上海交通大学长聘教授、“医工交叉重大项目”咨询专家。科技部-NSFC国家重大科学仪器设备研发首席科学家。2000年获中国科技大学化学系博士学位，毕业后留校任教；2002年-现在，上海交通大学任教。应邀担任NSFC、科技部、教育部和上海市等重点重大、科学仪器和863等项目评审验收监理专家，担任Biosens. Bioelectrons., Sens. Accuats. B., ACS Sens., Lab Chip, Anal. Chem.和Chem. Sci.等二十多种期刊评议人。
主持30多项科研项目，包括8项NSFC课题、1项重点课题、国家重大科学仪器研制项目2项（科技部和NSFC各1项）、1项973子课题、1项863项目课题、1项国家重大新药创制子课题、1项卫生部课题、1项上海重大仪器项目、产业化项目1项。主编《分析生物化学技术》和《生物化学仪器分析基础》。先后在Biosens. Bioelectrons., Sens. Accuats. B, Lab Chip, Chem. Comm和ACS系列发表论文170余篇（IF5.0以上论文50余篇），申请获得发明专利60项。国际会议邀请报告30余场、国内会议数百场。已研制双向凝胶电泳技术设备、自由流电泳技术设备、糖尿病电泳诊断技术装备、地贫筛选技术设备及POCT等。
《基础电泳装置》国家标准小组成员，清华大学国家重大科学仪器设备专项监理组成员，同济大学国家重大科学仪器设备专项技术委员会委员，上海市第六人民医院（东院）教授，亚太生物分离分析APCE2017国际会议主席，中国生化与分子生物学会蛋白质组学专业委员会常务委员，中国卫生文化协会医工融合分会常务委员。
20. L. Chen, Q. Zhang, W. W. Liu, H. Xiao, X. P. Liu, L. Y. Fan, Y. X. Wang, H. G. Li,* C. X. Cao,* Facile and sensitive miRNA electrophoresis titration of moving reaction boundary chip with label-free non-enzymatic amplification, Biosens. Bioelectrons., 2020, 170, 112676.
19. X. J. Wu, Q. H. Meng, Q. Zhang, L. Y. Fan,* H. Xiao, C. X. Cao*, Fluorescent Speed Sensing Model and Boronic Complex Probe for Glycoprotein Assay via a Supramolecular Boundary Electrophoresis, Sens. Actuats. B, 2020, 309, 127773.
18. X. T. Jiang, S. Liu, Y. Zhang, A. Sohai, C. X. Cao,* P. Wang,* H. Xiao,* Free-flow Isoelectric Focusing for Comprehensive Separation and Analysis of Human Salivary Microbiome for Lung Cancer, Anal. Chem., 2020, 92, 12017-12025.
17. H. Kong, W. W. Liu, W. Zhang, Q. Zhang, C. H. Wang, M. I. Khan, Y. X. Wang,* L. Y. Fan,* C. X. Cao,* A Facile, Rapid and Low-cost Electrophoresis Titration of Thrombin by Aptamer-linked Magnetic Nanoparticle and Redox Boundary Chip, ACS App. Mat. Inter., 2019, 11, 29549-29556.
16. Q. Zhang, W. W. Liu, M. Idrees Khan, C. H. Wang, G. Q. Li, H. Xiao, Y. X. Wang,* C. X. Cao,* Facile Counting of Ligands Capped on Nanoparticles via a Titration Chip of Moving Reaction Boundary Electrophoresis, Anal. Chem., 2019, 91, 7500-7504.
15. C. H. Wang, Q. Zhang, X. P. Liu, G. Q. Li, H. Kong, M. I. Khan, H. Xiao, Y. X. Wang*, W. W. Liu*, C. X. Cao*, Double inner standard plot model of electrophoresis titration chip for portable and green protein content assay of milk, Lab Chip, 2019, 19, 484–492.
14. M. I. Khan, Q. Zhang, S. Saud, S. R. Liu, Y. X. Wang, H. Kong, C. H. Wang, A. Uzzaman, L. Y. Fan, H. Xiao, C. X. Cao*, Portable electrophoresis titration chip model for sensing of uric acid in urine and blood by moving reaction boundary, Sens. Actuats. B, 2019, 286, 9-15.
