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- Nancy Xu
- Professor
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- 215 Alfriend Chemistry Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-5698
- xhxu@odu.edu
- Web Page
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Education
- Ames Lab /US-DOE Iowa State University,
1998
- Degree: Post-doctoral Fellow
- The University of Texas,
1995
- Degree: Post-doctoral Fellow
- University Of Mississippi,
1992
- Major: Chemistry
- Degree: Ph. D.
- Xiamen University,
1989
- Major: Physical Chemistry
- Degree: M.S.
- Xiamen University,
1985
- Major: Physical Chemistry
- Degree: B.S.
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Expertise
- Biology
- Bioanalytical / Biochemistry / Biophysics / Clinical Chemistry / Bionanotechnology / Bionanomaterial
- Biotechnology
- Bioanalytical / Biochemistry / Biophysics / Clinical Chemistry / Bionanotechnology / Bionanomaterial
- Chemistry
- Bioanalytical / Biochemistry / Biophysics / Clinical Chemistry / Bionanotechnology / Bionanomaterial
- Nanotechnology
- Bioanalytical / Biochemistry / Biophysics / Clinical Chemistry / Bionanotechnology / Bionanomaterial
- Physics
- Bioanalytical / Biochemistry / Biophysics / Clinical Chemistry / Bionanotechnology / Bionanomaterial
- Real-time imaging
- Bioanalytical / Biochemistry / Biophysics / Clinical Chemistry / Bionanotechnology / Bionanomaterial
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Book Chapters
- Xu, X. N., and Zu, Y. (2007). New bioanalytical applications of electrochemiluminescence. (pp. 235-267). New Frontiers in Ultrasensitive Bioanalysis: Advanced Analytical Chemistry Applications in Nanbiotechnology, Single Molecule
Detection, and Single Cell Analysis.
- Xu, X. N. (2007). Outlooks of ultrasensitive detection in bioanalysis. (pp. 295-299). New Frontiers in Ultrasensitive Bioanalysis: Advanced Analytical Chemistry Applications in Nanobiotechnology, Single Molecule
Detection, and Single Cell Analysis.
- Xu, X. N., and Patel, R. (2005). Imaging and assembly of nanoparticles in biological systems. (pp. 435-456). Handbook of Nanosctructed Biomaterials and Their Applications in Nanobiotechnology.
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Articles
- Ding, F., Lee, K., Vahedi-Faridi, A., Huang, T., and Xu, X. N. EGFP fused ABC membrane transporters in Bacillus Subtilis retain original efflux function.
- Huang, T., and Xu, X. N. Synthesis and Characterization of Tunable Rainbow Colored Silver Nanoparticle Solutions Using Single-Nanoparticle Plasmonic
Microscopy and Spectroscopy.
- Browning, L., Huang, T., and Xu, X. N. (2010). Electric pulses to prepare feeder cells for sustaining and culturing of undifferentiated embryonic stem cells. Biotechnol. J., 5, (pp. 588-592).
- Nallathamby, P., and Xu, X. N. (2010). Study of cytotoxic and therapeutic effects of stable and purified silver nanoparticles on tumor cells. Nanoscale, 2 (942-952),
- Nallathamby, P., Huang, T., and Xu, X. N. (2010). Design and Characterization of Optical Nano Rulers of Single Nanoparticles Using Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy. Nanoscale
- Nallathamby, P., Lee, K., Desai, T., and Xu, X. N. (2010). Study of multidrug membrane transporters of single living cells using size-dependent plasmonic nanoparticle optical probes. Biochemistry
- Lee, K. J., Browning, L., Huang, T., Ding, F., Nallathamby, P., and Xu, X. N. (2010). Probing multidrug ABC membrane transporters of single living cells using single nanoparticle plasmonic optical probes. Anal. Bioanal. Chem.
- Browning, L., Lee, K. J., Huang, T., Nallathamby, P. D., Lowman, J., and Xu, X. N. (2009). Random walk of single gold nanoparticles in zebrafish embryos leading to stochastic toxic effects on embryonic developments. Nanoscale, 1, (pp. 138-152).
- Xu, H., Nallathamby, D., and Xu, X. N. (2009). Real-time imaging and tuning subcellular structures and membrane transport kinetics of single live cells at nanosecond regime. J. Phys. Chem. C., 113, (pp. 14393-14404).
- Song, Y., Nallathamby, P., Huang, T., Elsayled-Ali, H., and Xu, X. N. (2009). Correlation and Characterization of three-dimensional morphologically dependent localized surface plasmon resonance spectra
of single silver nanoparticles using dark-field optical microscopy and spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. J. Phys. Chem. C., 114, (pp. 74-81).
