研究简介
长期致力于医工交叉领域的研究，聚焦微流控与生物智能制造技术，在微流控、单细胞多组学分析及生命科学自动化等技术方向持续开展创新研发。至今已在Advanced Materials、Science Advances等高水平期刊发表论文50余篇，申请专利60余项。曹小宝研究员在技术转移与产业化方面经验丰富，围绕生命科学关键工具需求，自主研发了10余款创新工具系统。基于核心专利技术，创办利德健康科技（广州）有限公司，并于2025年获得近亿元天使轮融资，荣获第九届“创客广东”创新创业大赛一等奖，并作为广东省唯一案例入选国家知识产权局2025年专利转化运用优秀案例。同时，他带领团队于2023年与2024年连续荣获中银科技创新精英奖。
荣誉奖励
1. 国家重大人才项目入选者（青年）；
2. 广州市领军人才；
3. 广州黄埔区精英人才。
代表性成果
1. Hu*, W Lu, X Ding, Y Xue, C Liu, T Xie, Y Deng, H Li, Z Gong, Y Xia, P He, L Zeng, Z Wang, J Jin, Z Luo*, X Shi, Z Peng, T Xu, X Cao*. Self-Evolving Discovery of Carrier Biomaterials with Ultra-Low Nonspecific Protein Adsorption for Single Cell Analysis[J]. Advanced materials, (2025)e2506243.
2. Hu*, B. Zhang, T. Han, Y. Xu, S. Bi, X. Shi, Z. Peng, X. Cao*, Triboelectrically self-sensing respiratory ventilator masks for monitoring, diagnosis, therapy, and human-machine interaction, Nano Energy, 124 (2024) 109516.
3. Hu*, H. Li, W. Lu, T. Han, Y. Xu, X. Shi, Z. Peng, X. Cao*, Triboelectric Insoles with Normal‐Shear Plantar Stress Perception, Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (2024) 2313458.
4. Hu*, X. Chen, Y. Xia, B. Liu, L. Zeng, X. Shi, Z. Peng, X. Cao*, Triboelectric decoupling measurement for droplet parameters in microfluidic chips, Nano Energy, DOI (2024) 110267.
5. Cao#, T. Buryska#, T. Yang, J. Wang, P. Fischer, A. Streets, S. Stavrakis, A. deMello, Towards an active droplet-based microfluidic platform for programmable fluid handling, Lab Chip, 23 (2023) 2029-2038.
6. Cao#, Y. Du#, Y. Guo, G. Hu, M. Zhang, L. Wang, J. Zhou, Q. Gao, P. Fischer, J. Wang, Replicating the Cynandra opis butterfly's structural color for bioinspired bigrating color filters, Advanced Materials, 34 (2022) 2109161.
7. Hu*, W. Lu, H. Li, X. Shi, Z. Peng, X. Cao*, Model-driven triboelectric sensors for multidimensional tactile perception, Nano Energy, 114 (2023) 108658.
8. Cao, X. Peng, R. Aebersold, S. Stavrakis, A.J. Demello, Microfluidic devices and methods for cell analysis, US Patent App. 18/575,108, 2024.
9. Hu#, X. Cao#, T. Reddyhoff, D. Puhan, S.-C. Vladescu, J. Wang, X. Shi, Z. Peng, A.J. DeMello, D. Dini, Liquid repellency enhancement through flexible microstructures, Science Advances, 6 (2020) eaba9721.
10. Cao#, Y. Du#, A. Küffner, J. Van Wyk, P. Arosio, J. Wang, P. Fischer, S. Stavrakis, A. DeMello, A Counter Propagating Lens‐Mirror System for Ultrahigh Throughput Single Droplet Detection, Small, 16 (2020) 1907534.
