UK & Ireland Controlled Release Society
Welcome!
The United Kingdom & Ireland Controlled Release Society (UKICRS) is the UK chapter of the Controlled Release Society (CRS). It exists to advance and promote the science and technology of controlling the release and delivery of active agents, across a broad range of research fields including agriculture, veterinary, food and cosmetic sciences.
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UKICRS Newsletter 2010
The 2010 UKICRS newsletter has just been sent to the printers, and is due for first distribution at the CRS Annual Meeting & Symposium in Portland, Oregon, USA (10-14 July) and the UK PharmSci meeting in Nottingham (1-3 Sept). Members will receive a copy in the post late August. Meantime, you can have a sneak preview by clicking on the image below!
Download individual articles
Alginate Microencapsulation: chemistry, methodology and application / Michael Cook
A brief history of amphiphilic polymers / Clare Hoskins
A modern alternative to traditional intrinsic dissolution rate measurement / Dana Lipp
The dynamic gastric model (DGM): A new in vitro model for biorelevant dissolution and delivery assessment of oral dosage forms / Annalisa Mercuri
ATR-FTIR and its applications in (trans)dermal drug delivery / Sonal Chavda-Sitaram
Five lessons in molecular biology / Adi Pattani
Overcoming biological barriers - chemical permeation enhancement / Rita Vieira
Supercritical fluid technology for gastroretentive formulations / Lizzy Ahmed
UK PharmSci 2010
UKICRS have organised three sessions at this year's UK Pharm Sci conference in Nottingham - check out the 'Pharamceutical Technologies' sessions here
Session 1: Thursday 2 Sept - 08.30-10.30
Chair: Dr Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy, University of Reading
Crossing cellular barriers using dendrimer nanocarriers / Professor Tony D'Emanuele, UCLan
Emerging Nanotechnologies for Inhalation Drug Delivery: What is the Cutting Edge? / Dr Lea Ann Dailey, King's College London
Short Papers / Podium presentations (3x15 min) from submitted papers / Poster bites (3x5 min)
Session 2: Thursday 2 Sept - 13.15-15.00
Chair: Dr Ian Robertson, Colorcon
Integrated aspects of formulation issues associated with children’s medicines: from regulation to practice via research (MCRN) and industrial initiatives (EuPFI) / Dr Catherine Tuleu, University of London
Excipients - suitability of their use in Paediatrics and ways forward / Mr Carl Mroz, Colorcon
Formulation Strategies for Paediatric Clinical Studies and for Market / Dr John Hempenstall, GlaxoSmithKline
Dr Jenny Walsh, AstraZeneca
Short Papers / Podium presentations (1x15 min) from submitted papers / Poster bites (3x5 min)
Session 3: Thursday 2 Sept - 15.30-17.30
Chair: Dr Karl Malcolm, Queen's University Belfast
Anti-cancer nanomedicines / Dr Andreas Schatzlein, University of London
Bio-inspired vectors for gene therapy / Dr Helen McCarthy, Queen's University Belfast
Polymersomes / Dr Giuseppe Battaglia, University of Sheffield
Short Papers / Podium presentations (1x15 min) from submitted papers / Poster bites (3x5 min)
UKICRS Symposium 2011
Next year's UKICRS Symposium will be held 13 April 2011 in the prestigious 'Great Hall' at the Queen's University Belfast. Further details will be posted here over the coming months.