13. F. Z. Kong, S. Jahan, R. Zhong, X. Y. Cao, W. L. Li, Y. X. Wang*, H. Xiao, W. W. Liu*, C. X. Cao*, Electrophoresis titration model of a moving redox boundary chip for a point-of-care test of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ACS Sens., 2019, 4, 126–133.
12. X. Y. Cao, F. Z. Kong, Q. Zhang, W. W. Liu, X. P. Liu, G. Q. Li, R. Zhong, L. Y. Fan,* H. Xiao, C. X. Cao,* iPhone-imaged and cell-powered electrophoresis titration chip for the alkaline phosphatase assay in serum by the moving reaction boundary, Lab Chip, 2018, 18, 1758-1766.
11. W. L. Li, Q. Zhang, H. Kong, X. P. Liu, M. I. Khan, A. Wahid, S. Saud, Hua Xiao, C. X Cao,* L. Y. Fan,* A simple chip electrophoresis titration of neutralization boundary with EDTA photocatalysis for distance-based sensing of melamine in dairy product, Anal. Chem., 2018, 90, 6710-6717.
10. Z. Liu, Z. J. Xiao, L. Y. Fan, H. Xiao,* C. X. Cao,* An ionic coordination hybrid hydrogel for bioseparation, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 5842-5845.
9. Y. C. He, F. Z. Kong, L. Y. Fan, J. Y. Wu, X. P. Liu, J. Li, Y. Sun, Q. Zhang, Y. Yang, X. J. Wu, H. Xiao,* C. X. Cao,* Preparation of intact mitochondria using free-flow isoelectri c focusing with post-pH gradient sample injection for morphological, functional and proteomics studies, Anal. Chim. Acta, 2017, 982, 200-208.
8. S. Jahan, Q. Zhang, A. Pratush, H. Y. Xie, H. Xiao, L. Y. Fan, C. X. Cao,* In-vial temperature gradient headspace single drop microextraction designed by multi-physics simulation, Anal. Chem., 2016, 88, 10490–10498.
7. R. Zhong, H. Y. Xie, Q. Zhang, S. Jahan, H. Xiao, L. Y. Fan, C. X. Cao,* Enzyme catalysis-electrophoresis titration for multiplex enzymatic assay via moving reaction boundary chip, Lab Chip , 2016, 16, 3538-3547.
6. Z. Liu, L. Y. Fan, H. Xiao,* C. X. Cao,* Multiple covalent crosslink soft hydrogels for bioseparation, Chem. Commun. , 2016, 52, 3247-3250.
5. X. Zhang, Y. R. Cao, H. Xiao, X. P. Liu, S. R. Liu, Q. H. Meng, L. Y. Fan,* C. X. Cao,* Leverage principle of retardation signal in titration of double protein via chip moving reaction boundary electrophoresis, Biosens. Bioelectrons., 2016, 77, 284-291.
4. Z. Liu, L. Y. Fan, H. Xiao,* C. X. Cao,* Multiple covalent crosslink soft hydrogels for bioseparation, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 3247-3250.
3. Q. H. Meng,* T. Han, G. Q. Wang, N. Zheng, C. X. Cao,* S. A. Xie, Preparation of a natural dye doped ormosil coating for the detection of formaldehyde in the optical gas sensor, Sens. Actuats. B, 2014, 196, 238–244.
2. H. Y. Wang, Y. T. Shi, J. Yan, J. Y. Dong, S. Li, H. Xiao, H. Y. Xie, L. Y. Fan,* C. X. Cao* A retardation signal for fluorescent determination of total protein content via rapid and sensitive chip moving reaction boundary electrophoretic titration, Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 2888-2894.
1. J. Y. Dong, S. Li, H. Y. Wang, Q. H. Meng, L. Y. Fan, H. Y. Xie, C. X. Cao,* W. B. Zhang,* A simple boric acid-based fluorescent focusing for sensing of gluc ose and glycoprotein via multipath moving supramolecular boundary electrophoresis chip, Anal. Chem., 2013, 85, 5884-5891.
