Hao Xu, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Xu is originally from China where he received his initial medical training. Drawn by the opportunity for the harmonious integration of medicine and engineering, he came to the University of Texas at Arlington and completed his doctoral training in bioengineering. Subsequently, he completed his postdoctoral fellowship at UT southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Xu’s research is focused on cardiovascular biology and the treatment of cardiovascular disease using bioengineering approaches.

Undergraduate	Tonji Medical School (1998), Medicine
Graduate School	Zhejinag University (2005), Biomedical Engineering
Graduate School	University of Texas at Arlington (2010), Biomedical Engineering

• Cardiovascular Biology
• Endothelialization of Vascular prostheses
• Treatment of cardiovascular disease using bioengineering approaches

Featured Publications

Enhanced endothelialization of a new stent polymer through surface enhancement and incorporation of growth factor-delivering microparticles.

Xu H, Nguyen KT, Brilakis ES, Yang J, Fuh E, Banerjee S J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2012 Aug 5 4 519-27

Enhanced endothelialization on surface modified poly(L-lactic acid) substrates.

Xu H, Deshmukh R, Timmons R, Nguyen KT Tissue Eng Part A 2011 Mar 17 5-6 865-76

Crosslinked urethane doped polyester biphasic scaffolds: Potential for in vivo vascular tissue engineering.

Dey J, Xu H, Nguyen KT, Yang J J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 Nov 95 2 361-70

Surface chemistry and polymer film thickness effects on endothelial cell adhesion and proliferation.

Bhattacharyya D, Xu H, Deshmukh RR, Timmons RB, Nguyen KT J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 Aug 94 2 640-8

Development of biodegradable crosslinked urethane-doped polyester elastomers.

Dey J, Xu H, Shen J, Thevenot P, Gondi SR, Nguyen KT, Sumerlin BS, Tang L, Yang J Biomaterials 2008 Dec 29 35 4637-49

Featured Books

Chapter 14: Nanoparticles-incorporated Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering. In Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 1st ed., Ketul Popat (ed.)

Hao Xu, Zarna Bhavsar, Kytai T. Nguyen (2010). CRC Press

Nanoparticles for Biotechnology. In Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 10, H.S. Nalwa (ed.)

Maham Rahimi, Hao Xu, Abhimanyu Sabnis, Sivani Aravinda, Priya Nattama, Monet Yousef, Dytai T. Nguyen (2009). American Scientific Publishers

• Biomedical Engineering Society (2006)