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Lei Xu PhD

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Postdoctoral Researcher

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Biomedical Engineering

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I am willing to collaborate on research projects.

Publications (18)

  • IL-1-mediated vitreous inflammation as an early indicator of retinal ganglion cell loss following acute optic nerve injury. (Chang S, Fan W, Wu J, Xu L, Lee VA, Zhang C, Kronenberg EP, Xu W, Yang H, Zhang HF, Liu X) J Neuroinflammation 2026 May 14;23(1) PMID: 42135831 PMCID: PMC13343575 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105044024334 05/15/2026    
  • Uptake and Fate of Silver and Zinc Engineered Nanoparticles in Maize under Single and Binary Dosing Soil Ecosystems (Xu L, Yang Q, Ma X, Shi H, Yang J, Yang H, Mahdi S, Wang Y, Jun YS) ACS Agricultural Science and Technology 20 April 2026;6(4):617-627 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105036435875 04/20/2026    
  • Ionic Liquid Pilocarpine Serves as Therapeutic Cosolvent and Permeation Enhancer for Glaucoma Medication. (Trital A, Xu L, Ates B, Wang TC, Mani V, Yang H) ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2026 Mar 13;9(3):725-735 PMID: 41852625 PMCID: PMC12993779 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105032811632 03/19/2026    
  • NeuProIO: A dual-Action Solid Drug Nanoparticle Topical Formulation for Simultaneous Intraocular Pressure Reduction and Neuroprotection for Glaucoma. (Xu L, Li M, Qi L, Wang TC, Liu D, Mani VJ, Chuang HY, Yang Q, Mu R, Mahdi S, Huang D, Shi H, Hu Y, Yang H) Chem Eng J 2026 Feb 15;530 PMID: 41726861 PMCID: PMC12919395 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105029233905 02/23/2026       2 Citations
  • Dual-functional nanoparticle formulations for simultaneous intraocular pressure reduction and neuroprotection in glaucoma: a review. (Xu L, Hu Y, Liu X, Yang H) Nanomedicine (Lond) 2026 Feb;21(4):585-603 PMID: 41578928 PMCID: PMC12885443 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105028483239 01/24/2026       1 Citation
  • Vitreous Inflammation as an Early Indicator of Retinal Ganglion Cell Loss Following Acute Optic Nerve Injury in Mice. (Chang S, Fan W, Wu J, Xu L, Lee V, Zhang C, Kronenberg EP, Xu W, Yang H, Zhang HF, Liu X) bioRxiv 2025 Dec 23 PMID: 41497584 PMCID: PMC12767297 01/07/2026    
  • Engineered Multifunctional Drug-Loaded Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Glaucoma: Triple Mechanism via Antioxidant Activity, Iron Chelation, and Enhanced Ocular Transport. (Ates B, Trital A, Mani VJ, Xu L, Kenlee J, Ercal N, Yang H) Biomacromolecules 2025 Dec 08;26(12):8726-8738 PMID: 41289503 PMCID: PMC12649826 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105024252555 11/25/2025       2 Citations
  • Consistent Intraocular Pressure Reduction by Solid Drug Nanoparticles in Fixed Combinations for Glaucoma Therapy. (Huang D, Norat P, Qi L, Chernatynskaya A, Cole JD, Mani VJ, Xu L, Liu X, Yang H) Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024 Aug;11(31):e2401648 PMID: 38874068 PMCID: PMC11336906 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195867871 06/14/2024       16 Citations
  • Advancing Simultaneous Extraction and Sequential Single-Particle ICP-MS Analysis for Metallic Nanoparticle Mixtures in Plant Tissues. (Xu L, Ma X, Yang J, Burken JG, Nam P, Shi H, Yang H) J Agric Food Chem 2024 May 15;72(19):11251-11258 PMID: 38699857 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192262837 05/03/2024       5 Citations
  • Physio-chemical Modifications to Re-engineer Small Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Anticancer Therapeutics Delivery and Imaging. (Asfiya R, Xu L, Paramanantham A, Kabytaev K, Chernatynskaya A, McCully G, Yang H, Srivastava A) ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024 Feb 12;10(2):697-722 PMID: 38241003 PMCID: PMC10956554 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85183014110 01/19/2024       16 Citations
  • The ultrafiltration process enhances antibiotic removal in the full-scale advanced treatment of drinking water (Li, Lingfei, Yuanxiang Mao, Huiyu Dong, Yan Wang, Lei Xu, Shaogang Liu, Qian Xu, Zhimin Qiang, and Fangying Ji. ) Engineering 12/15/2023    
  • Study of Legionella pneumophila treatment with copper in drinking water by single cell-ICP-MS. (Xu L, Sigler A, Chernatynskaya A, Rasmussen L, Lu J, Sahle-Demessie E, Westenberg D, Yang H, Shi H) Anal Bioanal Chem 2024 Jan;416(2):419-430 PMID: 37962610 PMCID: PMC11077561 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176598224 11/14/2023       5 Citations
  • Fate and distribution of orally-ingested CeO2-nanoparticles based on a mouse model: Implication for human health. (Ma X, Wang X, Xu L, Shi H, Yang H, Landrock KK, Sharma VK, Chapkin RS) Soil Environ Health 2023 Jun;1(2) PMID: 37830053 PMCID: PMC10568217 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85181933812 10/13/2023       8 Citations
  • Uptake of Engineered Metallic Nanoparticles in Soil by Lettuce in Single and Binary Nanoparticle Systems (Xu L, Wang X, Shi H, Hua B, Burken JG, Ma X, Yang H, Yang JJ) ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 19 December 2022;10(50):16692-16700 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143880360 12/19/2022       15 Citations
  • Effective abatement of 29 pesticides in full-scale advanced treatment processes of drinking water: From concentration to human exposure risk. (Dong H, Xu L, Mao Y, Wang Y, Duan S, Lian J, Li J, Yu J, Qiang Z) J Hazard Mater 2021 Feb 05;403:123986 PMID: 33265025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091734115 12/04/2020       65 Citations
  • Preparation of green biosorbent using rice hull to preconcentrate, remove and recover heavy metal and other metal elements from water. (Dan Y, Xu L, Qiang Z, Dong H, Shi H) Chemosphere 2021 Jan;262:127940 PMID: 33182111 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089376000 11/14/2020       61 Citations
  • Occurrences of 29 pesticides in the Huangpu River, China: Highest ecological risk identified in Shanghai metropolitan area. (Xu L, Granger C, Dong H, Mao Y, Duan S, Li J, Qiang Z) Chemosphere 2020 Jul;251:126411 PMID: 32169697 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85081026202 03/15/2020       117 Citations
  • Accelerated degradation of pesticide by permanganate oxidation: A comparison of organic and inorganic activations (Xu, Lei, Huiyu Dong, Ke Xu, Jin Li, and Zhimin Qiang.) Chemical Engineering Journal 08/01/2019    
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