Projects per year
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Research interests
Research Expertise:
Protein-based Biomaterials | Polymer Physics | Tissue Engineering | Controlled Drug Release and Delivery | Biosensor and Nanomedicine
My research focus is on protein or biopolymer materials, including fibrous proteins (silks, elastins, resilins, keratins, collagens), variable plant proteins (zeins, soy proteins, etc.) and other recombinant or natural polymers, and their related engineering technologies to control the self-assembly of these polymer systems into functional materials. These materials can be fabricated into tunable forms such as films, gels, particles, fibers, or composites, and can be widely used for different green or biomedical technologies, including tissue regeneration medicine, disease model, controlled drug delivery and release, antibody and vaccine storage, flexible biosensors, green plastics, biophotonics, and nano-biotechnology.
Honors and Awards:
Rising Innovator Award, Rowan University (2016)
Recent Academic Projects:
Flexible Protein Sensor Materials for Controlled Drug Delivery and Release (NJHF)
Continuous Processing for Improved Properties of Nanofibers (NSF)
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, doctorate, Tufts University
Physics, Master, Tufts University
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Large-Scale, Self-Healing Bio-Skin for Prosthetics, Wound Care, and Healthcare Robotics
Hu, X. (PI)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Camden
3/2/26 → 2/26/27
Project: Other project
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(Subcontract from UPenn) FMRG: Threading self-morphing building blocks across scales toward a sustainable future
Hu, X. (PI)
12/1/20 → 11/30/26
Project: Other project
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RUI: Collaborative Research: Understanding the protein-polysaccharide interactions of natural composite materials in one and two dimensions
Hu, X. (PI)
7/1/18 → 6/30/22
Project: Other project
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2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at NIST - Gaithersburg
Hu, X. (PI)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
5/1/18 → 8/31/18
Project: Other project
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Flexible Protein Sensor Materials for Controlled Drug Delivery and Release
Hu, X. (PI)
New Jersey Health Foundation, Inc.
2/1/17 → 1/31/18
Project: Other project
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Green ultrasonic engineering of hierarchical microphase structures and enhanced properties in chitosan–silk blends across molecular weight ranges
Poluri, N., Hao, Q. & Hu, X., Mar 2026, In: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 126, 107757.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overcoming silk fibroin electrospinning limitations: ultra-high surface area nanofibers and microfilms through ethyl cellulose-assisted high-speed spinning
Hao, Q., Xu, K., Davide, T., Lugo, J., Poluri, N., Hu, X., Bai, H., Zhang, C. & Lu, P., Jul 2 2026, In: Nanoscale. 18, 25, p. 13509-13523 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Salt–acid–driven structural evolution and advanced thermal analysis of bombyx mori silk fibroin films
Wang, F., Dong, M., Deng, Q. & Hu, X., May 2026, In: Thermochimica Acta. 759, 180278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Special Issue “Development, Characterization and Applications of Novel Polymeric Materials and Composites”
Hu, X., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 27, 2, 936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Ultrasound-Regulated Molecular Reorganization and Property Enhancement in Gelatin–Glycerol Films
Parmar, D. & Hu, X., Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 27, 5, 2469.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access