EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Prof. Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy, PhD
Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK
Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy has been Professor of Formulation Science since 2014, having previously been Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Materials (2010-2014) and Lecturer in Pharmaceutics (2005-2010) at Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading (UK). He is also a Royal Society Industry Fellow since March 2023. He has researched broadly in the area of various formulations for pharmaceutical, food, agrochemical and biomedical applications, with a particular emphasis on drug delivery, muco- and bio-adhesive materials, hydrogels, nanomaterials and stimuli-responsive polymers. He was the recipient of the 2012 McBain Medal from the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for his imaginative use of colloid, polymer and interface science in the development of novel biomedical materials; he also received PhD Supervisor of the Year Postgrad Award (2020) from FindAPhD and Innovative Science Award from the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2022). Prof. Khutoryanskiy has published over 200 original research articles, reviews, and book chapters. He also edited 5 books and filed 3 patent applications. He serves as a member of EPSRC peer-review college (UK) and sits on editorial boards for several journals (European Polymer Journal, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Polymers, and Gels).
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Prof. Joseph Keddie, PhD
University of Surrey, UK
Joseph Keddie is a Professor of Soft Matter Physics at the University of Surrey. He leads research on the formulation of polymer colloids and emulsions primarily for applications in coatings and adhesives. He was recently a Royal Society Short Industry Fellow with a focus on sustainable packaging. The author of more than 140 publications cited 10 times or more, he delivered the RSC/SCI Graham Lecture in 2017.
Prof. Xiaozhong Qu, PhD
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Xiaozhong Qu is a professor of polymer physics at College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. His research interests involve synthesis and study on condensed state of functional polymers, stimuli responsive polymers and hydrogels for biomedical applications.
Prof. Joshua Boateng, PhD
University of Greenwich, UK
Professor Joshua Boateng has Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana) and MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Drug Delivery and Formulation) both from the University of Strathclyde. His current interests are in advanced wound healing scaffolds including 3D printing and bioprinting for tissue regeneration, mucosal drug delivery systems and nanocarriers for drug targeting. He is currently a Professor in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and Associate Head of School – Research and Knowledge Exchange for the School of Science at the University of Greenwich. He is also Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Editorial Board Member for AAPS PharmSciTech and Polymers (Basel).
Prof. Veljko Krstonošić, PhD
University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
Veljko Krstonošić is a Professor of Industrial Pharmacy, Cosmetology and Colloid Chemistry at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia. His research interests are related to surfactants and polymers, particularly in terms of determining their viscosity and interfacial properties and characteristics that are important for stabilisation of dispersed systems, primarily emulsions. He also works on production and characterisation of emulsions, especially determination of their physicochemical and rheological properties, as well as their stability.
Prof. Sarkyt E. Kudaibergenov, PhD
Institute of Polymer Materials and Technologies, Kazakhstan
Professor Sarkyt E. Kudaibergenov is a distinguished Kazakh polymer scientist renowned for his groundbreaking research in the fields of water-soluble and water-swelling polymers, macromolecular complexes, polymer-stabilized nanoparticles, and stimuli-responsive polymers. His work spans various applications, including the oil industry, biotechnology, nanotechnology, catalysis, and medicine. With an impressive academic record, Professor Kudaibergenov has authored and co-authored 20 monographs and textbooks, published in multiple languages including Russian, Polish, and English. His research contributions are highlighted by over 400 research articles and reviews, with 150 of them appearing in esteemed international peer-reviewed journals. Throughout his career, Professor Kudaibergenov has received numerous accolades, underlining his excellence in the field. Notable honors include the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Science and Technology (1986), the “Parasat” award for being the most published and internationally cited Kazakhstani author (2010), and a medal “For merits in the development of science of the Republic of Kazakhstan” from the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2012). In 2019, he was recognized with the K.I. Satpayev Prize for his contributions to the development of specialty polymers in petrochemistry and nanotechnology. Furthermore, his outstanding work earned him the State Scientific Scholarship for scientists and specialists who have made significant contributions to science and technology in 2020. In 2022, he was honored as the “Best Scientist” for his significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology in Kazakhstan.
