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Xin Fan, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Division

    Education & Training

  • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Ophthalmology, Postdoctoral Associate
  • Auburn University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Auburn University, PhD in Chemical Engineering
  • Dalian University of Technology, MS in Biomedical Engineering
  • Dalian University of Technology, BS in Applied Chemistry
Awards
Cystinosis Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Center for Medical Innovation Early-Stage Medical Technology Research and Development 2024 Pilot Funding Program
Representative Publications

Controlled Release of Molecules to Enhance Cell Survival and Regeneration. Fan X, Harding PA, DiLeo MV. Methods Mol Biol. 2025;2848:259-267. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4087-6_16.

Controlled Release of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Media from a Microsphere/Gel-Based Drug Delivery System for Wound Healing of Tympanic Membrane Perforations. Bruk LA, Fan X, Resnick JL, DiLeo MV. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 2023; 2023(1):6039254.

Torres-Luna C, Hu N, Domszy R, Fan X, Yang J, Briber RM, Wang NS, Yang A. Effect of Carbon Chain Length, Ionic Strength, and pH on the In Vitro Release Kinetics of Cationic Drugs from Fatty-Acid-Loaded Contact Lenses.  Pharmaceutics. 2021 Jul 10;13(7). doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13071060.

Torres-Luna C, Fan X, Domszy R, Hu N, Wang NS, Yang A. Hydrogel-based ocular drug delivery systems for hydrophobic drugs.  Eur J Pharm Sci. 2020 Nov 1;154:105503. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105503. Epub 2020 Aug 1. Review.

Fan X, Torres-Luna C, Azadi M, Domszy R, Hu N, Yang A, David AE. Evaluation of commercial soft contact lenses for ocular drug delivery: A review. Acta Biomater. 2020 Oct 1;115:60-74. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.08.025. Epub 2020 Aug 25. Review.

Full list of publications

Research Interests
  • Controlled ocular drug delivery systems
  • Non-invasive biosensor for tear biomarker
  • Ocular device to improve the therapeutic effect of eye drops