Papers
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Total Citations
190
H-Index
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About
Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of microfluidics, biomechanics, and soft robotics, whose work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of red blood cell (RBC) mechanics and viscoelastic contact interfaces. His most impactful contribution, the 2014 paper on "Red blood cell fatigue evaluation" (112 citations), introduced a novel framework for assessing RBC deformability by analyzing the critical balance between extensibility and recoverability—a key factor in understanding how cells survive hundreds of thousands of passages through capillaries as narrow as 3 μm. Building on this, Tsai developed an ultra-high speed "Catch-Load-Launch" manipulation tool (2017, 38 citations) that revealed a critical time window for cytoskeletal remodeling in human erythrocytes, offering unprecedented mechanical diagnosis capabilities. His theoretical work on the latency model for viscoelastic contact interfaces (2009, 10 citations) has provided foundational insights for robotic grasping and soft robotics, while his innovative on-chip, electricity-free pressure sensor (2015, 6 citations) enables visual pressure sensing in microfluidic devices without external instrumentation. Tsai's diverse portfolio also includes autonomous surface vehicle development (Team NCTU, 2019) and low-cost infrared sensor systems for mobile robots, demonstrating his versatility in bridging fundamental mechanics with practical robotics applications.
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- 5Modeling, Sensing, and Interpretation of Viscoelastic Contact Interface5 citations · 2012
- 6Infrared sensor based target following device for a mobile robot5 citations · 2011
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- 10Human Following on a Mobile Robot by Low-cost Infrared Sensors2 citations · 2014