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Professor Cho, Dan Kiho

BE (CNU), MSc (Colorado), PhD (UNSW)

Professor Cho, Dan Kiho - HKU Faculty of Dentistry 香港大學牙醫學院

Profile

Title
  • Assistant Professor in Dental Materials Science
    牙科物質學助理教授
Division
Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care
E-mail
dkcho@hku.hk
Phone
+852 2859 0380
Research Theme
Clinical Artificial Intelligence
Areas of Research Expertise
  • Dental biomaterials
  • Material characterization
  • Molecular dynamics
  • CAD-CAM and 3D printing
  • Digital dentistry
Research Profile
Publication & Awards
Publications

    Article

  • Zhang Junjing, Zhang Yuqiang, Tsoi James Kit Hon, Yang Yanqi, Cho Kiho. Static and dynamic mechanical properties of 3D-printed clear resin with embedded orthodontic metal wire, Progress in Orthodontics 2025; 26(1) doi:10.1186/s40510-025-00559-1
  • Chan Rosalind Sin Man, Lee Sang Jin, Wang Fang, Zhou Tianyu, Kishan Ravi, Shum Ho Cheung, Yang Weifa, Su Yu-xiong, Tsoi James Kit Hon, Diwan Ashish D., Prusty B. Gangadhara, Cho Kiho. Engineered 3D-Printable Nanohydroxyapatite Biocomposites with Cold Plasma-Tailored Surface Features to Boost Osseointegration, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2025; 17(16) doi:10.1021/acsami.4c22032
  • Mahmoudi Meimand Negar, Tsoi James Kit Hon, Burrow Michael Francis, He Jingwei, Cho Kiho. A comparative study on the mechanical and antibacterial properties of BPA-free dental resin composites, Dental Materials 2024; 40(8): 31-39 doi:10.1016/j.dental.2024.06.024
  • Thadathil Varghese J, Cho K, Raju, Farrar P, Prentice L, Prusty BG. Effect of silane coupling agent and concentration on fracture toughness and water sorption behaviour of fibre-reinforced dental composites, Dental Materials 2023; 39(4): 362-371 doi:10.1016/j.dental.2023.03.002
  • Raju, Loy CW, Cho K, Farrar P, Prusty BG. Design and tribological performance of short S-Glass fibre reinforced biocomposites on the influence of fibre length and concentration, Scientific Reports 2023; 13 doi:10.1038/s41598-023-28645-6
  • Cho Kiho, Rajan Ginu, Farrar Paul, Prentice Leon, Prusty B. Gangadhara. Dental resin composites: A review on materials to product realizations, Composites Part B: Engineering 2022; 230: article no. 109495-article no. 109495 doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109495
  • Thadathil V J, Cho K, Raju R, Farrar P, Prentice L, Prusty B G. Influence of silane coupling agent on the mechanical performance of flowable fibre-reinforced dental composites, Dental Materials 2022; 38: 1173-1183 doi:10.1016/j.dental.2022.06.002
  • Cho Kiho, Sul Jung Hoon, Stenzel Martina H., Farrar Paul, Prusty B. Gangadhara. Experimental cum computational investigation on interfacial and mechanical behavior of short glass fiber reinforced dental composites, Composites Part B: Engineering 2020; 200: article no. 108294-article no. 108294 doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108294
  • Cho Kiho, Yasir Muhammad, Jung Minkyo, Willcox Mark D.P., Stenzel Martina H., Rajan Ginu, Farrar Paul, Prusty B. Gangadhara. Hybrid engineered dental composites by multiscale reinforcements with chitosan-integrated halloysite nanotubes and S-glass fibers, Composites Part B: Engineering 2020; 202: article no. 108448-article no. 108448 doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108448
  • Wang Guannan, Raju Raju, Cho Kiho, Wong Sandy, Prusty B. Gangadhara, Stenzel Martina H.. 3D printed nanocomposites using polymer grafted graphene oxide prepared by multicomponent Passerini reaction, Polymer Chemistry 2020; 11(45): 7253-7263 doi:10.1039/d0py01286f
  • Cho Kiho, Wang Guannan, Raju, Fang Jian, Rajan Ginu, Stenzel Martina H., Farrar Paul, Prusty B. Gangadhara. Selective Atomic-Level Etching on Short S-Glass Fibres to Control Interfacial Properties for Restorative Dental Composites, Scientific Reports 2019; 9(1): article no. 3851-article no. 3851 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-40524-7
  • Cho Kiho, Wang Guannan, Raju Raju, Rajan Ginu, Fang Jian, Stenzel Martina H., Farrar Paul, Gangadhara Prusty B.. Influence of Surface Treatment on the Interfacial and Mechanical Properties of Short S-Glass Fiber-Reinforced Dental Composites, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2019; 11(35): 32328-32338 doi:10.1021/acsami.9b01857
  • Cho Kiho, Yang Jiong, Lu Yuerui. Phosphorene: An emerging 2D material, Journal of Materials Research 2017; 32(15): 2839-2847 doi:10.1557/jmr.2017.71
  • Yildirim Tanju, Cho Kiho, Wu Xiaoyu, Lu Yuerui. Probing the chaotic boundary of a membrane resonator with nanowire arrays, Nanoscale 2017; 9(44): 17524-17532 doi:10.1039/c7nr05663j
  • Kim J. M., Hyeon I. J., Cho K., Lee H. J., Kim Y. K., Chung T. K., Kim H. S., Baek C. W.. Silicon micromachined diamond-shaped AFM cantilever for accurate mechanical tests of MEMS structures, Electronics Letters 2008; 44(4): 283-285 doi:10.1049/el:20083091

