Drug Delivery and Microbiology

Drug Delivery and Microbiology is a research theme from Cardiff University within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences research programmes (MPhil, MD, PhD).

Drug Delivery and Microbiology Drug Delivery and Microbiology from Cardiff University Cardiff University   aim is to:

• Understanding the nature of biological barriers and developing advanced systems to improve the delivery of therapeutics.

• Understanding microbial survival strategies, microbial contamination of pharmaceutical products, control of microbial infection in healthcare environments.

Distinctive features

• Imaging and cytometry facilities,

• Containment laboratories and suites for prokaryote and eukaryote investigations,

• Cell and molecular biology resources,

• A dedicated ultra centrifuge suite, advanced chromatographic equipment,

• Polymer chemistry equipment for synthesis and characterisation,

• A GMP suite for clinical trial formulations

Research themes

• Pulmonary drug delivery

• Microneedle delivery of drugs and biologics

• Stability of total parenteral nutrition admixtures

• Molecular imprinting

• Cell membrane penetration

• Transdermal penetration of drugs

• Interaction of microorganisms with pharmaceuticals

• Antimicrobial mechanisms

• Diagnostics for infectious agents, especially B.anthracis and Cl. Difficile