Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai
Name Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai
Email dylantsai(at)nycu.edu.tw
Office Tel No. 886-3-5712121 Ext.55118
Title Associate Professor
Phone 886-3-5712121 Ext.55118
Office Room 423, Engineering Building 5
Web Page https://dylantsai.web.nctu.edu.tw
Web Page Intelligent Microsystem Laboratory
Laboratory Room 407, Engineering Building 5
Division Design-Manufacturing Engineering, Micro/Nano Engineering
Teaching Area Microfluidic System, Design-Manufacturing Engineering
Research Expertise Lab on a chip, Biomedical Applications, Micro/Nano Robotics, Robotic Grasping/Manipulation, Viscoelasticity
Country School Name Department Degree Duration
USA State University of New York at Stony Brook Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 2006.08 ~ 2010.12
Taiwan National Taiwan University Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering B.S. 1998.09 ~ 2002.06
Organization Title Department Job Title Duration
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Department of Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor 2021.08 ~ Up to today
Taiwanese Association of Plasma Science & Technology (TAPST) Secretariat Office Secretary General 2018.12 ~ 2020.12
Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the ROC Publishing Committee Committee 2018.01 ~ 2021.12
National Chiao Tung University Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor 2017.08 ~ 2021.07
Osaka University Department of Mechanical Engineering Specially Appointed Associate Professor 2016.04 ~ 2017.07
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Editorial Board Associate Editor 2015.05 ~ 2018.04
ROBOMECH Journal, Springer Editorial Board Editor 2015.02 ~ Up to today
Osaka University Department of Mechanical Engineering Specially Appointed Researcher 2011.10 ~ 2016.03
Pliant Energy Systems LLC RD Consultant 2011.05 ~ 2011.08
Nassau Community College Department of Engineering/Physics/Technology Instructor 2011.01 ~ 2011.08
Year Project Title Participator Job Title Period Unit
2022 Modification of Coronary Ostial Perfusion Cannula Principal Investigator 2022.01 ~ 2022.12
2021 Fast and Patternable Bonding for Microfluidic Chip using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet II Principal Investigator 2021.08 ~ 2022.07 MOST
2020 Fast and Patternable Bonding for Microfluidic Chip using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Principal Investigator 2020.08 ~ 2021.07 Taiwan MOST
2020 Research of Intelligent Mobile Robots for Agriculture Planting and Harvesting – A Case Study of Fungus Field (2/3) 曹孝櫟 (交大資工教授，計畫主持人)、陳韻晶(清大醫工副教授，共同主持人)、王學誠(交大電機助理教授，共同主持人) co-Principal Investigator 2020.01 ~ 2020.12 MOST
2019 Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic System using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Principal Investigator 2019.08 ~ 2020.07 MOST
2019 2019.03 ~ 2020.01
2019 Research of Intelligent Mobile Robots for Agriculture Planting and Harvesting – A Case Study of Fungus Field (1/3) 曹孝櫟 (交大資工教授，計畫主持人)、陳韻晶(清大醫工副教授，共同主持人)、王學誠(交大電機助理教授) co-PI 2019.01 ~ 2019.12 MOST
2018 Stress chip for chronic diseases investigations Principal Investigator 2018.02 ~ 2019.01 Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
Year Paper Title Authors Journal Title Issue.No
2021 Grasp to See: Object Classification using Flexion Glove with Support Vector Machine Sensors
2021 On-chip micro mixer driven by elastic wall with virtual actuator Micromachines
2020 Push/Pull Inequality Based High-Speed On-Chip Mixer Enhanced by Wettability Micromachines 11(10), 950
2020 Wettability Distribution on the Surface Treated by Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet at Different Gas Flow Rates for Microfluidic Applications IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
2019 Experimental Study on Microfluidic Mixing with Different Zigzag Angles Micromachines
2019 On-Chip Cell Incubator for Simultaneous Observation of Culture with and without Periodic Hydrostatic Pressure M. Horade*, C. D. Tsai and M. Kaneko Micromachines 2
2018 Virtual Vortex Gear: Unique Flow Patterns Driven by Microfluidic Inertia Leading to Pinpoint Injection C. D. Tsai*, T. Takayama, Y. Shimozyo, T. Akai, and M. Kaneko Biomicrofluidics
2018 Constrained Adherable Area of Nanotopographic Surfaces Promotes Cell Migration through the Regulation of Focal Adhesion via Focal Adhesion Kinase/Rac1 Activation J. Lim, A. Choi, H. W. Kim , H. Yoon, S. M. Park, C. D. Tsai, M. Kaneko, and D. S. Kim* ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2018 LED-CT Scan for pH Distribution on a Cross-Section of Cell Culture Medium N. Higashino, T. Takayama*, H. Ito, M. Horade, Y. Yamaguchi, C. D. Tsai and M. Kaneko Sensors 1