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    Conference Paper

  • Chen Yanning, Kam Chun Yin, BAI Xuedong, Cho Kiho, Tsoi Kit Hon. Fatigue Behaviour of Fully Crystallised Glass-Based CAD/CAM Ceramics, 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session (13/03/2024-16/03/2024, New Orleans, Louisiana) 2024;
  • ZHANG Yuqiang, ZHANG Junjing, Cho Kiho, Tsoi Kit Hon. A Fused Deposition Modeling Method to 3D Print Gradient Coloured Zirconia, 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session (13/03/2024-16/03/2024, New Orleans, Louisiana) 2024;
  • ZHOU Tianyu, ZHANG Junjing, Tanaka Ray, Tsoi Kit Hon, Lee Seung-mo, Cho Kiho. 3D-Printed Metal-Polymer Multiphase Implant for Mandibular Reconstruction, 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session (13/03/2024-16/03/2024, New Orleans, Louisiana) 2024;
  • Chan Sin Man, Lee Sangjin, Wang Fang, Shum Ho Cheung Anderson, Tsoi, Kit Hon, Cho, Kiho. Biomechanically Advanced Polymer-Based Biocomposites for Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction, 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session (13/03/2024-16/03/2024, New Orleans, Louisiana) 2024;
  • ZHANG Junjing, ZHANG Yuqiang, Tsoi Kit Hon, Cho Kiho. Innovative Integration: a new 3D-Printed Orthodontic Clear Aligner With Wire, 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session (13/03/2024-16/03/2024, New Orleans, Louisiana) 2024;
  • Cho K, Tsoi JKH, Chan SM, Negar MM. Metal/Polymer-Combined 3D Printing and Lightweight High-Strength Mandibular Implant, 2023 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting (15/05/2023-18/05/2023, Portland, Oregon) 2023;
  • Cho Kiho, MAHMOUDI MEIMAND Negar, Tsoi Kit Hon, Burrow Michael Francis, Chu Zhiqin. Dental Resin Composites Reinforced with Short S-Glass Fibers and Nanodiamonds, 2023 IADR South East Asian Division Annual Scientific Meeting (22/11/2023-25/11/2023, Singapore) 2023;
  • Mahmoudi Meimand N, Burrow MF, Tsoi KH, Cho K. Experimental investigation on fluorinated UDMA as a BPA free dental resin composite, 2022;
  • Cho Kiho, Wang Guannan, Raju, Rajan Ginu, Ellakwa Ayman, Stenzel Martina H., Shouha Paul, Farrar Paul, Gangadhara Prusty B.. Investigation on the surface treatment of short S2-Glass fibre for dental composites, 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM9) 2017; 114-120
  • Lee Hak Joo, Kim Jae Hyun, Cho Kiho, Hyun Seungmin, Kim Jung Yup, Yoo Young Eun, Kim Wan Doo. Adhesion test of nanostructured materials by a novel AFM probe, Key Engineering Materials 2007; 353-358: 2253-2256 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.353-358.2253
  • Lee Hak Joo, Cho Kiho, Kim Jae Hyun, Kim Jong Man, Kim Yong Kweon, Chang-WookBaek. Multi-functioning AFM cantilever for mechanical tests: Indentation, strip bending and adhesion tests, 19th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems 2006; 218-221 doi:10.1109/MEMSYS.2006.1627775
  • Cho Kiho, Lee Hak Joo, Kim Jae Hyun, Kim Jong Man, Kim Yong Kweon, Baek Chang Wook. A study of nano-indentation test using rhombus-shaped cantilever in atomic force microscope, Key Engineering Materials 2006; 326-328: 207-210 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.326-328.207
  • Lee Hak Joo, Kim Jae Hyun, Cho Kiho, Kang Jae Yoon, Baek Chang Wook, Kim Jong Man, Choa Sung Hoon. Symmetric AFM cantilever for mechanical characterization of Mo thin film, International Journal of Modern Physics B 2006; 20(25-27): 3781-3786 doi:10.1142/s0217979206040362
  • Seung Woo Han, Hasan Md Anwarul, Cho Ki Ho, Hak Joo Lee, Kim Dong Ho, Hyun Woo Lee. Characterization of Bi2Te3 thin films for application in micro-thermo electric coolers, International Journal of Modern Physics B 2006; 20(25-27): 4063-4068 doi:10.1142/s0217979206040866
  • Kim J. H., Lee H. J., Cho K., Hur S., Jeong J., Lee E. S.. Mechanical behavior of nano-scale polymeric patterns fabricated by UV-NIL, Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2005; 317-324
  • Lee Hak Joo, Cho Ki Ho, Kim Jae Hyun, Han Seung Woo, Choi Byung Ik, Baek Chang Wook, Kim Jong Man, Choa Sung Hoon. Force-calibrated AFM for mechanical test of freestanding thin films, Key Engineering Materials 2005; 297-300: 275-279 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.297-300.275
  • Baek Chang Wook, Kim Jong Man, Kim Yong Kweon, Lee Hak Joo, Kim Jae Hyun, Cho Kiho. Force-calibrated AFM with rhombus-shaped cantilever for bending test of micro/nanoscale thin films, The 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 2005. Digest of Technical Papers. TRANSDUCERS '05. 2005; 2027-2030 doi:10.1109/SENSOR.2005.1497500

