Research

We are adopting non-invasive approaches that:

control drug release kinetics through stimuli-responsive ^[¹^,²^,³^,⁴^,⁵^]or biodegradable systems ^[⁶^,^7,⁸^],
enhance drug solubility in body fluids ^[⁹^,¹⁰^,¹¹^,¹²^,¹³^] and/or drug absorption across mucosal surfaces ^[¹³^,¹⁴^,¹⁵^,¹⁶^,¹⁷^],
prolong drug retention at the site of action ^[¹⁸^,¹⁹^,²⁰^,²¹^,²²^] and
facilitate improved patient adherence by developing easy-to-administer dosage forms for sensitive patient groups (pediatric, geriatric) ^[²³^,²⁴^,²⁵^,²⁶^] and devising drug consolidation approaches.^[²⁷^,²⁸^]

Our research includes extensive use of ex vivo tissue models (animal/human) to better simulate the biological environment and predict the in vivo performance of the developed drug delivery systems and devices. We are also interested in knowledge-sourcing from nature-inspired materials and processes for a wide range of biomedical applications.