X. J. Wang, J. J. Y. Sung, P. W. Y. Chiu, L. Zhang*, Endoscopy-assisted Magnetic Navigation Of Biohybrid Soft Microrobots With Rapid Endoluminal Delivery And Imaging, Science Robotics, Vol. 6, Issue 52, eabd2813, 2021.
- Q. Q. Wang, K. F. Chan, K. Schweizer, X. Z. Du, D. D. Jin, S. C. H. Yu, B. J. Nelson, L. Zhang*, Ultrasound Doppler-guided Real-time Navigation Of A Magnetic Microswarm For Active Endovascular Delivery, Science Advances, Vol. 7, no. 9, eabe5914, 2021.
- J. F. Yu^, D. D. Jin^, K. F. Chan, Q. Q. Wang, K. Yuan, L. Zhang*, Active Generation And Magnetic Actuation Of Microrobotic Swarms In Bio-fluids, Nature Communications, Vol. 10, 5631, 2019.
- Y. B. Zhang, L. Zhang, L. D. Yang, C. I. Vong, K. F. Chan, W. K. K. Wu, T. N. Y. Kwong, N. W. S. Lo, M. Ip, S. H. Wong, J. J. Y. Sung, P. W. Y. Chiu, L. Zhang*, Real-time Tracking Of Fluorescent Magnetic Spore–based Microrobots For Remote Detection Of C. diff Toxins, Science Advances, Vol. 5, no. 1, eaau9650, 2019.
- B. Wang, K. F. Chan, J. F. Yu, Q. Q. Wang, L. D. Yang, P. W. Y. Chiu, L. Zhang*, Reconfigurable Swarms Of Ferromagnetic Colloids For Enhanced Local Hyperthermia, Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, 1705802, 2018. (highlighted as the back cover)
Highlighted Conference Paper