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The effect of Amine modification on siRNA delivery of redox-responsive PEGylated amphiphilic micellar nanoparticles for triple negative breast cancer therapy (2022)
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Mehradnia, F., & Alexander, C. (2022). The effect of Amine modification on siRNA delivery of redox-responsive PEGylated amphiphilic micellar nanoparticles for triple negative breast cancer therapy. British Journal of Pharmacy, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.5920/bjpharm.1119

We developed a set of methoxypoly(ethyleneglycol)-co-poly(N3-ε-caprolactone) (mPEG-N3PCL)copolymers with different types of amine linkers and investigated thecontribution of the introduced amino linker to the gene delivery efficiency ofnanoparticles.... Read More about The effect of Amine modification on siRNA delivery of redox-responsive PEGylated amphiphilic micellar nanoparticles for triple negative breast cancer therapy.

Direct contact-mediated non-viral gene therapy using thermo-sensitive hydrogel-coated dressings (2022)
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Eltaher, H. M., Blokpoel Ferreras, L. A., Jalal, A. R., & Dixon, J. (2022). Direct contact-mediated non-viral gene therapy using thermo-sensitive hydrogel-coated dressings. Biomaterials Advances, 143, Article 213177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213177

Nanotechnologies are being increasingly applied as systems for peptide and nucleic acid macromolecule drug delivery. However systemic targeting of these, or efficient topical and localized delivery remains an issue. A controlled release system that c... Read More about Direct contact-mediated non-viral gene therapy using thermo-sensitive hydrogel-coated dressings.

Evaluating the effects of processing parameters on budesonide nanocrystals prepared by nanomilling (2022)
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Olubi, R., Small, W., Burley, J., & Bosquillon, C. (2022). Evaluating the effects of processing parameters on budesonide nanocrystals prepared by nanomilling. British Journal of Pharmacy, 7(2), S1-S2. https://doi.org/10.5920/bjpharm.1140

The aim of this study was to optimise processing parameters in the preparation ofbudesonide nanocrystals by a miniature media milling process performed at labscale. Using Polysorbate 80 as the surfactant choice of stabilizer, the effectof milling bea... Read More about Evaluating the effects of processing parameters on budesonide nanocrystals prepared by nanomilling.

Metabolic alterations in dairy cattle with lameness revealed by untargeted metabolomics of dried milk spots using direct infusion-tandem mass spectrometry and the triangulation of multiple machine learning models (2022)
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He, W., Cardoso, A. S., Hyde, R. M., Green, M. J., Scurr, D. J., Griffiths, R., …Kim, D. (2022). Metabolic alterations in dairy cattle with lameness revealed by untargeted metabolomics of dried milk spots using direct infusion-tandem mass spectrometry and the triangulation of multiple machine learning models. Analyst, 147(23), 5537-5545. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2an01520j

Lameness is a major challenge in the dairy cattle industry in terms of animal welfare and economic implications. Better understanding of metabolic alteration associated with lameness could lead to early diagnosis and effective treatment{,} there-fore... Read More about Metabolic alterations in dairy cattle with lameness revealed by untargeted metabolomics of dried milk spots using direct infusion-tandem mass spectrometry and the triangulation of multiple machine learning models.

Synthetic Biology Toolbox, Including a Single-Plasmid CRISPR-Cas9 System to Biologically Engineer the Electrogenic, Metal-Resistant Bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 (2022)
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Turco, F., Garavaglia, M., Van Houdt, R., Hill, P., Rawson, F. J., & Kovacs, K. (2022). Synthetic Biology Toolbox, Including a Single-Plasmid CRISPR-Cas9 System to Biologically Engineer the Electrogenic, Metal-Resistant Bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34. ACS Synthetic Biology, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.2c00130

Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 exhibits extraordinary metabolic versatility, including chemolithoautotrophic growth; degradation of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene); high resistance to numerous metals; biomineralization of gold, platinum... Read More about Synthetic Biology Toolbox, Including a Single-Plasmid CRISPR-Cas9 System to Biologically Engineer the Electrogenic, Metal-Resistant Bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34.

Electric field responsive nanotransducers for glioblastoma (2022)
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Jain, A., Jobson, I., Griffin, M., Rahman, R., Smith, S., & Rawson, F. J. (2022). Electric field responsive nanotransducers for glioblastoma. Bioelectronic Medicine, 8, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42234-022-00099-7

Background Electric field therapies such as Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) have emerged as a bioelectronic treatment for isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type and IDH mutant grade 4 astrocytoma Glioblastoma (GBM). TTFields rely on alternating curre... Read More about Electric field responsive nanotransducers for glioblastoma.

