Xinming Liu, PhD

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Research Interests
Representative Publications
Biographical Information

XINMING LIU, PhD
Assistant Professor

Durham Research Center 3046
985800 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE  68198-5800

Phone: 402-5594562
E-mail:  xliu@unmc.edu

Keywords: drug delivery, nanomedicine, prodrug, theranostics, CNS, cancer, inflammation 

Research Interests:
My research interests mainly focus on chemically engineering novel biomaterials, drug delivery systems (DDS), nanomedicine, and low-molecular-weight prodrugs for the targeting theranostic application of CNS diseases, cancer, inflammatory diseases, and orofacial diseases, which benefit from my firm background in chemistry, and extensive training & experience in pharmacy and medicine.  

 Specific areas include

  • NanoART for targeting therapy of HIV/AIDS
  • Liposomes and micelles for CNS, inflammatory, and orofacial diseases
  • Magnetic nanoparticles for the targeting theranostic application of cancer and CNS diseases
  • Polymer therapeutics for CNS diseases, cancer, inflammatory diseases and orofacial diseases
  • Novel targeting prodrug design

Representative Publications:
Liu XM, Quan LD, Tian J, Laquer FC, Ciborowski P, Wang. The Syntheses of Click PEG - dexamethasone conjugates for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Biomacromolecules 2010, 11(10), 2621-8.

Wang JY, Wu QF, Li JP, Ren QS, Wang YL, Liu XM*. Photo-sensitive liposomes: chemistry and application in drug delivery. Mini Rev. Med. Chem. 2010, 10(2), 172-81.

 Liu XM, Miller SC, Wang D. Beyond oncology – application of HPMA copolymers in non-cancerous diseases. Adv. Drug Del. Rev. 2009, 62(2), 258-71.

 Liu XM, Quan LD, Tian J, Alnouti Y, Fu K, Thiele GM, Wang D. Synthesis and evaluation of a well-defined HPMA copolymer-Dexamethasone conjugate for effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Pharm. Res. 2008, 25(12), 2910-9. 

 Liu XM, Wiswall AT, Rutledge JE, Akhter MP, Cullen DM, Reinhardt RA, Wang D. Osteotropic cyclodextrins for local bone regeneration. Biomaterials 2008, 29, 1686-92. 

 Liu XM, Thakur A, Wang D. Efficient synthesis of linear multifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) by copper(I)-catalyzed Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Biomacromolecules 2007, 8(9), 2653-8. 

 Liu XM, Lee HT, Reinhardt RA, Marky LA, Wang D. Novel biomineral-binding cyclodextrins for controlled drug delivery in the oral cavity.J. Control. Release 2007, 122, 54-62. 

 Liu XM, Reinhardt RA, Wang D. Drug delivery strategies for common orofacial diseases. J. Drug Target. 2006, 14(8), 583-97

Liu XM, Yang B, Wang YL, Wang JY. Photoisomerisable cholesterol derivatives as photo-trigger of liposomes: effect of lipid polarity, temperature, incorporation ratio, and cholesterol. Biochem. Biophys. Acta, Biomembranes 2005, 1720(102), 28-34. 

Liu XM, Yang B, Wang YL, Wang JY. New nanoscale pulsatile drug delivery system. Chem. Mater.2005, 17(11), 2792-5

Liu XM, Sun Q, Wang H, Zhang L, Wang JY. Microspheres of corn protein, zein, for an ivermectin drug delivery system. Biomaterials 2005, 26(1), 109-15. 

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