2018
2017 Red Blood Cell Responses during a Long-Standing Load in a Microfluidic Constriction M. Horade, C. D. Tsai*, H. Ito and M. Kaneko Micromachines
2017 Transfer Function of Macro-Micro Manipulation on a PDMS Microfluidic Chip K. Mizoue, K. Teramura, C. D. Tsai*, and M. Kaneko Micromachines
2017 Mechanical diagnosis of human erythrocytes by ultra-high speed manipulation unraveled critical time window for global cytoskeletal remodeling H. Ito, R. Murakami, S. Sakuma, C. D. Tsai, T. Gutsmann, K. Brandenburg, J. Poschl, F. Arai, M. Kaneko*, and M Tanaka* Scientific Reports
2016 An On-Chip RBC Deformability Checker Significantly Improves Velocity-Deformation Correlation C. D. Tsai*, J. Tanaka, M. Kaneko, M. Horade, H. Ito, T. Taniguchi, T. Ohtani and Y. Sakata Micromachines
2016 Gravity-Based Precise Cell Manipulation System Enhanced by In-Phase Mechanism K. Mizoue, M. H. Phan, C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko, J. Kang and W. K. Chung Micromachines
2016 On-chip pressure sensor using single-layer concentric chambers C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko Biomicrofluidics
2015 Cell Pinball: Phenomenon and Mechanism of Inertia-Like Cell Motion in a Microfluidic Channel R. Murakami, C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko, S. Sakuma and F. Arai Lab on a Chip
2015 On-Chip Actuation Transmitter for Enhancing the Dynamic Response of Cell Manipulation using a Macro-scale Pump T. Monzawa, M. Kaneko, C. D. Tsai*, S. Sakuma and F. Arai Biomicrofluidics
2014 Geometrical Alignment for Improving Cell Evaluation in a Microchannel with Application on Multiple Myeloma Red Blood Cells C. D. Tsai*, S. Sakuma, F. Arai, T. Taniguchi, T. Ohtani, Y. Sakata and M. Kaneko RSC Advances
2014 A New Dimensionless Index for Evaluating Cell Stiffness-based Deformability in Microchannel C. D. Tsai*, S. Sakuma, F. Arai and M. Kaneko IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2014 Red Blood Cell Fatigue Evaluation based on the Close-encountering Point between Extensibility and Recoverability S. Sakuma*, K. Kuroda, C. D. Tsai, W. Fukui, F. Arai and M. Kaneko Lab on a Chip
2012 Dynamic Nonprehensile Manipulation for Rotating a Thin Deformable Object: an Analogy to Bipedal Gaits I. G. Ramirez-Alpizar, M. Higashimori*, M. Kaneko, C. D. Tsai, and I. Kao IEEE Transactions on Robotics
2012 Modeling, Sensing, and Interpretation of Viscoelastic Contact Interface C. D. Tsai, I. Kao*, M. Higashimori, and M. Kaneko Advanced Robotics
2009 Model-Based and Wavelet-Based Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Biomedical and Manufacturing Applications: Leading Towards Better Quality of Life I. Kao*, X. Li and C. D. Tsai Smart Structures and Systems
Year Paper Title Authors Conference Name Location
2018 Measurement of Both Viscous and Elastic Constants of a Red Blood Cell in a Microchannel A. Kirimoto, H. Ito*, C. D. Tsai and M. Kaneko The 31th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS2018) Belfast, UK
2018
2018 Integration of Fluctuation Spectroscopy into a Microfluidic Platform for Novel Cellular Viscoelastic Measurement H. Ito*, C. D. Tsai and M. Kaneko The 31th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS2018) Belfast, UK
2018 On-Chip Virtual Vortex Gear and Its Application T. Takayama*, C. D. Tsai and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2018) Madrid, Spain
2018 A Novel Fabrication of PDMS Chip using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet: Hydrophobicity Modification and Feasibility Test Y. S. Yu, L. H. Kuo, M. C. Wu, J. S. Wu and C. D. Tsai* IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2018) Madrid, Spain
2018
2018 On-Chip Super High Speed Mixer T. Takayama*, N. Hosokawa, C. D. Tsai and M. Kaneko The 22st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS18) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2018 Push/Pull Inequality Based On-Chip Density Mixer with Active Enhancer T. Takayama*, M. Horade, C. D. Tsai and M. Kaneko The 22st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS18) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2018 Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Channel using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Y. S. Yu, M. C. Wu, J. S. Wu and C. D. Tsai* The 22st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS18) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2017 Virtual Vortex Gear: Experimental Study of 3D Flow Patterns T. Takayama*, T. Akai,Y. Simozyo, C. D. Tsai, M. Kaneko IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems Beijing, China