How interprofessional education is offered to pharmacists and pharmacy students: A scoping review (2022)
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Machado, A. C., Czock, A., Boone, J., Anderson, C., & Leite, S. N. (2022). How interprofessional education is offered to pharmacists and pharmacy students: A scoping review. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 29, Article 100563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100563

This study presents a review of recent published experiences of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in pharmacy education, aiming to identify the educational, institutional, and systemic factors involved in their development. Six databases were searche... Read More about How interprofessional education is offered to pharmacists and pharmacy students: A scoping review.

Sebetralstat (KVD900): A Potent and Selective Small Molecule Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor Featuring a Novel P1 Group as a Potential Oral On-Demand Treatment for Hereditary Angioedema (2022)
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Davie, R. L., Edwards, H. J., Evans, D. M., Hodgson, S. T., Stocks, M. J., Smith, A. J., …Hampton, S. L. (2022). Sebetralstat (KVD900): A Potent and Selective Small Molecule Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor Featuring a Novel P1 Group as a Potential Oral On-Demand Treatment for Hereditary Angioedema. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65(20), 13629-13644. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00921

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic disorder in which patients experience sudden onset of swelling in various locations of the body. HAE is associated with uncontrolled plasma kallikrein (PKa) enzyme activity and generation of the potent in... Read More about Sebetralstat (KVD900): A Potent and Selective Small Molecule Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor Featuring a Novel P1 Group as a Potential Oral On-Demand Treatment for Hereditary Angioedema.

The clinical and translational prospects of microneedle devices, with a focus on insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus as a case study (2022)
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Smith, F., Sabri, A. H., Heppel, M., Fonseca, I., Chowdhury, F., Cheung, K., …Marlow, M. (2022). The clinical and translational prospects of microneedle devices, with a focus on insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus as a case study. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 628, Article 122234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122234

Microneedles have the clinical advantage of being able to deliver complex drugs across the skin in a convenient and comfortable manner yet haven't successfully transitioned to medical practice. Diabetes mellitus is a complicated disease, which is com... Read More about The clinical and translational prospects of microneedle devices, with a focus on insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus as a case study.

Discovery of novel hybrids containing clioquinol−1-benzyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine as multi-target-directed ligands (MTDLs) against Alzheimer's disease (2022)
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Li, X., Li, T., Zhang, P., Li, X., Lu, L., Sun, Y., …Xu, J. (2022). Discovery of novel hybrids containing clioquinol−1-benzyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine as multi-target-directed ligands (MTDLs) against Alzheimer's disease. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 244, Article 114841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114841

Based on the multitarget strategy, a series of novel clioquinol−1-benzyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine hybrids were identified for the potential treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Biological evaluation in vitro revealed that these hybrids exhibited... Read More about Discovery of novel hybrids containing clioquinol−1-benzyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine as multi-target-directed ligands (MTDLs) against Alzheimer's disease.

N-Hydroxyethyl acrylamide as a functional eROP initiator for the preparation of nanoparticles under “greener” reaction conditions (2022)
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Lentz, J. C., Cavanagh, R., Moloney, C., Falcone Pin, B., Kortsen, K., Fowler, H. R., …Howdle, S. M. (2022). N-Hydroxyethyl acrylamide as a functional eROP initiator for the preparation of nanoparticles under “greener” reaction conditions. Polymer Chemistry, 13(42), 6032-6045. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2py00849a

N-Hydroxyethyl acrylamide was used as a functional initiator for the enzymatic ring-opening polymerisation of ϵ-caprolactone and δ-valerolactone. N-Hydroxyethyl acrylamide was found not to undergo self-reaction in the presence of Lipase B from Candid... Read More about N-Hydroxyethyl acrylamide as a functional eROP initiator for the preparation of nanoparticles under “greener” reaction conditions.

Evaluation of the relative potential for contact and doffing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by a range of personal protective equipment materials (2022)
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Xue, X., Coleman, C. M., Duncan, J. D., Hook, A. L., Ball, J. K., Alexander, C., & Alexander, M. R. (2022). Evaluation of the relative potential for contact and doffing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by a range of personal protective equipment materials. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 16654. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20952-8

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)—the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)—has caused a global public health emergency. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the primary defence against viral exposure in... Read More about Evaluation of the relative potential for contact and doffing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by a range of personal protective equipment materials.

Enhancing Microbial Electron Transfer through Synthetic Biology and Biohybrid Approaches: Part I: Bioelectrochemistry for sustainable energy conversion (2022)
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Myers, B., Hill, P., Rawson, F., & Kovacs, K. (2022). Enhancing Microbial Electron Transfer through Synthetic Biology and Biohybrid Approaches: Part I: Bioelectrochemistry for sustainable energy conversion. Johnson Matthey Technology Review, 66(4), 443-454. https://doi.org/10.1595/205651322X16548607638938

Traditional microbial synthesis of chemicals and fuels often rely on energy-rich feedstocks such as glucose, raising ethical concerns as they are directly competing with the food supply. Therefore, it is imperative to develop novel processes that rel... Read More about Enhancing Microbial Electron Transfer through Synthetic Biology and Biohybrid Approaches: Part I: Bioelectrochemistry for sustainable energy conversion.