Prof. Anthony A. Attama, PhD, FAS, FPCPharm, FPSN
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Nigeria
Anthony Amaechi Attama is a Professor of Pharmaceutics and the Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani. He was also the Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2018-2020) and Director, Institute for Drug-Herbal Medicines-Excipients Research and Development, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Prof. Attama was an Alexander von Humboldt scholar at Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Germany and a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Prof. Attama coordinates the Drug Delivery and Nanomedicines Research Group of the University, which focuses on the improvement of the efficacy of drugs used for the treatment of mostly neglected tropical and poverty-related diseases, through engineering of novel drug delivery strategies. He has researched extensively on lipid and polymeric drug delivery systems- micro and nanomedicines using natural raw materials. Prof. Attama has received many awards, honours, research and travel grants, and has attended many scientific conferences, workshops, special and certificate courses. He has delivered many invited lectures, plenary lectures and keynote addresses in different conferences/workshops and is on the editorial board of many national and international journals. Prof. Attama has successfully supervised many Ph.D. and M.Sc. students in pharmaceutical sciences. He has published many research articles in peer-reviewed high impact journals, which has translated to a very high Google Scholar Citation and one patent in nanomedicines. Prof. Attama is also a research grant proposal reviewer for many international bodies and professorial assessor for many universities in and outside Nigeria. In a bid to translate research results to products, he has fostered the establishment of some pharmaceutical industries in Nigeria and serves as a consultant to many pharmaceutical companies on formulation development and pharmaceutical quality systems. Prof. Attama is a registered pharmacist and a Federal Government licenced drug analyst.
Dr. Sergey K. Filippov, PhD
DWI Institute of Interactive Materials, Aachen, Germany
Sergey K. Filippov received a B.S., M.Sc. with honors and Ph.D. in polymer physics from the University of Saint-Petersburg, Russia. His Ph.D. thesis was devoted to polymeric liquid crystals. During his Ph.D. studies he spent one year at Oxford University in the group of Prof. Steve Elston. Between 1999 and 2001, he was employed as a postdoctoral researcher at Puerto Rico University where he used dynamic light scattering and broadband dielectric spectroscopy to study polymers and confined liquid crystals. In 2002, he re-joined the Saint-Petersburg State University as an assistant professor. His major field of expertise was dynamic light scattering in polymer solutions. In 2007, he joined the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Prague, Czech Republic, as a research scientist in of the Department of Supramolecular Polymer Systems. In 2014, he became a senior research scientist in the same department. He was a Fulbright professor (Harvard University, 2018-2019), a Leverhulme professor (Reading University, UK, 2021-2022), a research professor (Abo Academy University, Finland, 2022-2023), and now he is a project leader at DWI Institute of Interactive Materials, Aachen, Germany. Prof. Filippov’s main research interests are dynamic light scattering, electron microscopy, small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering, and isothermal titration calorimetry in application to self-assembling systems in soft matter.
Dr. Shiow-Fern Ng, PhD
Universiti Kebangsaan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr Shiow-Fern Ng received her Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2007 from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK).She returned to Kuala Lumpur in 2007 and began an academic career at the Faculty of Pharmacy, National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia or UKM). Currently she is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics. She is also the Chairperson for Centre for Drug Delivery Technology and Vaccine in UKM. Her research interests focus on the exploration of novel biomaterials and delivery of therapeutic agents to acute and chronic wounds. Throughout her academic career, she has obtained multiple awards, namely Publications in top tier Journals (2016-2022), Teaching Innovation Award (2014, 2017, 2020), Outstanding industry collaboration award (2017) in UKM. Dr Ng is also listed as one of the World Top 2% Scientists in a Single Year for 3 consecutive years – 2021,2022 and 2023 by Stanford University as well as named as a Highly Cited Researcher 2021 by Elsevier. Her research has been recognised and received fundings from various sponsors, such as the university, government ministries as well as the industries. Cumulatively, she has successfully obtained over MYR (Ringgit Malaysia) 2 million of research grants.
Research interests: Topical and Transdermal formulation and drug delivery; Wound dressings and formulations; Nano formulations, dispersions, semisolids and solutions; Cosmeseuticals and Nutraceuticals.