2017 Pressure Dependency of Virtual Vortex Gear T. Takayama*, C. D. Tsai, H. Ito and M. Kaneko The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences （MicroTAS17）
2017 3000 Hz Cell Manipulation in a Microfluidic Channel C. D. Tsai*, K. Teramura, K. Mizoue and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems （IROS2017）
2017 On-Chip RBC Deformability Checker Embedded with Vision Analyzer M. Kaneko, T. Ishida, C. D. Tsai*, H. Ito, M. Chimura, T. Taniguchi, T. Ohtani and Y. Sakata IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation （ICMA2017）
2017 Hybrid Actuation for Long-Term Cell Manipulation in a Microfluidic Channel K. Mizoue, N. Yagyu, C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics （AIM2017）
2017 Virtual Vortex Gear C. D. Tsai*, T. Akai, M. Horade, H. Ito and M. Kaneko The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems （Transducers2017）
2017 Adjustable Gain for Steering Between High-Speed and High-Resolution Cell Manipulation C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems （Transducers2017）
2017 Red Blood Cell Deformability upon Continuous or Repetitive Loadings H. Ito*, R. Murakami, C. D. Tsai, M. Horade, M. Tanaka and M. Kaneko The 30th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems （MEMS2017）
2017 Observation of Cell Pinball Through High Speed Switching Between Reflection Interference and Phase Contrast Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai The 30th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems （MEMS2017）
2017 On-Chip Cell Gym M. Horade*, M. Kaneko, C. D. Tsai, H. Ito, N. Higashino, T. Akai, U. Yokoyma, Y. Ishikawa, S. Sakuma and F. Arai The 30th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems （MEMS2017）
2016 Unexpected Beads Alignment in a Microfluidic Channel C. D. Tsai*, M.H. Phan, K. Mizoue and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems （IROS2016）
2016 "Chameleon Effect'' of RBC Under Loading in Microfluidic Channel M. Horade*, C. D. Tsai, H. Ito, M. Tanaka and M. Kaneko The 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences （MicroTAS16）
2016 High-Resolution Cell Manipulation for Longstanding Load on Red Blood Cells C. D. Tsai*, M. Horade, H. Ito, M. Tanaka and M. Kaneko IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation （ICMA2016）
2016 Buckling of RBC under Positive and Negative Driving Pressure in a Microchannel C. D. Tsai*, M.H. Phan and M. Kaneko The 27th International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science （MHS2016）
2016 Cell Sweeper for Microfluidic Cavity C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences （MicroTAS16）
2016 Catch, Load and Launch toward On-Chip Active Cell Evaluation R. Murakami, C. D. Tsai*, H. Ito, M. Tanaka, S. Sakuma, F. Arai and M. Kaneko IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation （ICRA2016）
2015 Frequency Responses of On-Chip Pressure Sensor with Different Deformation Chambers C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko The 26th International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science （MHS2015）
2015 Pressure Transmitter for Local Pressure Sensing in a Microchannel C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko The 9th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering （NANOMED2015）
2015 An On-Chip, Electricity-Free and Single-Layer Pressure Sensor for Microfluidic Applications C. D. Tsai*, T. Nakamura and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems （IROS2015）
2015 On-Chip Micro Manometer C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko The 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences （MicroTAS15）
2015 Characteristics of Vision-Based On-Chip Pressure Sensor with Different Concentrations of Sensing Fluid Frederike Hesse, C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation （ICMA2015）
2015 Novel Microfluidic Chip for Extracting Cell Deformability C. D. Tsai*, K. Mizoue, M. Kaneko, S. Sakuma and F. Arai IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation （ICMA2015）
2015 On-Chip Pressure Sensing by Visualizing PDMS Deformation using Microbeads C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko The 28th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems （MEMS2015）
2014 Improving the Evaluation of Cell Deformability by Different Channel Width in a Microfluidic Device C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko and F. Arai The 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence （URAI2014）
2014 Evaluating RBC Deformability in a Microchannel under Mannitol Adenine Phosphate C. D. Tsai* and M. Kaneko SICE Annual Conference （SICE2014）
2014 What is the Difference of Cell Deformation between PUSH and PULL? C. D. Tsai*, S. Sakuma, F. Arai and M. Kaneko The 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences （MicroTAS2014）
