| Small Research Grants: 13 |
| 1. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
|
"Incorporation of A Novel Differential Refractometer into Our
Existing Laser Light Scattering Spectrometer"
March 1, 1993 -
February 28, 1994.
HK$ 83,500 (UPGC Direct Grant 1992-93, A/C
No. 220600270)
Output: 1 publication in Review Scientific
Instruments and ALV Ltd. (Germany) has commercialized a new
differential refractometer on the basis of it. | |
| 2. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"A Novel Miniature Interferometry Sensor for
the Industrial Applications"
HK$ 70,000 (UPGC Direct Grant
1992-93, A/C No. 220600140)
October 1, 1992 - September 30, 1994
Output: 1 publication in Review of Scientific Instruments and
several companies have inquired the possibility to commercialize
it. |
|
| 3. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"Studies on Dynamic Solution Properties of
Nanoparticles"
HK$18,000 (CUHK 1993 One-Month Summer Research
Grant)
July 15, 1993 - August 14, 1993
Output: 1 publication
in Macromolecules. |
|
| 4. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"Studies on Dynamic Solution Properties of
Nanoparticles"
HK$40,000 (UPGC Direct Grant for Research
1993-1994, A/C No. 220600390)
March 1, 1994 - February 28, 1995.
Output: 3 publications in Macromolecules, J. Polym. Sci., and
other journals. |
|
| 5. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"Laser Light-Scattering Characterization of Conjugated
Polymers"
HK$75,000 (UPGC Direct Grant 1994-95, A/C
No.220600640)
April 1, 1995 - March 31, 1996.
Output: 2 papers published in Macromolecules. |
|
| 6. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"Light-Scattering Studies of Optically Active
Sugar-containing Polyacrylates"
HK$50,000 (UPGC Direct grant
1996-97, A/C No. 2060103)
October 1, 1996 - September 30,
1997). | |
| 7. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"Flow field fractionation study of biodegradable
polymers"
HK$20,000 (German-Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme,
1997)
July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1998 | |
| 8. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
“Probe diffusion inside a confined
geometry”
HK$17,000 (Germany-Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme, 1999)
July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000 |
|
| 9. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"Study of n-clustering induced collapse of densely
grafted polymer brushes"
HK$68,000 (UPGC Direct Grant 1999-2000,
A/C No. 2060182)
September 1, 1999 - August 31, 2000 | |
| 10. |
Chi Wu (Principal Co-investigation) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"The self-assembly of polymeric-surfactants in water"
HK$31,250 (France-Hong Kong Joint Project B02/00, A/C No.
2900052)
July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2003. | |
| 11. |
Chi Wu (Principal investigation) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
“The orderly folding of
a single heteropolymer chain in solution”
HK$80,000 (UPGC Direct grant 2001-2002, A/C No. 2060215)
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 |
|
| 12. |
Chi Wu (Principal investigation) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
Preparation of Multi-block
Copolymers by Self-Assembly Assisted Polymerization (SAAP)”
HK$70,000 (UPGC Direct grant 2001-2002, A/C No. 2060255)
January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 |
|
| 13. |
Chi Wu (Principal investigation) |
Small grant |
Accomplished |
"Ultrafiltration of Macromolecules with different conformations and configurations through nanopores"
HK$50,000 (UPGC Direct grant 2007-2008, A/C No. 2060339)
June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009 |
sub_total: ~650,000 |
Major Research Grants: 21 |
| 1. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
"Studies of Structure, Dynamics and Kinetics of
Polyelectrolyte gels",
HK$546,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant
1993/1994, A/C No.2160014)
January, 1994- December 31, 1995.
Output: 11 publications in Macromolecules, J. Polym. Sci., and
other Journals. |
|
| 2. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
"Establishment of the First Particle Size Analysis
Laboratory (Center) in Hong Kong for Industrial Application,
Environment Protection and Scientific Research"
HK$845,000 (Hong
Kong Industry Department, A/C No.242510900)
September 1,1994 -
August 31, 1995.
Output: A service center has been established
for local companies & universities. |
|
| 3. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
"Laser Light Scattering
Study of Polyelectrolytes in Solution"
HK$441,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 1994/1995, CUHK299/94P, A/C 2160026)
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996.
Output: 12 publications in international scientific journals. |
|
| 4. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
"The adsorption
of Polyelectrolytes on nanoparticles”
HK$411,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 1995/1996, CUHK453/95P, A/C 2160046)
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1997.
