Research interests:

• Novel techniques for engineering drug delivery systems (e.g inkjet and 3D printing)
• Advanced characterisation of pharmaceuticals (e.g thermal analysis, spectroscopy and combined techniques)
  
• Crystallisation in confinement 
  

Current projects:

• Fabrication of electrospun nanofibers loaded with bioactive molecules for treating neurological disorders
  
• Formulating poorly soluble drugs as amorphous solid dispersions to enhance bioavailability; a novel mixed carrier approach - PhD project funded via the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Therapeutics and Nanomedicines.
  
• Characterisation of Pharmaceuticals with in situ Differential Scanning Calorimetry-synchrotron X-ray diffraction (DSC-PXRD)
  

Past projects

Interdisciplinary collaborative research

• Developed a novel approach to crystallise and characterise metastable polymorphic forms using inkjet printing as part of a three-centre EPSRC's funded project "Computationally Designed Templates for Exquisite Control of Polymorphic Form"

• Worked on developing pharmaceutical applications of a prototype fast scan DSC (Project RHC) in collaboration with TA Instruments (Waters Corporation)- world leader in developing thermal analysis techniques- during MSc project entitled 'Characterisation of Pharmaceutical Polymorphs with Rapid-Heating Differential Scanning Calorimetry'

• Developed a successful approach to utilise thermal inkjet printing to prepare oral films for personalised dosing and crystal engineering of co-crystals during PhD study

• 3D Printing for Pharmaceutical Applications