2013 Image-Based Screening for Erythrocyte Characteristics of Patients Receiving Dialysis Service C. D. Tsai*, S. Yoshikawa, S. Sakuma, F. Arai and M. Kaneko ASN Kidney Week 2013 Annual Meeting
2013 Normalization of Flow-in Velocity for Improving the Evaluation on Cell Deformability C. D. Tsai*, S. Sakuma, M. Kaneko and F. Arai IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation （ICMA2013）
2013 Realtime Cell Tracking in a Microchannel S. Yoshikawa, C. D. Tsai, S. Sakuma, F. Arai and M. Kaneko* The 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence （URAI2013）
2013 Distinct Patterns of Cell Motion inside a Micro-Channel under Different Osmotic Conditions C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko, S. Sakuma and F. Arai The 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society （EMBC2013）
2013 Observability of Cell Stiffness in Micro-Channel Method C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko, S. Sakuma and F. Arai IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation （ICRA2013）
2012 Biomechanical Properties of Red Blood Cell through the Motion inside a Micro-channel C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko, S. Sakuma and F. Arai The 23rd International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science （MHS2012）
2012 Enhanced Cell Stiffness Evaluation by Two-Phase Decomposition C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko and F. Arai Enhanced Cell Stiffness Evaluation by Two-Phase Decomposition
2012 Evaluation of Cell Impedance Using a μ-channel C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko and F. Arai The 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society （EMBC2012）
2012 Phase Decomposition of a Cell Passing Through a μ-channel: A Method for Improving the Evaluation of Cell Stiffness C. D. Tsai*, M. Kaneko, S. Sakuma and F. Arai IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation （ICMA2012）
2011 An Experimental Study of Biologically Inspired Artificial Skin Sensor Under Static Loading and Dynamic Stimuli J. Nishiyama, C. D. Tsai, M. Quigley, I. Kao*, A. Shibata, M. Higashimori, and M. Kaneko IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation （ICRA2011）
2011 Nonprehensile Dynamic Manipulation of a Sheet-like Viscoelastic Object I. G. Ramirez-Alpizar, M. Higashimori*, M. Kaneko, C. D. Tsai, and I. Kao IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation （ICRA2011）
2010 Study of the Relationship Between the Strain and Strain Rate for Viscoelastic Contact Interface in Robotic Grasping C. D. Tsai, J. Nishiyama, I. Kao*, M. Higashimori, and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems （IROS2010）
2010 Experimental Study of Creep Response of Viscoelastic Contact Interface Under Force Control C. D. Tsai, I. Kao*, A. Shibata, K. Yoshimoto, M. Higashimori, and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems （IROS2010）
2009 An Experimental Study and Modeling of Loading and Unloading of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Contacts C. D. Tsai, I. Kao*, K. Yoshimoto, M. Higashimori, and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems （IROS2009）
2009 The Latency Model for Viscoelastic Contact Interface in Robotics: Theory and Experiments C. D. Tsai, and I. Kao* IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation （ICRA2009）
2008 Applying Viscoelastic Contact Modeling to Grasping Task: an experimental case study C. D. Tsai, I. Kao*, N. Sakamoto, M. Higashimori, and M. Kaneko IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems （IROS2008）
Publish Date Book Title Authors Extracted Chapters Publishers ISSN(ISBN)
科技部科學發展月刊566期 微流體晶片的應用 – 細胞機械特性的量測 科技部
Hyper Bio Assembler for 3D Cellular Systems Ch.2 Dimensionless Evaluation of Cell Deformability with High Resolution Positioning in a Microchannel Springer Japan 978-4-431-55297-0
Year Award Name Awarding Unit Honor Category
2018 ROBOMECH Outstanding Research Award The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Robotics and Mechatronics Division Outside School Honors
2017 Outstanding Presentation Award Japanese Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Conference on System Integration (SICE-SI) Outside School Honors
2017 Best Conference Paper Award IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems （ICBS2017） Outside School Honors
2015 Toshio Fukuda Best Award in Mechatronics IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Outside School Honors
2012 Best Paper Award in Automation IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Outside School Honors
Lab Title Location
INTELLIGENT MICROSYSTEM LAB EE407