Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

1989 PhD (Pharmaceutics), China Pharmaceutical University;
1987 MSc (Pharmaceutics), China Pharmaceutical University;
1984 BSc (Pharmacy), Nanjing College of Pharmacy

Development and evaluation of novel drug delivery systems for transdermal, oral and topical administration; assessment of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drug delivery systems in animals and humans; formulation development and characterization of proteins and peptides

Gu X., Chen T.: In Vitro Permeation Characterization of Repellent Picaridin and Sunscreen Oxybenzone. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 2009; 14:332-340, DOI:10.1080/10837450802647318

Gu X., Dannefaer J.L., Collins B.R.: In Vitro Permeation Characterization of the Analgesic Ibuprofen and the Sunscreen Oxybenzone. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 2008; 34:845-852, DOI: 10.1080/03639040801928697

Li H., Hardy R.J., Gu X.: Effect of Drug Solubility on Polymer Hydration and Drug Dissolution from Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) Matrix Tablets. AAPS PharmSciTech 2008; 9:437-443, DOI:10.1208/s12249-008-9060-x

Kasichayanula S., House J.D., Wang T., Gu X.: Percutaneous Characterization of the Insect Repellent DEET and the Sunscreen Oxybenzone from Topical Skin Application. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2007; 223:187-194

Li H., Gu X.: Correlation of Drug Dissolution and Gel Hydration of a Modified Release Matrix Tablet of Pseudoephedrine: A Study Using Texture Analyzer. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 2007; 342:18-25

Wang T., Gu X.: Permeation of Repellent DEET and Sunscreen Oxybenzone across Human Skin. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2007; 10:17-25

Collins B.R., Gu X.: Quantification of Antihistamine Acrivastine in Plasma by Solid-Phase Extraction. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2007; 43:293-297

Wang T., Kasichayanula S., Gu X.: In Vitro Permeation of Repellent DEET and Sunscreen Oxybenzone across Three Artificial Membranes. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 2006; 310:110-117

Kasichayanula S., House J.D., Wang T., Gu X.: Simultaneous Analysis of Insect Repellent DEET, Sunscreen Oxybenzone and Five Relevant Metabolites by Reversed-Phase HPLC with UV Detection: Application to an in vivo Study in a Piglet Model. Journal of Chromatography B 2005; 822:271-277

Gu X., Wang T., Collins D.M., Kasichayanula S., Burczynski F.J.: In-vitro Evaluation of Concurrent Use of Commercially Available Insect Repellent and Sunscreen Preparations. British Journal of Dermatology 2005; 152:1263-1267