Output: 18 publications in international scientific journals. |
|
| 5. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
"Development of a Portable Fiber Optical Particle
Sizing Sensor for Local Industrial Applications and Environmental
Protection" (AF/96/96)
HK$495,000 (Hong Kong Industry
Department, A/C No. 242515001)
September 1, 1996 - August 31,
1997.
Output: A service sensor has been constructed for the
field analysis. |
|
| 6. |
Li Pei (Principle Investigator),Chi Wu (Co-investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“Functionalization of Polymer
Particles in Aqueous Emulsions”
HK$404,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 1995/1996, A/C No. B-Q073)
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1997.
HK$40,000 was located in CUHK for our participation in this project. | |
| 7. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“Diffusion Inside Nanocavities
of Polymer Gel Networks”
HK$646,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 1996/1997, CUHK305/96P, A/C 2160063)
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1999.
Output: 16 publications in international scientific journals. |
|
| 8. |
Chi Wu (Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“Laser light scattering study
of biodegradable polymers”
HK$456,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 1997/98, CUHK4181/97P, A/C2160082)
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1999. | |
| 9. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“A fast response polymers and
their biomedical applications”
HK$1,980,000 (Industrial Supporting Fund, AF/307/97, 1998/1999)
April 1, 1998 - March 31, 2000. | |
| 10. |
R.W.M. Kwok, W.M. Lau, Chi Wu (Co-investigator), Chi-Ming
Chan |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“Functionalization of backbone
carbon on polymer surfaces with -COOH”
HK$545,00, (RGC Earmarked Grant (CUHK 4106/98P, 1998/1999)
September 1, 1998 - August 31, 2000 | |
| 11. |
Chi Wu ( Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“The formation and stabilization
of surfactant-free polymer nanoparticles”
HK$793,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 1998/99, CUHK4123/98P A/C 2160111)
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2001. | |
| 12. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“Design, synthesis and assembly
of ‘intelligent’ macromolecules”
HK$455,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 1999/00, CUHK4209/99P, A/C 2160122)
From January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2001 | |
| 13. |
Chi Wu (Principal Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“Phase transition of novel polymer
brushes”
HK$419,817 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2000/01, CUHK4266/00P, A/C 2160135)
From January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002 | |
| 14. |
Chi Wu ( Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“The mesoglubular phase of
dilute heteropolymer solutions”
HK$793,859 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2001/02, CUHK4257/01P, A/C 2160174)
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2004 | |
| 15. |
Chi Wu ( Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished |
“Controllable and Reversible
Aggregation of Soft Particles in Dispersion”
HK$380,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2002/03, CUHK4025/02P, A/C 2160181)
December 31, 2002 - December 30, 2005 |
|
| 16. |
Chi Wu ( Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished
|
“The Folding of Individual
Copolymer Chains in Dilute Solution”
HK$767,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2003/04, CUHK4029/03P, A/C 2160206)
December 31, 2003 - December 30, 2006 |
|
| 17. |
Chi Wu ( Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Accomplished
|
“Reexamination of slow dynamics of semidilute solutions”
HK$455,800 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2004/05, CUHK4025/04P, A/C 2160242)
December 31, 2004 - December 30, 2007 |
|
| 18. |
Chi Wu ( Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
In progress |
“The double roles of hydrophobic association in the formation of stable polymer aggregates”
HK$613,600 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2005/06, CUHK4036/05P, A/C 2160269)
December 31, 2005 - December 30, 2008 |
|
| 19. |
Chi Wu ( Main Investigator) |
Major grant |
In progress |
“Development of Novel Polymer Vectors”
HK$538,460 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2006/07, CUHK4037/06P, A/C 2160298)
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2009 |
|
| 20. |
Chi Wu ( Main Investigator) |
Major grant |
In progress |
“The ultra-filtration of macromolecules with different conformations and configurations through nanopores”
HK$923,000 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2007/2008, CUHK4037/07P, A/C 2160331)
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2010 |
|
| 21. |
Chi Wu ( Sole Investigator) |
Major grant |
Just Funded |
"Diffusion of entangled chains through a porous membrane"
HK$883,200 (RGC Earmarked Grant 2008/2009, CUHK4039/08P, A/C 2160331)
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2011 |
Sub_total: ~13,400,000 |
Research Grants of Polymer and Colloid
Laboratory