Development of fluorescent peptide G protein-coupled receptor activation biosensors for NanoBRET characterization of intracellular allosteric modulators (2022)
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Farmer, J. P., Mistry, S. N., Laughton, C. A., & Holliday, N. D. (2022). Development of fluorescent peptide G protein-coupled receptor activation biosensors for NanoBRET characterization of intracellular allosteric modulators. FASEB Journal, 36(11), Article e22576. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202201024R

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are widely therapeutically targeted, and recent advances in allosteric modulator development at these receptors offer further potential for exploitation. Intracellular allosteric modulators (IAM) represent a class... Read More about Development of fluorescent peptide G protein-coupled receptor activation biosensors for NanoBRET characterization of intracellular allosteric modulators.

The Golden Ratio in Nature: A Tour across Length Scales (2022)
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Marples, C. R., & Williams, P. M. (2022). The Golden Ratio in Nature: A Tour across Length Scales. Symmetry, 14(10), Article 2059. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14102059

The Golden ratio is an irrational number that has a tendency to appear in many different scientific and artistic fields. It may be found in natural phenomena across a vast range of length scales; from galactic to atomic. In this review, the mathemati... Read More about The Golden Ratio in Nature: A Tour across Length Scales.

A systematic review of contemporary competency-based education and training for pharmacy practitioners and students (2022)
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McMullen, J., Arakawa, N., Anderson, C., Pattison, L., & McGrath, S. (2023). A systematic review of contemporary competency-based education and training for pharmacy practitioners and students. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 19(2), 192-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.09.013

Background: The use of competency-based education (CBE) worldwide is increasing and has been advocated for by key reports in health professional education. Recent developments, including the first global competency framework for pharmacists published... Read More about A systematic review of contemporary competency-based education and training for pharmacy practitioners and students.

Anti-osteoporosis medication dispensing by clinical commissioning groups in England – an ecological study of variability in practice and of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
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Toh, L. S., Johansen, A., Sami, A., Janjua, S. S., Boardman, H. F., Janjua, S. S., …Javaid, M. K. (2023). Anti-osteoporosis medication dispensing by clinical commissioning groups in England – an ecological study of variability in practice and of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 32(2), 248-255. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.5544

Purpose: To investigate whether the rate of Anti-Osteoporosis Medication (AOM) dispensing was related to prevalence of risk factors and hip fracture incidence in the local population. Methods: The Open Prescribing database was used to analyse dispens... Read More about Anti-osteoporosis medication dispensing by clinical commissioning groups in England – an ecological study of variability in practice and of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.

An in vitro assessment of the thermoreversible PLGA-PEG-PLGA copolymer: Implications for Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (2022)
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Tint, N. L., Cheng, K. K., Dhillon, A. S., Keane, P. A., Alexander, P., Kennedy, D., …Allan, B. D. S. (2023). An in vitro assessment of the thermoreversible PLGA-PEG-PLGA copolymer: Implications for Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 51(1), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1111/ceo.14167

Background: To explore the use of a thermoreversible copolymer gel coating to prevent donor tissue scrolling in Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Methods: PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymer was synthesised via ring opening polymerisa... Read More about An in vitro assessment of the thermoreversible PLGA-PEG-PLGA copolymer: Implications for Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty.

Pharmacists’ experiences on adverse drug reaction: 10 years later (2022)
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Karuppannan, M., Mohamad Rizal, N. A. N., Wong, K. T., Mohd. Ali, S., Ting, K. N., & Boardman, H. (2022). Pharmacists’ experiences on adverse drug reaction: 10 years later. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13, Article 932942. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.932942

Adverse drug reaction (ADR) is one of the leading public health concerns associated with high mortality rate. Healthcare professionals, particularly pharmacists, have a significant role in monitoring and preventing ADRs. This study was conducted on M... Read More about Pharmacists’ experiences on adverse drug reaction: 10 years later.

Past, present, and future of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Academic Pharmacy Section: Interviews with past presidents (2022)
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Arakawa, N., Meštrović, A., & Tofade, T. (2022). Past, present, and future of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Academic Pharmacy Section: Interviews with past presidents. Pharmacy Education, 22(4), 123-130. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2022.224.123130

Introduction: The Academic Pharmacy Section (AcPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) celebrates 50 years of its establishment in 2022. In the last decade, the Section had significant growth in membership and strategic planning deve... Read More about Past, present, and future of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Academic Pharmacy Section: Interviews with past presidents.