He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering in 2007 from the University of Wyoming and then moved to Purdue University working as a postdoctoral associate. His research interests are Nanomedicine and Biomaterials. He has authored 20 research articles. Dr. Xu won the New Investigator Award from the American Association of College of Pharmacy. Currently he also serves as an editorial board member for Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta.