Xiaoyang Xu
Xiaoyang Xu
Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
362 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Dr. Xu joined in 2014 upon finishing his joint postdoctoral training between Harvard and MIT. He completed his Ph.D. at Northwestern University under the supervision of Prof. Chad Mirkin
Education
; Harvard University; ; 2014
; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ; 2014
Posdoctoral training; MIT; Chemical Engineering; 2014
postdoctoral training; Harvard Medical School; nanomedicine; 2014
Ph.D.; Northwestern University; Material Chemistry; 2010
B.S.; East China University of Science and Technology; ; 2000
; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ; 2014
Posdoctoral training; MIT; Chemical Engineering; 2014
postdoctoral training; Harvard Medical School; nanomedicine; 2014
Ph.D.; Northwestern University; Material Chemistry; 2010
B.S.; East China University of Science and Technology; ; 2000
2025 Spring Courses
PHEN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
PHEN 698 - ST: BIOPHARMACEUTICS
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
PHEN 698 - ST: BIOPHARMACEUTICS
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
Teaching Interests
material science, nanomedicine, biomaterials, thermodynamics
Past Courses
CHE 230: CHEM ENGINEER THERMODYNAMICS I
CHE 230: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS I
CHE 230W: CHE THERMODYNAMICS I WORKSHOP
CHE 702: INTRO THERAP & DRUG DEL
CHE 702: INTRODUCTION TO DRUG DELIVERY
CHE 702: SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING II
CHE 702: ST: BIOMATERIALS
CHE 702: ST: BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND NANOMEDICINE
CHE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
CHE 230: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS I
CHE 230W: CHE THERMODYNAMICS I WORKSHOP
CHE 702: INTRO THERAP & DRUG DEL
CHE 702: INTRODUCTION TO DRUG DELIVERY
CHE 702: SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING II
CHE 702: ST: BIOMATERIALS
CHE 702: ST: BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND NANOMEDICINE
CHE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
Research Interests
His research focus is the development of novel biomaterials and nanotechnologies for a variety of medical applications including diagnosis, bioimaging, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. He looks at both fundamental and applied questions in the cross-disciplinary fields of biomaterials and medicine in order to develop novel therapeutic methods for the treatment of cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
Journal Article
Xiaoyang Xu. 2022. "Identification and Characterization of a Novel Long Noncoding RNA that Regulates Osteogenesis in Diet-Induced Obesity Mice." Front. Cell Dev. Biol. .
Xiaoyang Xu. 2022. "Inhaled siRNA nanoparticles targeting IL11 inhibit lung fibrosis and improve pulmonary function post-bleomycin challenge." Science Advances.
Xiaoyang Xu. "Lipid-Polymer Hybrid “Particle-in-Particle” Nanostructure Gene Delivery Platform Explored for Lyophilizable DNA and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines." .
Xiaoyang Xu. 2022. "Targeted delivery of a STING agonist to brain tumors using bioengineered protein nanoparticles for enhanced immunotherapy." Bioactive Materials .
Xiaoyang Xu. 2021. "An intrinsically bioactive hydrogel with on-demand drug release behaviors for diabetic wound healing." Bioactive Materials .
Xiaoyang Xu. 2022. "Inhaled siRNA nanoparticles targeting IL11 inhibit lung fibrosis and improve pulmonary function post-bleomycin challenge." Science Advances.
Xiaoyang Xu. "Lipid-Polymer Hybrid “Particle-in-Particle” Nanostructure Gene Delivery Platform Explored for Lyophilizable DNA and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines." .
Xiaoyang Xu. 2022. "Targeted delivery of a STING agonist to brain tumors using bioengineered protein nanoparticles for enhanced immunotherapy." Bioactive Materials .
Xiaoyang Xu. 2021. "An intrinsically bioactive hydrogel with on-demand drug release behaviors for diabetic wound healing." Bioactive Materials .
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Chapter
Xiaoyang Xu. "Injectable Hydrogels for Vascular Tissue Engineering." "Methods in Molecular Biology, 2022," 2022.
Xiaoyang Xu. "Green Nanomaterials Preparation: Sustainable Methods and Approaches." RCS , 2015.
Xiaoyang Xu. "Green Nanomaterials Preparation: Sustainable Methods and Approaches." RCS , 2015.