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Honours & Awards
  • 2024. Cho K, ZHANG Junjing, ZHANG Yuqiang, Tsoi KH. 2024 IADR CTOR Award for Student Excellence in Orthodontics Research.
  • 2024. Cho K, ZHANG Junjing. 2023/24 HKU Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award.
  • 2020. Cho K. 2020 IADR STAR Network Academy Fellowship: 2020 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session (18/03/2020-21/03/2020, Washington D.C.).
Knowledge Exchange
  • 20 April 2022: Cho Kiho. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Aesthetic Dentistry.
Professional Societies
  • 08/2019 -: Member. Dental Materials Group / IADR.
  • 01/2023 -: Delegate. ISO TC 106 Dentistry.
Grants
  • Project Title: HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards 2025-26
    Grant Type: Fellowship Schemes
    Funding Year: 2025
    Amount: HK$50,000
    Principal Investigator: Professor Cho, Kiho
  • Project Title: A new way to 3D-print hybrid metal/polymer maxillofacial implants: from material design to manufacturing
    Grant Type: Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2023/24
    Funding Year: 2023
    Amount: HK$1,570,335
    Principal Investigator: Professor Cho, Kiho
  • Project Title: Multiphasic 3D-printed Bone Structures for Site-specific dental and Craniomaxillofacial Implants
    Grant Type: Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
    Funding Year: 2021
    Amount: HK$150,000
    Principal Investigator: Professor Cho, Kiho
    Co-investigator(s): Professor Dissanayaka Waruna Lakmal, Professor Tsoi Kit Hon
  • Project Title: 2025 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition
    Grant Type: Conference Support for Teaching Staff
    Funding Year: 0
    Amount: HK$18,000
    Principal Investigator: Professor Cho, Kiho
Invited Lectures & Keynote Speeches
  • 01 January 2023: Dental resin composites and transition to 3D digital dentistry. 05 Jan. 2023: International Conference for Future Dentistry-World Prestigious Scholar Lecture Series, Sch. of Dentistry, Seoul Nat. Uni., S. KoreaSeries, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, S. Korea.
  • 01 December 2022: Fibre reinforced dental resin composites. 19 Dec. 2022: Co-joint research seminar, GC Corporation, Japan.
HKU Committee Appointments
  • 01 January 2022-Present: Discontinuation, Committee on. 1 member from each Faculty (Dentistry) from a panel of three in order of precedence for a period of 2 years, renewable up to a maximum of 4 consecutive years
  • 25 October 2021-Present: Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the. The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University

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