Publications

     After Joining LSU ( * corresponding author, #undergradaute/high school researcher)

  • S. Biswas, A. Hecht#, S. Noble#, Q. Huang, R. Gillilan, A. Y. Xu* . Understanding the Impacts of Molecular and Macromolecular Crowding Agents on Protein-Polymer Complex Coacervates. Biomacromolecules. 2023. Just Accepted. DoI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00545
  • A. Y. Xu*, M. Blanco, M. M. Castellanos, C. Meuse, K. Mattison, I. Karageorgos, H. Hatch, V. Shen, J. E. Curtis. Role of Domain-Domain Interactions on the Self-association and Physical Stability of Monoclonal Antibodies: Effect of pH and Salt. J. Phys. Chem. B.  2023, 127, 39, 8344–8357.
  • S. Biswas, L. D. Melton, A. R. J. Nelson, A. P. Le Brun, F. Heinrich, D. J. McGillivray, A. Y. Xu*. The assembly mechanism and mesoscale architecture of protein-polysaccharide complexes formed at the solid-liquid interface. Langmuir, 2022, 38, 41, 12551-12561.
  • A. Y. Xu*, K. C. Rinee, C. Stemple#, M. M. Castellanos, K. Bakshi, S. Krueger, J. E. Curtis. Counting the water: Characterize the Hydration Level of Aluminum Adjuvants Using Contrast Matching Small-Angle Neutron Scattering. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022, 648, 129285. 
  • A. Y. Xu, N. J. Clark, J. Pollastrini, M. Espinoza, H. Kim, S. Kanapuram, B. Kerwin, M. Treuheit, S. Krueger, A. McAuley, J. E. Curtis. Effects of Monovalent Salt on Protein-Protein Interactions of Dilute and Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Formulations. Antibodies 2022, 11, 2,  24.
  • Olubowale, O. H.;  Biswas, S.;  Azom, G.;  Prather, B. L.;  Owoso, S. D.;  Rinee, K. C.;  Marroquin, K.;  Gates, K. A.;  Chambers, M. B.;  Xu, A. Y.; Garno, J. C., “May the Force Be with You!” Force–Volume Mapping with Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Omega 2021.
  • A. Y. Xu, D. J. McGillivray, A. J. Dingley. Active antibacterial coating of cotton fabrics with antimicrobial proteins. Cellulose 2021, 28, 8077–8094

     Before Joining LSU

  • S. Jo, A. Y. Xu, J. E. Curtis, S. Somani, A. D. MacKerell. Computational Characterization of Antibody-Excipient Interactions for Rational Excipient Selection using the Site Identification by Ligand Competitive Saturation (SILCS)-Biologics Approach. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2020, 17, 11, 4323–4333
  • A. Y. Xu, M. M. Castellanos, K. Mattison, S. Krueger, J. E. Curtis. Studying Excipient Modulated Physical Stability and Viscosity of Monoclonal Antibody Formulations Using Small-Angle Scattering. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2019, 16 (10), 4319-4338
  • A. Y. Xu*, L. D. Melton, T. M. Ryan, J. P. Mata, A. Rekas, M. A. K. Williams, D. J. McGillivray. Effects of polysaccharide charge pattern on the microstructures of β-lactoglobulin-pectin complex coacervates, studied by SAXS and SANS. Food Hydrocolloids 2018, 77, 952-963
  • A. Y. Xu, E. Kizilay, S.P. Madro#, J. Z. Vadenais#, K. W. McDonald#, P. L. Dubin, Dilution induced coacervation in polyelectrolyte–micelle and polyelectrolyte–protein systems. Soft Matter 2018, 14, 2391-2399
  • F. Comert, A. Y. Xu, S.P. Madro#, V. Liadinskaia, P. L. Dubin. The so-called critical condition for polyelectrolyte-colloid complex formation. Journal of Chemical Physics 2018, 149, 163321
  • Y. Fan, M. Kellermeier, A. Y. Xu, V. Boyko, S. Mirtschin, P. L.Dubin. Modulation of Polyelectrolyte - Micelle Interactions via Zeta Potentials. Macromolecules 2017, 50 (14), 5518-5526
  • F. Comert, D. Nguyen#, M. Rushanan, P. Milas, A. Y. Xu, P. L. Dubin. Precipitate - coacervate transformation in polyelectrolyte-mixed micelle systems. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2017 121 (17), 4466-4473
  • A. Y. Xu, L. D. Melton, T. M. Ryan, J. P. Mata, G. B. Jameson, A. Rekas, M. A. K. Williams, D. J. McGillivray. Sugar-coated proteins: the importance of degree of polymerization of oligo-galacturonic acid on protein binding and aggregation. Soft Matter 2017, 13, 2698-2707
  • A. Y. Xu, L. D. Melton, M. A. K. Williams, D. J. McGillivray. Protein and polysaccharide conjugates as emerging scaffolds for drug delivery systems. International Journal of Nanotechnology 2017, 14 (1-6), 470-480
  • A. Y. Xu, L. D. Melton, G. B. Jameson, M. A. K. Williams, D. J. McGillivray. Structural mechanism of complex assemblies: characterization of beta-lactoglobulin and pectin interactions. Soft Matter 2015, 11, 6790-6799
  • L. D. Melton, A. Y. Xu. Interactions of Macromolecules: beta-Lactoglobulin Interaction with Pectins. Book Chapter in Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry. eBook ISBN: 9780128140451