- Nallathamby, P., Lee, K., and Xu, X. N. (2008). Design of stable and uniform single nanoparticle photonics for in vivo dynamics imaging of nanoenvironments of zebrafish embryonic
flueds. ACS Nano, 2, (pp. 1371-1380).
- Huang, T., Nallathamby, P., and Xu, X. N. (2008). Photostable single-molecule nanoparticle optical biosensors for real-time sensing of single cytokine molecules and their binding
reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, (pp. 17095-17105).
- Huang, T., Nallathamby, P. D., Gillet, D., and Xu, X. N. (2007). Design and synthesis of single nanoparticle optical biosensors for imaging and characterization of single receptor molecules
on single living cells. Anal. Chem., 79, (pp. 7708-7718).
- Lee, K. J., Nallathamby, P. D., Browning, L., Osgood, C. J., and Xu, X. N. (2007). In vivo imaging of transport and biocompatibility of single nanoparticles in early development of zebrafish embryos. ACS Nano, 1, (pp. 133-143).
- Xu, X. N., Song, Y., and Nallathamby, P. (2007). Probing membrane transport of single live cells using single molecule detection and single nanoparticle assay. New Frontiers in Ultrasensitive Bioanalysis: Advanced Analytical Chemistry Applications in Nanbiotechnology, Single Molecule
Detection, and Single Cell Analysis (pp. 41-70).
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Presentations
- Design of Photostable Nanoparticle Optics and Biosensors for Molecular Imaging of Single Living Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Photostable Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging of Single Living Cells and Embryos
- Sponsoring Organization: Brown University
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Photostable Plasmonic Nanoparticle Probes and Biosensors for Molecular Imaging of Single Living Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: Clemson University
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- New Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Design of Biocompatible Single Nanoparticle Optics for Imagine Single Living
Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: Xiamen University
- Location: Xiamen
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Biocompatible Single Nanoparticle Optics for Imaging Single Living Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: Rice University
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Single Nanoparticle Biosensors for Real-time Imaging of Single Living Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Maryland at College Park
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Single Nanoparticle Optics for Molecular Imaging of Single Living Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Single Nanoparticle Photonics and Biosensors for Real-time Molecular Analysis of Single Living Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: Iowa State University
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Single Nanoparticle Photonics and Senors for Real-time Probing of Single Living Cells and Embyroys
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Washington
- Location: Seattle
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- New Frontiers in Nanobiotechnology: Design of Biocompatible Nanoparticles for Real-Time Molecular Imaging of Single Living
Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: Hampton University
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Biocompatible Single Nanoparticle Optics for Real-Time Molecular Imaging of Living Cellular Function
- Sponsoring Organization: Northeastern University
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of Biocompatible Single Nanoparticle Optics for Real-Time Molecular Imaging of Membrane Transport in Single Living
Cells
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of single nanoparticle optics for probing living cellular function
- Sponsoring Organization: National Institute of Aerospace
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NIRT Lecture Series-2005: Design of Single Nanoparticle Optics for Probing Living
Cellular Membrane Transport
- Conference Name: Old Dominion University
- Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- Design of single nanoparticle optics for probing living cellular cellular membrane transport
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Xu, X. N.
- 2007: 2007 Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Trademark Awards in Technology, Nanotech Briefs
- 2008: 2008 Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Trademark Innovator Award, Nanotech Briefs
- 2009: 2009 Distinguished Research Award of College of Sciences at ODU, Old Dominion University
- 2010: 2010 ODU Faculty Research Achievement Award, Old Dominion University
- 2005: Student-selected Most Inspiring Faculty Member, College of Sciences, ODU, Old Dominion University
- 2007: Student-selected Most Inspiring Faculty Member, College of Sciences, ODU, Old Dominion University
- 2005: Student-selected seminar speaker (one per year), University of illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
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Intellectual Property
- Nanoparticle Biosensors
- Patent/Copyright: Patent
- Patent Nationality: United States
- New Green Methods for Culture of Embryonic Stem Cells
- Patent/Copyright: Patent
- Patent Nationality: United States
- Stable Nanoparticles, Nanoparticle-Based Imaging Systems, Nanoparticle-Based Assays
- Patent/Copyright: Patent
- Patent Nationality: United States
- Unconventional Drugs for Inhibition of Bacterium Growth
- Patent/Copyright: Patent
- Patent Nationality: United States
- Biosensor for and Method of Electrogenerated Chemiluminescent Detection of Nucleic Acid Adsorbed to a Solid Surface
- Patent/Copyright: Patent
- Patent Nationality: Patent Cooperation Treaty
- Cooperation Treaty: Canadian Patent Application No. 2198489, Australian Patent No. 703344, World Intellectual Property Organization No. W09606946A,
European Patent Application No. EP00777741A1